We're Back...

So, we're finally home and we had a great trip. We spent the first 4 days we were gone with my lovely sister in Northern Cali. We enjoyed to Jelly Belly factory, great shopping and the Temple. We were sorry that my BIL wasn't there to enjoy it with us but maybe next time!

Then it was off to Monterey. N8 had 3 1/2 days of meetings there so we thought it would be a great time for me and the kids to join him. The weather was chilly! We were expecting cool, but it was a little cooler than we thought. Luckily we spent the first 2 days at the Monterey Aquarium and then Thursday at the park and doing some shopping. The kids loved seeing all of the fish and other creatures at the aquarium. It would be great to be able to go when there weren't so many school groups there.

It was nice to be in a place that was so green. One the drive home we drove through a lot of farm land. What a beautiful thing farming is. Maybe it's just in my blood or something. All of that Idaho farming from my grandparents somehow got instilled in me or something. Seeing the fields of growing things, the vibrant colors, the water... It was so fresh and clean.

Well here a a few pics to show that we actually left the desert!