Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Vacation Extended

We brought our niece McKyla home with us from Idaho after our trip, and we spent the next week galavanting about central California with her, so it really didn't feel like our vacation had truly ended.We took a day trip to San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. San Luis is a really chic town that I'd love to go back and explore without toting kids around. This picture, however, is in front of the really disgusting "gum wall" there. Just an entire alley decoratedly stuffed with people's chewing gum. The photo doesn't do the gross-ness of it justice.Nora's addition.
The rest of the day was spent exploring the beach, because our 11-year-old niece had NEVER BEEN TO THE BEACH BEFORE. Outrageous! She loved it and especially had fun collecting seashells.






We ended the day with a stop on the boardwalk for some traditional fish and chips. Our children were by far the noisiest thing in that restaurant, but at least they were happy.

Later on in the week, we headed to Sequoia National Park/Forest?, home of the giant sequoia trees. We had actually never been though, so McKyla's visit gave us a great excuse to check it out. The trees were pretty amazing and it was nice to do a little hiking.






So now vacation is officially over and its back to normal, whatever that means!



1 comment:

Heather and Zac said...

Fun times! Nora has gotten so big. I can't wait to see her again sometime!...and meet Ike.
(And that gum wall induces my gag reflex!..glad I haven't seen it in person.)