California Trip

Eric and I are glad we survived our 11 day road trip to celebrate our anniverary yesterday! Even though the thousands of miles we put onto "Bessie" proved to be VERY trying at times, we mostly had a wonderful and memorable time in California. We drove down to So Cal, stayed five nights, drove up the coast, stayed one night, drove to Nor Cal, stayed 5 nights and then drove home. Here are some highlights from our trip:

Arriving in Yorba Linda at 2:30 a.m. PST
Swimming all day with Chad, Chelsea, Bri, Celia, and Nana
Abby trying her first front flip off the diving board
Will showing off for Chelsea’s friends
Watching Chelsea and Bri's sweet dives
Sliding down the waterslide on tummies
Eating at In ‘n Out
Legoland
Eating at Ruby’s and taking in the view
Salt Creek Beach with Chad, Matt, Ananda, Bri, and Celia
Watching surfers surf the double-overhead waves
Swimming more
Seeing old friends at church
Visiting with extended family
Enjoying Val’s yummy food
The lakebed
The Grove and American Girl Doll store
Staying at a hotel in Arroyo Grande (near Pismo Beach)
Collecting shells at Morro Bay and finding tons of sand dollars
Driving the scenic Hwy 1
Watching wild elephant seals for a once-in-a-lifetime experience
Eating junk food
Arriving at Grandma and Grandpa’s a day early
Swimming with Grandma, Grandpa, Jen, Sammie, Maddie, and Rob
Playing with Jack
Learning abowt Mom’s plants
Looking through old pics
Hanging out at the American River
Abby jumping off a rock into the cold river
Hanging out with the Sigrist cousins
Eating Mom’s yummy food
Going on a night hike and seeing bats and deer
Seeing wild turkeys

P. S. After taking 805 pics, I narrowed them down to the pics seen on the slideshow. I know there are a ton of photos, but I found it hard to even just choose my top 10%!

P. P. S. I somehow managed to leave out the picture I had chosen for Lynn. Here it is: