Wrapping up the weekend right.....

Saturday morning we woke up here-

right smack dap on the brink of the ocean.....




we went outside to enjoy the view and do some oceanside hula hooping....
























we hung out until about noon, then packed up and hit the road. We usually drive up the %, but its so depressing and sad to go passed all the factory farmed cows and the dry oil fields.... we chose to take the slightly more scenic route... the 101. The RV is a bit big for the 1! at least until we get a little more brave!



on sunday morning, Ira woke up with a craft bug in her.... she was the first to get sick, so she is pretty well all fixed up- now we are all sick!

a moustache...





a ring for mama...




a bracelet to match my ring...




a headband to match my bracelet and ring.... note my awesome bed head hair.




liv, despite her not feeling well, decided that while daddy was unloading our van, she was going to dig....


and she found her first earthworm!!!




she scooped it up and chased her siblings with it.

love it.



jared made us all gluten free and egg free cornbread. it was so delicious, he could sell it.





we ran to target and to the laundromat to wash bulky blankets after the trip. it was a taxing trip with half of us being sick. The littles insisted on going, though. we medicated with pumpkin spice latte for mama and cookies for all.



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Pirates Ahoy!

Emers the "train track destroyer"



Liv all smiles...



This is how snow deprived California children pretend to go sledding.







Then they built the most colorfully delightful pirate ship I have ever seen. Complete with a sunflower helm.







Requesting permission to come aboard.







They played hard all day.... This was the scene at 4:30 pm....







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Saturday

We went on a family walk to get out of the house! 3 miles along the bay trail did good. We saw a couple hawks, ducks, lots of birds and rabbits.



We stopped at a park-
Which was great fun- until liv slid face first into wood chips!



Poor girl. Her whole face is tore up! She took it very well. Seems as though it hurts less than it seems?! Either that or she has an amazing tolerance!



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Roadtrip Day 2

Redlands- coffee bean & tea leaf...





Much needed rest area....

















We made it to Phoenix just in time to listen to President Obama's memorial on NPR - we pushed through to Tucson and watched it 3 more times before bed. It was a much needed much appreciated memorial.
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Random hotel drawings...

Ira drew a cat...


Then she drew a dog, but wrote the letters backwards....


Then she decided to draw god..... An Egyptian god....


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Zoo!

Look at Emers vs the beans!!!


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Muir Woods

We went on a two mile walk in the muir woods...
The scenery was pretty, but it mostly made me want To go further up north to eureka. the trees weren't as old, and it was VERY crowded and tourist oriented.




Slug on a fallen redwood...





Burls..











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