California Trip - Day 6 Tuesday April 12, 2011

I'm a blog slacker...i admit it.

I'm really behind on my posts about my California vacation. forgive me.

today was a day of relaxation.

it was kind of nice to sleep in after the game and the drive back to the condo afterwards.

just wish my bed would have been  better. :/

we took our time getting ready and then took a drive a little ways along the russian river again.

the boys spotted a golf course and wanted to check it out and play a round of golf if they could.

but they couldn't, because there was a school there golfing at that time.

there was a restaurant there so we decided to grab some lunch while we were there.

it was expensive.

but good.

on the way to to the golf course, there were tons of vineyards.

brittany making an attempt of jumping off the curb. haha

silly pictures taken at the restaraunt.

on the way back to the condo, we stopped at a fruit stand and got some yummy fruits and veggies.

when we got back to the condo and got comfy, we played a game of pictionary.

one of my favorite games.

and i will just say this....

brittany and I dominated!!

we are goooooood!! :)

what a fun night!

tomorrow we drive into the redwoods!

California Trip - Day 5 Monday April 11, 2011

today was GAME DAY.

Giants vs Dodgers

everyone was excited, especially the boys of course.

we spent some time at pier 39  before we went to the game.

we saw some pretty crazy people, watched the seals, ate lunch and shopped. It was alot of fun and there really wasn't enough time to see everything.

the bay bridge

there was alot of these people in san fran, they do any little thing to make money somehow. this guy was acting like a robot to get money but when i walked by him he stopped doing his "robot movements" so i stopped and snapped a picture of him. while i was taking his picture he said "donation!" I got his picture and walked away....lol

Alcatraz - would love to go on a tour here someday.

I went here and got the most amazing sourdough bread that i have ever had!

and....

off to the game... :)

It was windy, it was FREEZING- need I say more!?

don't get in the way of the fans during a game or after a game when these 2 rivalry teams play against each other. apparantly there was a fan that got beat up after a game when these teams played and is still  in a coma.

in this picture the teams were talking about being a rivalry and to let the fans know to come and have fun at the games, but to keep it there and not take it elsewhere if they get mad that an opposing team wins. its not worth your life.

it was kind neat to see both teams come together.

a random fan.

i loved that the stadium was y on the water. it was pretty, yet freezing.

I told kasey to take my camera and get some closer pictures of the players. he came back with this amazing picture.

** i have been trying to put videos on here, but blogger is being so dumb. if you have any suggestions please let me know.

California Trip - Day 4 Sunday April 10th 2011

We never seemed to know what we were going to do from one day to the next.

It was always spur of the moment and it seemed like there was at least one of us that came unprepared.

Brittany wore flip flops and we were doing a little bit of hiking. 

She felt a little bit out of place.  

We decided to go to Muir Woods on this day. I was pretty excited because I have never seen redwoods before. These were smaller trees, from what Brittany said, but I was still excited.

Everything was SO green and it was very forestry.

buzzard

i don't know why, but they all have serious faces in this picture.

i love this picture.

After our hike through the redwoods, we grabbed some lunch via the trunk of the car. :)

Can't beat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and pretzels. ha!

We were back on the road again headed towards a beach- Muir beach to be exact.  

Once again it was windy and freezing. There was actually alot of people at this beach. good times.

crazy boogie boarders

After spending some time at the beach, we took a drive into San Francisco. We had a few things planned for the next day and we wanted to locate a few of the places we needed to go to.

fyi....most of the next pictures were pretty random. we never got out of the car this trip into San Fran.

San Francisco bridge.

Even though i've never been to New York, San Fran sure looked alot like it.
with the tall buildings and just the overall appearance of it and the busy-ness.
I decided just by seeing San Fran and driving though it , that I would only visit occasionaly and not live there.

It seemed like on every corner, there were people trying to make money in some way.

whether it was playing music or being a robot. these people were on a mission.

San Fran = way too much anxiety.....

Tomorrow is "game day" & a walk on Pier 39.

California Trip - Day 3 Saturday April 9th, 2011

We were ready to go have some fun on the beach on this day.

What we didn't know was how windy and cold it was going to be.

This is California people, its supposed to be warm, right?

Unfortunately it was not! :(

It was probably the area we went to and the time of year that we went.

If you notice in most of the pictures we are all wearing jackets and jeans. 

We started off by going on a scenic tour through an area called The Russian River.

It was a narrow road with lots of trees and you follow the river until you reach the coast.

There is houses on the mountains as well as tons of fields with awesome vineyards.

It was so green and so pretty.

We wanted to go check out Bodega Bay.

Needless to say, i was a little disappointed. I thought it was going to be a little more taken care of with lots more to see. But it wasn't.

The anticipation of seeing the ocean for the first time, especially if you haven't seen it in a while is crazy.

It is so pretty and you have to go see it if you haven't at least once in your lifetime.

*kolbey & Kasey- my wonderful nephews*

I was determined to wear shorts this day, but of course I changed out of them the first chance I got.

stupid cold weather!

*The Boys*

We stopped and had lunch at a little place called The Boathouse.

It was so crowded and some of us had to sit in different areas than the others.

We all ordered fish and chips.

and they weren't that good and it was expensive.

This kite shop was next to where we had lunch. it was a cute little place.

I love this girl! :)

Ugh! It was SO windy!

I can't tell you how much i love them. :)

While we were in Bodega bay, we stopped at a market and bought some fresh fish. Whole crabs, salmon and jumbo prawns. It was SO good. I didn't even touch the salmon, i was stuffed!!

Be jealous!

We were all so full after eating the seafood, that we basically just lounged around the rest of the night. Fine with me....I was on vacation. :)

Sunday we drive into the city.

Be excited!

spring photo checklist

I found this idea on a blog that i visit regularly. what a great way to make it a habit to take pictures of anything spring.

i'm so going to do this. be prepared for lots of pictures coming up as well as more posts about my California trip. :)