Colin, Sydney and I drove to visit some cousins in California and B joined us on the second half of the trip. This was our first stop at the Lozano’s house in Palmdale for the evening. We got to see 2-week old Owen and Colin and Grace got to play in the short while we were there.


We stopped for a picnic lunch at a reservoir on our way to visit the Bethell’s. Someone was a little happy to be out of the car. :)


A lot of people thought I was crazy to be driving alone with these little munchkins. But it really was not too bad at all. They did a great job on the ride there and back. I will admit that it took me almost the entire following week to get things back in order. (i.e. naps, unpacking, sleeping, ear infections, adapting to this crazy heat) This is what the afternoon drive always looked like. I think the next road trip I will invest in a little pillow for Colin.


We finally arrived in Mt. View! Colin was actually playing trick-or-treat in this photo.


We spent the next day at the park. It has been a long time since we have been at a park in AZ. It was actually Sydney’s first time since learning how to crawl and was able to swing.


The next day we went to an amusement park/zoo. Colin’s favorite ride was the rollercoaster. I liked it too as it seemed to be just the right speed for me. Brandon then flew in late afternoon noon and we headed back to the house for a BBQ.


The next day we drove to half moon bay and got some fish for our dinner that night. It is kind of cool in that you walk around the dock and fisherman are at their boats selling the fish they had caught. One of the boats was even a hair salon. Unfortunately no one was in the boat at the time otherwise Brandon would have gotten his hair cut for sure.

My brave boys were enjoying touching the octopus.


On our way out of Half Moon Bay we stopped at a farm. We did a hayride, pet the goats, and Colin rode on a pony.


Here is the real thing!


Of course a ride in the Tesla Roadster was a must while we were there. Thanks Phil for getting it for the weekend!


This is how we liked to enjoy our evenings after the kids went to sleep. :)


Keira, Colin, and Sydney right before we were heading out of town to head back home. Yes home, as in 11+ hours.


We then left Mt. View and headed to hit the beach in LA. Then we were back on the road to reality. Thanks again Bethells and Lozanos it was a great trip! We definitely have some good memories from this trip. :)

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I put up very few photos to just give the highlights of our trip. Make sure to visit the photo folder under California.