We started off on our trip by stopping in Portland and staying a night with Sam and Julie. The boys were having a wrestling match. Uncle Sam let each boy pick out three rocks that he is tumbling for them in a rock tumbler. They are very excited to see their rocks in about a month.
We had only been on the road about 4 hours after leaving their house when we hit a big delay. The freeway was closed due to several cars in the ditch and jackknifed trucks. We sat for about 5 hours at this truck stop. Once we were finally going, we made it over that first pass only to have another delay at the next pass while we got chains and put them on. Finally around midnight we were on our way. We had planned to stop for the night, but by that point we were so happy to finally be on the road that we decided to just keep on going. Jason drove for 4 hours through a blizzard and roads thick with snow and ice. He only covered 120 miles in that time.
We got to Fallbrook, CA (just north of San Diego) in time for a delicious meal outside with our kind hosts, the Garners!
My mom and dad had flown in the day before.
Smores around the fire.
The next day we went to La Jolla, I need to get the pictures of that off of my phone. And then on to Torrey Pines. We enjoyed a picnic on the beach.
My crazy boys have to be in the water!
Doing the Hokey Pokey with Grandma!
My Baders!
Did I mention that ALL of my boys like the water!
From the beach we hiked up on the bluff. The view was spectacular!
Holding hands after 33 years!
Owen did an excellent job hiking!
A huge pine cone from a Torrey Pine.
Nothing quite like a sunset on the water!
Lane, Alesha, and Annika joined us for lunch on Sunday!!
So did Jacinda!
The boys like their buddy "Big Tristan"
They remembered each other!
At a hotel in Phoenix, our next stop.
3 of the Loes sisters
We joined Kale and Jaspar and Jaspar's family for a delicious meal on Christmas Eve. They had fun toys for the boys!
The Loes' minus one!
The Lepak's minus 2!
Our second day in Phoenix we spent with Ernie and Linda, Mark and Karol, Carolyn, and Bob Anderson. It was wonderful just to visit!
On Wednesday we met up with a bunch of cousins. There were a whole slew of kids!
Heidi reading the kids stories
Pretending this was their birthday cake in Palm Desert.
Back in CA, the boys are ready to hit the pool!
Jason pretending to be surprised on his birthday!
Shrimp, steak, and Twice-Baked Potatoes for Jason's birthday dinner!
We celebrated Tristan's birthday twice so everyone could join in the fun.
Can't believe he's six already!
Back in Fallbrook, the two Tristans not only share a name, but a birthday! Which they got to celebrate together for the first time!
Krisit made these awesome owl hats for the boys!
The loot!
We left after lunch the next day to head for home. The roads were much better! We stopped in Portland again to celebrate New Year's with Julie and Sam.
2 comments:
Wow, what a holiday trip!! looks like you got a lot done. we went north so we went to colder weather...yours looks a lot nicer...warmer!
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