Ideas for Wedding Anniversary Trip This Weekend

You could try Ojai. There is a really cute hotel there called The Capri. Just Google "the capri ojai" for the website. It's kind of last minute to get a hotel room on a holiday weekend but you could try - it has a pool and a little kid's splash pool and is dog friendly too. There are nearby hikes/restaurants and spas. Also good mtn biking if he's into that.

Or you could go to Catalina for the day! You could take him wine tasting in Temecula (day trip). (My husband wouldn't want to go wine tasting but...)

Ojai is a nice quick get away from LA. It is inland from Ventura and is a beautiful town. The Blue Iguana is a great B&B or its sister property, The Emerald Iguana. You can arrange for in room massage. Great restaurants. In the foothills. Very relaxing.

http://www.blueiguanainn.com/

First of all, congrats on your anniversary! This past year my husband and I celebrated our 5th anniversary and went to Avalon on Catalina Island. It is a beach vacation of sorts, but you really have the sense of being away from it all. It is manageable and close. Our son did great with the vacation. We did have my parents with us so they watched him so we could have our anniversary dinner and go kayaking. So, without that it may have been different. It would still have been nice, though.
I just read the other suggestions and Ojai and Monterey Bay are great possibilities also. You know, North County San Diego is also great. I used to live in Carlsbad and it is a great place. Encinitas, etc are fun, low-key places. Legoland is right in Carlsbad. So, there is little one fun to be had. Let us know what you decide to do. Once you decide, let me know if it is any of my suggestions. I might be able to steer you in some directions. Esp with Catalina, Monterey and Carlsbad. Good luck with your plans!

Have you thought about going to Temecula?! It's gorgeous there... and low key!
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Here's a few suggestions off of the top of my head: you could day trip to Ventura and then take the ferry to the Channel Islands for the day, or take the ferry out of Long Beach to Catalina for the night. Avalon is very family-friendly and picturesque. Also, flights to Monterey (CA) are not expensive these days. Lastly, you could take the train to a semi-local destination - perhaps the central coast/wine country. It's longer than 2 hours, but you'll be on the train so you can play and talk and relax. Good luck and keep us posted!

Maybe you should peek on 5401Olympic(http://5401Olympic.com). It offers a 2-storey house located at Historic Miracle Mile, Los Angeles. It has huge front grass lawn with benches that is perfectly for wedding reception with a built-in surveillance outside-inside for security purposes.

I guess it's too late, but even though you didn't really want a beach vacation, I'd recommend The Inn at Playa del Rey.

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How about Sea World with the kids?