We took a break

 Our bags are packed and we are ready to head out.  Windows down, wind blowing through our hair.  Radio up, singing along.  Excitement in the air for the adventures that await.

 Of course we didn't forget to bring along our legos!

 We got to take a picture with our favorite cone man along the way :)

Lake view from my uncles cabin.  Loved sitting on the deck watching the fog lift off the lake in the morning, birds chirping, squirrels dancing, thoughts whirling, cozy under my fuzzy blanket with my cup of coffee.  Ahhh breathe :-)

 My little fish were so happy to be in the water again.  We went from going to the beach/pool 2-3 times a week to going to the pool 2-3 times a year:(

 fun times!

Love this, my aloha retreat!

 

 Went to an aquarium and saw the doctor fish that take care of all dead skin, warts, blemishes etc

 Checked out The Landing, with the dancing fountain.

Spent the day at a beach, where the children spent lots of time swimming but also found lots of mud to play in too!

Was so sad to see how many ponds were dry now and the lake was very low as well.  We know how dry the summer has been but when you can visually see, wow!  Ironically the week we were gone it rained almost daily at our house!

Two boys happily at home in their trees again.

trip updates

We got to watch the planes before we left.


We did a little rock climbing at the science center.



We saw some dino's......J played in dino poo.

On the road

or in the air. Vacation time is here. After a long plane ride we finally arrived to the cold air of LA. I7 keeps asking me, why is it sooo cold here. I & I chatted someones ear off for the whole plane ride. The nice lady did get a bit of a break while she covered up and tried to sleep...or was she trying to get away from the endless chatter?? Whatever it was she was a good sport and seemed not to mind, although hmm, I think she did walk rather fast off of the plane!
J & L both had a nap on the plane, although not long enough for me;) After a few hours the thrill of the plane soon wore off and J was ready to get to California. (Which btw it is so cute to hear him say CA in his little 3yr old voice, he just draws it out so) When are we going to be there? Can't we just land now? L was happy as long as he was eating, as they no longer feed you on planes anymore he had lots of raisins and granola bars as that is what I had brought.
First thoughts of being on the mainland again.....it's cold(well most of us agree this is a fact, I thought CA was suppose to be sun and beaches and beach boy songs). We see billboards again, although most of them didn't have lights-so you couldn't really read them. The signage in the city must be different then we are use to because we kept missing the signs we needed last night-although on the plus side we didn't have traffic to deal with!
We went to play at the science center today...will share more of our fun their with pictures later.
Right now I'm enjoying the awwwwwww sound of silence. James took the big kids out for some fun and the little ones are resting so they will be up and ready to go for a fun filled adventure tomorrow. You might see us if you see a group of people tied together. It was a little crazy today with everyone getting caught up in their own thing and forgetting to stay together. I think it may be a good plan to leash ourselves together:)