California

So California didnt start out as sunny as we hoped. When we got there at 8:00 Wednesday night, it was about 60 degrees but cloudy. The next day was about the same. Although, I had a migraine, we took the boys to the park. On Friday, we just hung around until Rick flew in at 4:30. We had a nice dinner, Rick drank too much, and we went to bed. Saturday was the day that we had been waiting for. Rick went and got our rental car first thing in the morning. He kept telling me he was gonna get a mustang and he did. He was a little disappointed that it didnt have a V8 in it. Anyways, we went and cruised around for a bit and took the kids to the beach. The wind was blowing but it was still warm. Around 4:30 we decided it was time to go to the Supercross Race. We went in the pits first and got some autographs and then we went and took our seats. We had awesome seats and could see all of the track. The opening show was awesome. James Stewart played Bon Jovi on guitar hero. I think that was the best part. There were alot of fire works and fire. The race was way cool but nothing like watching it on tv. They put 3 hours of racing into an hour show on tv. The traffic was pretty crazy getting out of there but we made it back exhausted. Sunday, Grandpa Dick invited everyone over for brunch so they could see all of us. It was nice to see everyone again. Monday, we took the Pacific Highway up the coast. It was raining but very beautiful to see the ocean. Too bad we couldnt put the top down. We went back to the house and watched movies and tv and relaxed. Tuesday, we headed to Marjies house. She lives on a beautiful ranch outside of Ramona. It is about a 45 minute drive. Wednesday we enjoyed being outside at her house. It was about 60 degrees and sunny. Dallon gave us rides on the Kabota so we could see all of her property and check out all the animals. Rick and I decided that we would make BBQ bacon wrapped shrimp for her for dinner. It was a hit. Dallon helped Marjie do chores every night. He put the jammies (blankets) on the horses for her. On Thursday we headed for the zoo. It was about 75 degrees. Might I say it was warm. I got very sunburned. We had fun looking at the animals but we were ready to go. Stop to go shopping and then headed back Marjies house. It was night to sit down and relax. On Friday we headed back to Grandpa Dicks and went to the Aquarium. It was very cool. Both of the boys loved it. We went for a pizza dinner for our final evening with some more family. Saturday, we finally headed home. It was very nice to be there, but nice to be home. After typing this, it doesnt sound like we relaxed at all. (I will get the pictures on a slide show tomorrow).