California Trip - Thursday April 14 & Friday April 15, 2011

Ahhhh our last 2 days...

so relaxing, yet none of us wanted our vacation to end.

Thursday was pretty low-key for Brittany and I.

we basically didn't feel like doing anything, so we just hung out at the condo and watched some tv, played games, started packing and did laundry. yep..did laundry on our last day in Cali. not sure what we were thinking, haha!

but it felt good to do absolutely nothing!!

Kim and they boys went to the ocean (i can't remember which one) and did a few other things.

I gave the boys my camera and told them to take some pictures for me

well , this is the only picture they took.....

yep..of lazy sea lions! haha

Friday our vacation was over :(

Our flight was in the early afternoon, but we wanted to go to San Fran one last time before we headed to the airport. I'm really glad we did. :)

This was my FIRST plane ride ever in my 41 years.

to be honest with you, i was not nervous at all. kind of weird i know.

The only time i got a little sick to my stomach was when the plane was leveling out during the take off and then again during the decent. there was a little bit of turbulence but i was ok after a while.

I'm really glad i got the opportunity to fly once in my lifetime and i would do it again for sure.

I sure didn't envy kim driving the car back from cali on friday.

Here we are at the airport

boarding the plane

not a bit nervous..

above the clouds...it was SO cool!

i loved the color of the sky and the clouds together in this picture.

i hope to see San Francisco again someday. we had a blast!

California Trip - Day 7 Wednesday April 13, 2011

its been about a month since my last post. ugh i can't keep up!

i understand my california trip has lasted about 2 months now. ha.

i guess you could say i never want it to end.

the redwoods= long windy roads, ghetto restraunts, a tie/die store, and a drive-thru tree.

in the end you receive beautiful scenery at the ocean.

classic picture of Kolbey. i guess hes trying to get the tree to grow a little taller. ha.

it was so green there. i loved it!

the drive thru tree. yes, we paid $7 to drive through this thing and at one point i thought we weren't going to fit.

and now..
THE OCEAN!!
sooo beautiful..need i say more?

Seaside Beach

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.