Granma Dot's Spot: Oceanside 2012

Family vacation finally arrived! Car 1: Brent, Dotty, Sharon and Bran. Car 2: Brett, Shannon and Hadley, along with a crib, a stroller, a beach tent and various other necessary items for a 2 month old! Car 3...actually the "burb": Rox, Shaun, Chase and Keat. We stayed at Whiskey Pete's on June 14 and arrived at Oceanside on June 15. Car 1 stayed at Marina Inn in the beautiful 2 bedroom suite overlooking the harbor. Car 2 and Car 3 stayed at WorldMart, which is closer to the beach and the rooms there were great as well, just not quite the same view. On Saturday, June 16 we traveled to San Diego to Terri and Robert's home and had a great day playing in the water, visiting the swap meet and eating! Ter and Robert's place is not only a show piece, but a FUN show piece. Headed back to Oceanside late. Had to stop at WorldMart to drop off Shannon and Hadley because Brett had to go do some work and had left San Diego early. However, it was all a lie. When we pulled into the parking lot who should appear but BOE, SHAUNA, KENZ AND FINN!! Boy, was I surprised.
Terri came up on Sunday and stayed for the week. We shopped, went to the beach, ate and visited. It was a great vacation!
Entertaining highlights: Finn and sand-covered anything. Hadley and her toots! Kenz and the white donuts. The Wilson Leather Store. Relief Society grapes at the swap meet...thank you, Robert! Shaun's prime rib along with Rox's mushrooms and artichokes. Harbor Fish and Chips and the random man who wanted Shannon's left-over fish taco.
One major "lowlight": The 4 hour stop on the way home between Barstow and Primm because of the over-turned gas tanker. HASMAT, CHIPS and Brent couldn't get it cleaned up very fast.