California Trip July 2011

 Allen, Tyler, Ashley and Kenneth went to an Oakland A's baseball game.  They had a fun time, although parking was outrageous!!  The A's lost the game, but there was a fireworks show following the game which was spectacular.

This was taken in the Redwood forest.  Those trees are incredibly tall.  It was a beautiful day for a stroll through the forest.  The kids were all hungry by the time we finished and we had a nice picnic in the park.

We spent the day at the beach and this was the most favorite activity for all of the kids.  We had planned to only stay for a couple of hours, but it turned out to be the entire day..  Joslynn loved the sand!  Ashley, Tyler, Allen and Kenneth spent most of the time riding the waves.  Kaylynn, Alyssa and I played it safe on the beach, just getting our feet wet and played in the sand.  I was amazed at how much sand came home with us in our clothes!.  After the beach we went back to Kenneth's for dinner and watched the fireworks from his backyard.  It was a wonderful day. and we are so thankful that Kenneth and Heidi let us come.

We spent one night camping on the California coast and it was beautiful.  The ocean was right out our tent opening.  It was a little windy, but after the sun set the wind stopped.  We roasted hot dogs, had smores and froze during the night.  It was very cold during the night. 

Heber Valley Campout- July 16-17 2011

We went to Heber Valley Camp for a Dawes reunion.  We spent one night in a cabin with all of Allen's family.  Bed time was very interesting, but all the cousins had a great time together.  There were flushing toilets which was a bonus!!  The kids went on the zip line on Saturday.  Ashley was extremely excited and climb the pole in no time.  It took the rest of us a little longer.  I was very proud of Kaylynn, because she is afraid of heights just like me.  Allen's aunt and uncle are missionary's at the camp and it was really fun to see them and visit with them.