Road Trip, cont.....

Here's a look at days 5-7

All decked out and ready for the Dodgers' Game! Megan has decided she's a Dodgers fan...

Our mid-trip sleeping arrangements!
Day 7-BBQ with friends and family!
The boys playing Bocce Ball!
Auntie Liisa and Cousin Emily

Aunt Tee Tee with her main squeeze :-)

Ah, a little snooze for the sleepy mama!

The Bride and Groom :-)

The Bride and Groom's stunt people...

Auntie Tricia with baby Ashley...

Hailey, checkin' out the pool!

Grammy and Andrew exploring the Rose Garden

They love each other...most of the time!

Havin' a blast with Jakey!

Where are you sneaking off to, Hailey?

Me and my boy...yes, he picked me that flower :-)

Uncle Jon and Auntie Sarah

Hangin' with the cousins...

Uncle Andy and Uncle Ace

Auntie Biz, Luis, and Luis's papa!

Too adorable! She could get anything she wanted with that face!

The mamas!

A couple of cuties!

Do you think Ashley's cousins love her?

Just hangin' out!

A few friendly creatures...

Of course, it's the girls who want to get up close and personal! Good thing Cousin Nikolas isn't afraid :-)

Cousin Adam

Almost time for bed!

Days 5-7 were a blast....up next? Wedding festivities!

Hello Out There......

Hold on to your hats people! That's right, Heather's actually updating her blog! I know, it's been since July and it's not that we've been sitting around like bumps on a log! Oh no, quite the contrary. Let's see, since the last blog post, we took two more camping trips, a 12 road trip to California, celebrated a wedding, Megan's 7th birthday, and OH....Heather took a temporary full-time teaching job! Yes, that explains the absence from blogging. But, I find myself with a rare stolen moment to post a few pics of the last couple of months.

All the kids did swimming lessons:

Megan learned to swim...
Molly is an expert bubble blower...


Next...the 12 day road trip to Southern CA. The kids and I caravaned down with my mom, sister, and good friend Robin. We made it there and back with no glitches, no DVD player, and not a CD to boot! That's right...even scarier? I'd do again in a heartbeat!
Day 1-Bonney Lake to Redding, CA

Pit stop at a rest stop...

Beautiful Mt. Shasta
Made it to Redding. What's better than 85 degree evenings and a 1 ft. kiddie pool?
Day 2: Redding to Santa Barbara

The vineyards along the 101 were gorgeous!

Almost there...

We made it!

Day 3: Galeta (Santa Barbara)

A day at the beach...

My Beach Beauty

Sun Bathin' Babes!

I can't remember what this is called, but Jakob was determined to teach Megan!

Someone was playing in the sand!
Sharing chips with Grammy!

Of course, Jake mastered it right away!

Snubble Bums!

BTW-She's terrified of birds...(hee hee)

Looks like she's got it!

University of California, Santa Barbara
Taking a walk along the pier...

Me and my sis!

How could I resist?

Two pretty ladies!

Time to paddle board! Even I got on one of these things...it was a blast!

Day 4-to be cont....