It's been way too long. So sorry, just so much going on. Just wanted to update everyone on what we were up to this summer.
Mid July we went to California for our annual summer trip to visit Mac's family.
So here ya go:
The whole family did a 5k walk called the Wharf to Wharf race. Lots of fun. Here's me, Pam and Caitlin's mom as Mac made us walk backwards across the finish line while he took our picture.
Drinks at the Red Room in Santa Cruz
Martin & Mimi
Megan cutting her b-day cake
We stopped for Strudel with Martin, Mimi and Cooper
Oh, it was yummy!
Guess who?
The front of the German place where we got the strudel, so cute!
Ok, this is the dining room of the Brookdale Lodge. It's such a great place, but a little worn.
Another view of the dining room
The front of the Brookdale Lodge...we're acting scared
Mac and the boys enjoying some crazy garlic food at the Gilroy Garlic Festival
Garlic Guy
A sign at the festival, I can really relate to these days...
Kisses dahling...
Mac buying garlic ice cream
A garlic hat I tried on
Oh yes, garlic fries with crab on top...soooo good!
The big flaming garlic
View of Alcatraz
Close to Fisherman's Wharf
Ice Cream...yummmm
Mac and the family enjoying his sandwich at Tommy's
Tommy's Joint
We saw the King Tut exhibit
Cafe Divine in North Shore
Big mural over the door
Sights in San Francisco
Hey, here's my place!
Pam acting crazy
Kim, Michael and Scott...enjoying a burger near Napa
Megan, Me and Mac while we visited the Hendry Winery in Napa
Apparently my Anna Nicole pose
Mac showing us how to eat grapes
View of the winery from their wine tasting room
Hendry grapevine sign
awww, hugs
Mac was actually paying attention
Megan pouring one of the wines we tasted
Redwoods where we watched a Shakespeare play
Shakespeare
Kelly and me
Our view of the stage
Cute little shop in Carmel
Mac's mom (Anita), Pam and I at a pit stop on the way to Carmel
Awwww
Pamy and me.
Inside a beautiful theater where we saw a double feature.
Mac outside the theater
The outside of the theater, loved it!
Megan enjoying her foot massage...
Pam & I enjoying a "foot massage", which is actually a full body massage!
(She says it's the best $20 ever spent!)
Now that you're caught up, here's the end of the Bre and Brandy visit. So here's what happened after July 4th...
Justin and Scott took Bre & Brandon to my friend Valerie's house. She lives in Oceanview, and her house backs up to the beach.
They had a blast kyaking...ck out Bre's sweet skills...
Here's Brandon giving it a try...
Brandon & Justin building sand castles
Scott & Bre
Love this one, Bre buried in the sand and the boys made it look like she has a mermaid tail. (click on the pic to make it bigger so you can see it)
Time to hit the road. Group shot in front of our house just before Mac & I took Bre & Brandon to meet up with Dad and Pam. We found a camp ground between our house & dad's house in Florida, so we decided to camp out over the weekend and let the kids go home with them for a week.
We took a 1 mile hike on a nature trail...which turned out to be more like 2 miles plus. (We blame Mac)
Bre found a multi-colored pine cone. Pretty!
On the way home we HAD to stop at South of the Border...I believe the reality is...this place is dead!
They have an "Antiques" shop...hmmm, not so much.
The boys packed up the car for us...yikes!
On the road again...
On the road again...
Our passengers...awwwww
The next morning Brandon and I were the first ones up. Beautiful sunrise at our camp in South Carolina.
Brandon starting up the fire...he played in the fire the whole weekend. Such a boy thing!
We took a 1 mile hike on a nature trail...which turned out to be more like 2 miles plus. (We blame Mac)
Bre found a multi-colored pine cone. Pretty!
Ok, we are the only brave souls of the group. We actually went into the lake, which was covered in a layer of dead may flies! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
If you click on this, you'll see the bugs in the water. The only way we would do it was on rafts!
Ahhh, it's getting dark and of course Brandon is maintaining the fire.
Bre made us jiffy pop!
Ok, I think I do a better job loading up the car. =)
Ok, I think I do a better job loading up the car. =)
Last morning, breakfast at Waffle House of course! Boys table...and by the way, this is the face Brandon made most of the time.
On the way home we HAD to stop at South of the Border...I believe the reality is...this place is dead!
They have an "Antiques" shop...hmmm, not so much.
Inside the shop. I believe I'm more of an antique than this mask. hahaa
And Mac found a lovely senorita...
Hey Pedro, I like your hat!
So that was the end of the Bre & Brandon visit. Good times!
Tune in next week and I'll share the latest & greatest. There's some big news coming. =)
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