California Family Vacation - Day 5

Day 5 was a pretty laid back day... it started out with Auntie Karen making amazing pancakes!

Then Uncle Steve, Dillon, Joel & I all went out to go frisbee golfing! We had a lot of fun scouring the little hillside. And I think we all did pretty good!

Joel was very happy when he found this stick that resembled a machine gun... so he walked around like a soldier shooting things... I'm married to a 3 year old.

Then we went to Jen & Jeremy's for some AMAZING jambalaya... seriously. This was the best I've ever had. And I just want to eat more and more of it... thinking about it makes my mouth water....

Everyone leaves me tomorrow!

California Family Vacation - Day 4

Well, today was VERY laid back. It was such a great relaxing day. We started off by heading up to the Redwoods! Oh my goodness... those trees are so big and so beautiful!

We found two spots that created a heart :) Oh, how He loves us...

We had a picnic of AMAZING homemade Chicken Salad. SO DELICIOUS! Seriously... Aunt Karen makes such amazing things...

Then we were off to the beach! On the way there we stopped at this awesome little coffee shop... and then we saw the Mystery Machine on the side of the road! All three of us kids LOVE Scooby Doo... so we, of course, had to stop and take pictures with it :)

The beach was soooooo beautiful! It was fun to go on a walk down the beach, holding hands with Joel, and exploring to see what we could find. The birds kept us entertained as well! We just enjoyed hanging out and listening to the sounds of the waves smacking the shore... so peaceful.

Joel learned how to boogie board! And looked so good doing it ;)

While we were out there I asked Dillon to take some pictures of Joel and I. He did SUCH a good job, I seriously love them all. If you want to see more {click here}

It was an amazing adventure today... and what better way to finish it out than to watch the sunset on the beach....

So beautiful :) Alright... the family all leaves on Friday morning... so one more full day of photos with them. Then I'm here by myself for an additional 8 days, so there is much more to be seen!

California Family Vacation - Day 3

Today was a FULL day!

We got up really early (ok... 7:45 isn't THAT early) so we could get to San Francisco and go to Alcatraz! I love going out there. Not only is the prison fascinating, but there are SO many beautiful things to look at and photograph around the prison! I took so many pictures... WAY more than I was gonna put on this blog. But I'll definitely be showing you a few! We took the ferry out of Fisherman's Wharf. 

Dillon got a harmonica as a souvenir from Alcatraz, he's actually really good at it! So he's been playing that over and over for the rest of the day. But I don't mind listening to it... I actually like it. Especially since he sounds like he knows what he's doing! Haha.

Then we went out to eat in Fisherman's Wharf and went down to visit the sea lions! They are so cute!!!

A very interesting thing happened while we were watching them... Ally was eating her caramel apple and a seagull kept hovering over her... until he just snatched it right from her hand!!! I actually happened to capture it because I wanted to get a picture of him hovering... but caught something WAY funnier! Hahahaha I seriously laughed SO hard!

We then went to see the Golden Gate Bridge. I like going up on the hill and looking at it. Its a great view of the bridge and an awesome view of the city!

We finished off the evening with one of the best moments of my life... 

WE WENT TO SEE THE 'FULL HOUSE' HOUSE!!!!

Full House is my FAVORITE childhood television series... I own all of them. And I love watching them over and over again. Well, the house that was the 'street shot' is actually in San Francisco! They, of course, filmed the rest of the house on a set, but it was so fun to go in front of the house. Dillon suggested we listen to the theme song of the show while we skipped up to it. It was epic.

Seriously... My day ended perfectly.

Alright guys! Goodnight!