Tuesday, January 22, 2008

We're back!

We just returned from visiting family in San Jose, CA!!! I will put a few pics from some of the places we went!!! This was our first time to visit the big C-A! We had a very fun and busy time! They are 2 hours behind us, so that was interesting! :) Haha, so was the flight!!!





One pic from the flight there!!!









First thing...open presents!!! ;) Here they are waiting to open them!!!







So, one of the presents they opened ended up being what kept them in bed at night!!! I was wondering how that was going to be accomplished!!! The Rose Petal Cottage splits in two and the girls fit so they each had a house of their own to sleep in!!!




The Golden Gate Bridge! Beautiful!!!







A yummy San Fransisco restaurant called Fisherman's Groto! We ordered our clam chowder bread bowls here and went over to another place to order fish and chips and eat "in" there! :)








I think this is the only pic of all of us together!!! :)








We were sooooo disappointed that the choclolate factory was closed...they give out FREE samples!!! This picture was taken before we knew we weren't getting some!!! ;)







This is one of the places people surf!!! They were actually surfing behind us in the FREEZING water!!!






This little path takes you to the Santa Cruz Beach!









Freezing cold ocean water at the Santa Cruz Beach!!! :)










Playing in the sand!!!









Cuties!!!









This picture was taken in Carmel at a little restaurant called Forge in the Forrest, I believe! :) It was such a romantic place, and we ate out on the patio with heaters above our heads!!! :) Neato!







Cheese!!! :)







Mimi and Poppy!!!








Aunt Cassie and the girls!!!






Our yummy artichoke appetizer!!!









Here are the girls on the beautiful white sands at Carmel Beach!!!










Mimi and Lenci!








More fun on the beach!









Building sand castles!!!









You can see what's going to happen next!!! I'm waiting for my dad to email the pic of the aftermath!!! Poor Lenci!









Cold and wet after playing in the wet sand!!!






Asher slept a little on the trip home, but he had more of a teething spell this time! Poor guy!










And here's Zoe checking out the safety manual!!! ;) She didn't really know what she was looking at! It sure makes a cute pic though!




We had sooo much fun and took hundreds of pictures!!! LITERALLY!!! I'll post more later! :)

6 comments:

{CuTe CaRd QuEeN} said...

That looks like you had a great time!!

Janelle and Ella said...

Those are some of the cutest pictures I have ever seen! First, the place pictures are adorable. They look so small in those big seats.
I love the beach pictures. You have a precious family! I am so glad you guys got to have a wonderful family vacation!

Justin said...

WOW... Major props to y'all to managing the fmaily of 5 on an airplane! It looks like everyone had a blast:) Thanks for sharing precious pics.

carleigh said...

no kidding, flying is no small feat with 3 little ones. so glad that you guys got to have a great vacation... california looks like fun!

Lori, Landon and Logan said...

Glad you had a great trip! Dave loves fish and chips, it's his favorite meal. Love the pics!

Linda D said...

I am glad you had a good vacation. HOw was the trip with three kiddoes??? I cant imagine!