Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak pic at what E wanted to get for his birthday.

Six

I can't believe E turned six already. How these past six years have flown by. Here is a glimpse into our celebrations. We also had a picnic in the park, for which I neglected to bring my camera.

1st Day of School

What use is a blog without a first day of school post? Well, since we have been doing school through out the summer, this technically isn't the first day of school for us. And I didn't take any pictures of the kids, in their "first day" clothes, with their new backpacks. That time will come soon enough. So for now, a few flowers. I have SO much to learn about my past time. Recently learning a bit about Macro photography. I love this type of photography so much I think, because it is the things around us all the time, that we look past. God is so creative and amazing, and the things he's made are so intricate and detailed. I hope I can get better at the fine skill, and show others just a glimpse of that glory.

Publish Post

Day 3 - Solvang, Santa Barbara, and Some I Do's

We arrived in Solvang at night. It was lit up and beautiful, like something out of a storybook. In the morning we had to walk around to find the Birkenstock store, and hoped we would not have woken to find "Enchanted Forest" lameness. This little Danish town did not disappoint. It was charming, and cute. Not to mention all the dutch treat they had available too.



We found the shoes, and were off to Santa Barbara.



Checked into our hotel and got ready for the wedding.









My SIL new FIL made this cake. Wow!

Day 2 - Santa Cruz and Monterey

It was waaayyyy too bright, but we needed a shot of us in front of the board walk in
Santa Cruz.
We each chose one ride to go on. I chose the hanging "chairlift" thingy, and D. chose the old wooden roller coaster. I'll admit, I was skeptical. Riding on a roller coaster that was build years before my parents were even born is a bit of a risky venture, but it was pretty fun. I felt like I was going to fall out of the rollercoaster car, when I was lifted off of the seat.











In Monterey

I *Heart* San Francisco

I loved the little alley nooks and crannies. Tucked away little cafes with lights strung from one side of the alley to the other.

Union Square. We took a rest here, and watched a family feed pigeons. D. almost caught one.

China town. A treat for all the senses.

Us in front of a cable car.

Us in front of Alcatraz at Fisherman's Wharf.


Downtown.

For the Kids:

This is us on the plane. Taken by the lap top.


We got to San Francisco safe and sound, and had to drive around for a long time to find a parking spot. I had the best Roast Beef sandwich I ever had for a 3:00 lunch. Then we went to find the cable car. The line to ride the cable car was sooooo long, so we went to China town. Later we went to a cable car stop, and got to squish into one. We rode it down to fisherman's wharf, where we looked at Alcatraz in the distance, and shared a sourdough breadbowl of fresh Clam Chowder. We then caught another cable car, and rode on the outside of it, hanging on while we went up and down the steep steep hills of San Franciso. (I'm having trouble with converting my photos to a format I can post here. So I may have to just wait till I get home to show you guys!) It was getting dark, and I still had a few more things I wanted to see, so we got in the car, and drove to see the Golden Gate bridge, the Palace of the Fine Arts and the Painted Ladies. The view of the city at night from Alamo Sq. was amazing, but we couldn't find parking. I have no pictures of any of that, we were in a hurry to get out of the busy city, and get some sleep. I had been up since 3:40 am. We are having a lot of fun, but I wish we had you all along too. Maybe when you are older we will take you here!

A Birthday

Here are a few pics from A.'s bday. We got to enjoy some AMAZING birthday pie with her!

The pie was too hot to put candles into, so she had to hold the candle while we sang to her.

Opening a present from her parents.

It went over well, I'd say.

The best birthday pie EVER!



And the reminders all around, that in a few days the house would be empty and they would be begin a new life adventure over 1000 km away.