The trip Home!

Finally. The last leg of our journey! We are all tired, but have had a much needed vacation on the end of a very stressful trip. Along our way from Anaheim, we chose to travel coastal highway 101 toward Crescent City. The views were breathtaking...although we left at midnight so a good portion was during the dark of night.

Here we have one of the lovely little beach houses. Beautiful! And the view out it's windows, even more!Rick and Kaite enjoying the cool sea air on Trinadad beach.The waving seaside grasses and wildflowers were a sight to behold.We spent the night and one whole day in Crescent City. Here are Kammy and Kaite doing a bit of "surfing" at the Ocean World aquarium we toured.We were eaten alive there by a giant shark.It was really a fun tour. Crescent City is a small town that we really fell in love with. We had a very inexpensive private tour of the aquarium, which was so nice after all the people we have been around lately.In Crescent City is the beautiful Battery Point lighthouse. We toured it as well. With the resident lightkeeper. We were not able to take pictures inside, but it was awesome! I plan to have Kayla write a full report for her blog sometime this summer.I especially love sunset at the beach. Maybe it is a good thing I don't live there, because I don't think I'd ever get much else done.Farther out to sea, is St George Reef lighthouse. It's really only a speck on the horizon to the naked eye, but Rick got this shot of it with our cheapie zoom.This shot was taken from the battery point island. The flowers are amazing!One of the keepers actually raised children here. He was here 39 years. They had school in the boathouse, because once the tide is in, reaching shore is impossible...even by boat.In Klamath, we drove through a giant redwood tree. We watched a few other smaller vehicles turn around because "they wouldn't fit" but we fit just fine.See? Okay...maybe it was a bit tight, but with the mirrors folded in and by holding our breath we made it through with no scratches, either to the truck or tree.My family inside a hollow log.Looking way, way up into those trees.As you can see, we didn't quite make it around the tree. :)Our last stop was a campgound where we let daddy rest up a little bit before we started out for home. He had to drive the whole way since my liscense had conveniently expired while we were in Cali. We left around 8pm and were home by 8am. Kammy went to sleep in California and woke up in Idaho! The others slept a good bit as well. Kammy told me that the day we got home was the best day of her whole life! Mine too, lol!

Disneyland

We were all so thrilled when daddy was finally "done" working and we could move on the the fun part of our Cali trip! Loomis worked us hard! Rick worked as many as 22 hour days and as little as 13 hour days--although 16 was the most common. Then, they rewarded the whole family for their patience and sent us all to Disneyland for 3 days! It's not something that was even on our list of family desires, but we found it very, very fun anyway!

Of course, we got to meet all the Pooh characters and have our picture taken with them.This is at the main entrance. Love the landscaping and flowers all over!Great Moments with Mr Lincoln was a favorite for us history lovers!Kayla and Kalli enjoying some pretty places on Main St USAKalli and Kammy taking a break for a game of checkers in the old country store.Kammy listening in on the old party line and having a laugh about something.Outside of Sleeping Beauty's CastleGetting ready to ride the teacupsOn a boat. Getting ready to be eaten by a shark!Kammy closing her eyes. :)Kammy's Mickey-shaped pretzelWalking along with daddyKammy and Kaite loved Tune Town.Kaite driving her little car at Goofy's Filling Station.I guess she got tired of wearing her shoes on her feet?Just plain tired! Playing this hard is lots of work!Me and my girls in Mickey Mouse's house!Making a cake.The refridgeratorI LOVE this laundry room! Kaite at Pluto's dog houseWatching the garden grow!Princess Kammy with her new tiaraEnjoying a lollipop while waiting for the parade to begin.In Frontierville. Kaite had finally fallen asleep, but we wanted her in the picture anyway.Mark Twain RiverboatOn board the boat.The castle at sunsetFireworks over the castle. They were spectacular!Kaite snuggling with Minnie after a nice relaxing bath at the HotelRiding a SubmarineGetting ready for the Alice in Wonderland ride.Kaite looks a little surprised about something.View from the little deck where we ate our lunch one dayKammy enjoyiing her turkey legKaite eating her corn on the cob!Outside the little cabing where we stopped to rest.coloring horse pictures while daddy snoozesOne of Kammy's favorite activities!She had to have her picture taken by anything horsie! ;)Enjoying some frozed lemonadeView from the top of the parking garageKammy at breakfast on day 3. I don't think she was really awake yet.Back at the cabin.Waiting in line to see Pixie HollowKaite's hair-do.Waving like a princessRiding the carosaul for the "last time"Kammy's favorite. The horse-drawn carriage. She even got to help drive!In Critter CountryThe girls with Pooh!Taken from the island.At Pirates CoveKaite ready to play checkers...or whatever!Keeping a sharp eye out!Exhausted!Kayla and Kalli with CinderellaKalli with Belle. She told me Belle is her favorite because she was not afraid to see the potential in the Beast. I think we could all learn a lesson from that story. If you haven't read it, maybe you need to!We all really enjoyed Disneyland, but what I loved the most was the look of awe on the kids faces! Stay tuned, next we visit the redwoods, pet sharks and tour a real working lighthouse with the resident keeper!