Traversing the State

I am quite un-inspired as I sit to write this blog. I suppose I will just list off our itinerary, so please forgive me for my lack of creativity. We took two weeks off to go to the mountains, visit family and see Andrea off in marriage. Since Andrea's marriage deserves a post of it's own, this entry is dedicated to the first week and a half.

First, we drove to Chico, and spent a night with Ryan's parents then drove to the cabin and spend four nights there. From the Cabin we went back to Chico for a night, then went camping up at Hatt Creek for two nights. After camping, we went back to mom and dad's B&B for a night and then over to Leemore/Hanford (to break up the drive to San Diego and visit friends and family). From Leemore, we drove to San Diego, celebrated Andreas wedding, then drove back to San Luis. When it was all said and done, we traveled about an hour from the Oregon border and then an hour from the Mexican border during the two weeks we were on the road. We had a great time. Every part of the trip was fun and had it's own draw, but by the end we were glad to get home. Here are a few highlights.

Josiah, expressing his opinion regarding the current economic unrest in Greece, over a cup of coffee and some cheerios.

Shocker, I know, but he's an opinionated little guy! This was at a fun little breakfast diner near Hatt Creek (and no- we don't actually let him drink coffee).

Fourth of July Parade in Chester

Fly fishing at the cabin.

Hanging out on the creek side beach below the cabin.

Our little Mexican!

Josiah got a few toe dips in the snow melt, he's still getting used to cold water.

This is up near Hatt creek. We followed some random logging roads and found our own little private meadow and stream. We hung out here for a while, fishing, relaxing and dipping in the creek!

"Geez guys, a little privacy please!"

Some routines go by the wayside while camping, but we found camping bath time to be quite fun.

...clean baby...

...and ready for bed! As you can see in the background, we had Josiah sleep in the tent and we slept on the ground outside. I think all of us sleep better with a little space.

Camping life has definitely changed for us. There was quite a bit more time just hanging out at the campsite! Ryan and I both started and finished good books.

Bad picture, but good morning snuggles : )

Walk to the Waterfalls.

Visiting Paulo at the dairy.

Please Note; There aren't pictures of one of the most important parts of this half of the trip. We had a sweet times visiting Mom, Dad, Grandma Graff, and my cousins and aunt and uncle in Leemore. I just didn't get a lot of great pictures with individuals. Too busy just enjoying the good company and hanging out, I guess!