California fun

Recently my sister Kristine and I decided to take a road trip to Lodi, California to visit my grandma. She lives on a ranch in Lodi surrounded by grape vines, almond orchards and horses. We took lots of walks down to the canal and the boys caught lots of bullfrogs. We played in the hot tub with bubbles, compliments of Granny...we took BART in to San Francisco and went out to Alcatraz for a tour. Oh, there were the trips to In and Out Burger...that was yummy.

I think Josh may have earned his traveler's pin in Webelos because of this trip, we road in a car, a train, a ferry, a streetcar and a cab! I think the cab was the kids favorite. They were quite grown up chatting with the cab driver and asking him a lot of questions about his job and life. Alcatraz was fun and the boys enjoyed lots of gory stories about prison uprising. I think the girls just loved the breeze on the ferry. When Heidi was boarding the ferry at the beginning and she squeeled in delight, "this is just so much fun!", well, that made the whole trip worth it. Thanks Granny for hosting us and for such a fun trip! We love you!