At the camp

I thought I was done posting about our trip to California 2 months ago but tonight when I was getting pictures off of our small camera, there were more from our trip. Caroline has flown 2-3 times before but this is the first time that she remembers. Katherine is a pro.
We went to Mount Herman camp outside of Santa Cruz. It was beautiful and the weather was a welcome break to the 100+ days back home.
In the mornings we would often take the family on a short hike at camp.

The kids had fun throwing rocks into the pond.


Ally loves to be upside down so this is a common family photo.
There was a really high suspension bridge. This picture does not show how high it was.
We got one photo of the entire group. Of course the kids did not cooperate. Katherine is sticking out her tongue and it looks like Caroline's finger is in her nose.
Katherine enjoyed crazy hair night at kids camp.
On the way back we flew first class. It was NICE. We bought our tickets using miles and it was the same to go first class as coach. I am sure that the rest of first class was not too excited about our family disturbing the peace.

Last days in CA

We had a great time at Mount Hermon Family Camp. We heard great teachers every day. While the grown ups were hearing DTS professors, the kids were in day camp. On the last day Katherine's class came in to sing and say their Bible verse. Of course she just stood there but she was cute.

A friend from high school, Amy, was also at camp with her family. It was fun to reconnect.

There were beautiful flowers and all week I intended to use them as a backdrop for a photo but by this time a certain 2 year old did not want to cooperate so I only got pictures of Katherine.
We dropped my parents off at the airport and had a few hours to kill in San Jose before our flight (first class by the way with miles). We went to a children's museum and had a lot of fun.

A day at the beach

We wanted to go back to the beach to get some cute photos of the kids. Once again Caroline fell asleep in the van after refusing to nap earlier in the hotel room. So, Katherine and I explored for awhile with just the 2 of us.

She loved climbing on the rocks and watching the kids surfing.


The beach was actually really crowded because of a junior lifeguard camp going on so we loaded up to find a different beach. Caroline finally woke up.







Here is the winning shot taken by a 12 year old boy. I love the lighthouse in the background.

17 mile drive

After our trip to the Monterrey Aquarium we drove down 17 mile drive along Pebble Beach. We saw beautiful sand and rock beaches, mansions and golf courses.

We got out to play in the waves. Katherine thought it was fun to get close and then run away from the waves.



We also wrote her name in the sand.
Of course once again Caroline fell asleep in the car and missed all the fun.

Katherine loved the adventure of climbing on the rocks.
It is hard to tell but that rock is covered with seals.