California dreamin'

Last week we (Dad, Mom, Kelly, Kristy, Me, Amy, Kaylee, Kara, Andrew and Anna) went to California to visit the beach and Grandma and Grandpa Rowan. We had a really fun time! And here are some pictures to prove it.

Wide Load! I thought this was sooo funny. This guy strapped a little toy truck on his huge flat bed trailer.

Here are the kids at one of our pit stops. Andrew called this "the big can." He's soo funny!

Happy Anna after being fed


While me and the kids were in the bathrooms it started pouring rain and Amy was parked way behind the gas station, so.... we had to run. We all got pretty soaked!

We decided to do the trip in 2 days so we stopped in Reno and stayed at Circus Circus. While Amy was getting the kids ready for another day of travel, Kelly got to Anna's hair

We camped at the Marina Dunes RV Park. The Beach was super pretty. Way to rough to play in the water though.

Our cute feet. One of those feet belong to cousin Kolby who came down to play with us! The kids had sooo much fun chasing him around and playing with him.

We also went to play at the Dennis the Menace playground in Monterey. The kids had a blast! Andrew loved this train!


Playing at Lovers Point beach in Monterey

The old kids watching the young kids play.

Who's your daddy!

Andrew had tons of fun getting bucket loads of water and going back and forth and back and forth dumping it into the dry sand.

The Beautiful Sunset at the Marina State Beach

We also went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

In Merced we went to see the Agricutural Museum. It seemed more like walking through someones garage with old stuff laying around.

After the Ag Museum mom took us to the cemetery to visit the graves of her brothers

We also visited the Hilmar Cheese Factory

Where we also got to make some ice cream

Here are the newest employees of the Cheese Factory

Kelly liked her hair net a little too much...

Kara too....

Kara showing off the purple cow stamps we got at the cheese factory

Wearing the hair nets on the drive back to Merced

Eating "poxils" on the swing at Grandma and Grandpa Rowan's house

Grandpa pulled out the slip-n-slide for us to play on. I realized I'm not as limber as I used to be after tumbling head over heals once I hit the grass. I have it on video too!

Andrew liked playing with the hose

Anna Banana with Grandma Rogers

I don't know if Kristy can take a normal picture...teehee

Grandma and Grandpa watching the kids play on the slip-n-slide the night before we left to go home.

Here's grandpa's trick and Kristy's too.... hahahaha

The kids first time at the beach!