California, Here We Come

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen my girls as excited for something as they were for our girls’ getaway to California.  They talked about it for a solid month and were positively giddy about every aspect of the trip, from the plane ride, to seeing family, to all the planned activities.  Of course, I was just as excited about it as they were (if maybe not quite as verbose)!

Here we are getting ready to board the plane.  California, here we come!

The girls were on their best behavior the entire time, and even though the jet-lag caused them to get up before the sun every morning of the vacation, we made the most of it and kept them busy!  They collapsed into bed every night as very happy campers. 

Here we are at a wildlife museum.  We especially loved seeing the live owls.  I was delighted to unexpectedly run into my best friend from middle school there at the museum with her kids – it made the afternoon even more wonderful!