Avenue of the Giants

Friday we headed through the redwoods taking the Avenue of the Giants through the giant redwood trees. Of course I loved it because I have fond childhood memories of it. We stopped at two drive thru trees. The first was in Myers Flat at the Shrine Drive Thru tree. The entire place was rather small, […]

Swimming!!

The girls have absolutely loved swimming on this trip and have really excelled in their abilities. We stayed Wednesday night at a hotel in Fortuna. We immediately went swimming in their heated indoor pool. Not only were both girls more confident swimming independently with their arm floaties, but both loved jumping into the water with […]

Ocean World

Thursday morning we loaded up and drove a short distance over the border into Crescent City, CA. We stopped at their Ocean World. We had a tour guide lead us through their aquarium. First we went to their tide pools with sea stars and sea anemones. I learned that if you happen to touch a […]

A Few Misc. Snippets From Our Journey

The big girls slept together each night. Most nights, in the hotels, it would take quite some time to settle. However, once asleep, they usually were touching in some way. The car rides were filled with adventure in themselves. Adi loved when we had the windows opened and the air blowing in her face. She […]

Camping at Harris Beach

What fun! We arrived at Harris Beach State Park just north of Brookings, Oregon at lunchtime on Wednesday. We unloaded the car, ate sandwiches, and got set up. We planned to take a quick walk to the beach, come back for a nap, and return to the beach, but that’s not quite what we did. […]

Oregon Coast Aquarium

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Visiting Tillamook Cheese Factory

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Sunday with Trevor’s Extended Family

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Chloe and Allan’s Wedding

Below are photo strips taken at my cousin, Chloe’s, wedding.  Unfortunately, I have no other pictures taken, however, click on each picture and you’ll see the strip of four pictures.  I look forward to seeing pictures from the wedding, especially since Amabella, Adeliza, and Avalina were flower girls in it.  (Avalina was mostly just for […]

Saturday Fun

Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast at the Restaurant attached to our hotel, Hayden’s Bar & Grill, with my parents, Tiffany, and Nathan. Next, we took a little excursion with Brandon, Nichole, and Nathan to TJ Maxx where Amabella got some butterfly arm floaties to use in the pool. After a quick stop at Starbucks and […]

Our Trip to Oregon Begins

Trevor and I both worked on Thursday, July 21st, while Darryl and Judy babysat the girls. Trevor and I met at their house after work, we ate pizza, and headed onto the road around 6:10 p.m. We arrived at our hotel in Yreka, CA a little before 1:00 a.m. The girls were very excited and […]

Today’s Portraits

This morning my girls and I went to Sears to get pictures taken with my niece Milah.  We attempted pictures of the four girls, the three, and individual pics of my three.  There was some success as well as a bit of chaos, crying, and escaping.  Sigh… hence this is Avalina’s first professional portrait sitting. […]