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Playing at the park

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We had a blast this weekend seeing family in Southern Virginia. Thank you everyone who came to see us out in Floyd. We loved it!

We also loved spending time with the horses on the property (i.e., Reagan and Flicka). Reagan is Laura Beth's horse, the tall one.

We spent the weekend picking blackberries, swinging from the tree swing, eating s'mores and other wonderful cooking! Travis and I rearranged the creek to make it more accessible to the horses. I picked out most of the weeds in the garden with Cline Lee (nephew) and the next day we ate the green beans that we picked.

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Julia riding Flicka at Coles Knob with Aunt Susan and her cousin Audrey.

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 Israel riding Flicka at Grandma's house.

 

 

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Overdue Christmas Pictures

Eliza gave Israel Ninjago legos. He was thrilled

Eliza with her Belle doll from Santa

JT loved the little table, he spent all morning at it.

Julia in her wedding dress up and ballerina doll from Santa

in her Christmas dress and wedding veil

Stan riding the front of his longboard from Stanta

Pretty Princess

Pretty Princess

SNOW!

Happy Birthday to me (at my sister Michele's house)

hanging out with Grandma in Laketown

Joshua Tree Adventures!

This time we went hiking in the "real" Hall of Horrors! It was fun to hike through the long passageway between solid rock walls. To our surprise, Julia found a second corridor that runs parallel to the "real" Hall of Horrors but it was even more narrow. Very cool trying to fit through the foot wide passage.

 This picture of the Joshua Tree is actually a picture that I took from Home Depot in Yucca Valley after a rain storm.

Then we hiked out to Planet X, another bouldering area, that few tourists take time to explore. Its desolate setting between Hidden Valley Campground and Hall of Horrors makes it feel like a true barren planet.

Israel stemming in Hall of Horrors

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The hall of horrors

This is me looking down from the same position that you see Israel in, when he stemmed up, in the picture below.

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Inside the hall of horrors

This is an image of brave Israel, after he stemmed his way up to this high point inside the hall of horrors, and was afraid to go any further to where his mom was waiting.

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Pinewood derby baby!

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Birthdays and Jack-o-lanterns

Julia thrilled with her gifts

Eliza chose pancakes instead of a cake (and since I made 3 sets of cupcakes and 2 other cakes, I for one, was thrilled)

birthday outfits

birthday outfits

JT walking in JT (Joshua Tree)

Our soccer star



For JT's birthday we make Jack-o-lantern balloons-orange and green were our colors

Ghost Roaster (a Skylander)

Witch stirring her cauldron

Rapunzel is up in that tower

Our Northern California Adventure

Playing in Morro Bay. The Rock is incredible-we wanted to climb on over it, but it's protected as a Peregrine Falcon habitat. I don't know if is was being in the car for 5 hours or what, but we were all running up and down the beach, dancing, laughing, and playing in the surf.

The rock is behind us. We asked a guy to take our picture, we should have been more specific:)



JT helping with the dig

Along Big Sur Hwy 1 is an incredible drive. Israel and I did need Dramamine, but it was well worth it.

Hiking to the (overlook to the) waterfall into the ocean. Unfortunately they'd closed the path-boo. Now I can't remember, but I think it's McWay Falls???

Playing in Pfeiffer State Park-we got to see real redwoods. Not huge ones, but still-really awesome as was playing in the river.

Monterey Bay Aquarium-feel tank. We were lucky to be here the day the Endeavor Space Shuttle did 2 low flying passes. It was really neat to #spottheshuttle 

By the enormous kelp bed tank

JT in a clam

Had to take a picture of Stan by this part sign. STANISLAUS:D

Yosemite-we hiked up Bridal Veil Falls

El Capitan

Half Dome behind us-At a lookout on the way to Glacier Point-A-mazing

Julia goofing off as we watched the sun setting on Half-Dome

Glacier Point

Mariposa Grove-Sequoia

Great Grizzly-2,700 years old. Biggest Sequoia in the park

Only Sequoia still standing that you can drive a (small) car through

We also went to San Fransisco to see Stan's freshman roommate Mike and went out to Angel Island (the Ellis Island of the West) and spent two night with my wonderful writing partner Emily Prusso. Unfortunately the camera was missing during those times!

Great trip. Can't wait to go to Yosemite again.