Catching Up: Cali

Corby came home from Iraq & we have been BUSY!  It has been one trip after another.  A few days after he got home, we took a trip to California.  We are moving soon & there is a good possibility we won't be on the West Coast again, so we wanted to take advantage of the location & time off & see some of the sights.  Our first stop was Sequoia National Park.  The drive up was BEAUTIFUL...orchards, rivers, waterfalls, huge rocks & trees.  There was so much green & the air was so fresh, it was amazing.  We spent an afternoon there because, even though it was beautiful, little boys get bored of big tree after big tree.

exploring while we waited to drive up to the park (there was construction so it was one lane up & down)

this sign seems innocent...then we saw 5 bears!

Not even the largest tree in the park

So glad to have all my boys back together

BEARS!!!

Next, we drove up to Sacramento & visited the California State Railroad Museum

Learning about the sleeper cars

Next stop, San Francisco.  I have always wanted to visit San Fran & see the bridge, Alcatraz, the Sea Lions at the Pier & Lombard Street...We did it all!

Golden Gate Bridge

Lombard Street

Alcatraz

Sea Lions at Pier 39

After San Francisco, we drove down to Monterrey Bay & stopped at the aquarium

Waiting for the aquarium to open...it was COLD

Starfish, always a favorite

FISH...one of Kincaid's favorite words

Braylen's whale drawing

After the aquarium, we drove down the coast on Highway 1 & stopped at Big Sur to check out the view

Our last stop was to see the Elephant seals on the beach along Highway 1

We had a great time together as a family again & enjoyed the sights!