Friday, July 8, 2011

california vacay -- the highlights

Pardon me as I take a few days to recoup from our July 4th whirlwind vacation to visit Dan's family in central California.

We had a most excellent time, but now that we're back, it's back to laundry and cleaning, homework and heat heat heat.

Some highlights from our trip, you ask?  Here you go:

  • baptism of our niece Kylie followed by yummy dinner and pool party at her home
  • the annual H--------- Family Summer Olympics up in Squaw Valley as hosted by Great-Grandpa
  • meeting and re-meeting all the clan, cousins, aunts and uncles, and oh-so-many 2nds and 3rds and greats
  • two words:  zip line
  • awesome one-on-one talks with Grandpa
  • super yummy food, and keeping to my diet
  • low-key fireworks in the street
  • chillin' and relaxin' on Pismo Beach
  • clam chowd-ah
  • ahhhhh. . . (sorry, still thinking about Pismo Beach. . . and the clam chowder)
  • 11th birthday party for nephew Kyle, complete with to-die-for carrot cake infused with pineapple, almonds, and raisins
  • playing with twin babies now almost one year old and so stinkin' cute it almost makes me want another baby
  • swimming three times a day; no kidding!
  • reading next to the pool in the 100+ weather
  • not shaving my legs for 6 days (it's ok, I have really blonde hair and it grows slow)
  • finishing 2 books
  • no car problems
  • keeping up on homework while there but not hatin' it
  • pretty good behavior from the boys

Each day was so wonderful, and I am so glad I have the 511 pictures to document it.  You'll get to see a few of those in the days to come.

How did you celebrate the 4th?

2 comments:

Jenna said...

I'm so jealous you didn't have to shave your legs!! Glad there were no car problems!

laurie said...

sounds like a great trip! i'm so jealous you got to spend time at the ocean. i keep thinking july 4 is just around the corner - i was out of the country so i missed it!