Family Vacation

WOW! Where do we start? WE packed and got everyone in the car and took off to California at 11:00am. After the 4 potty stops we finally made it to Scipio--another bathroom break...when coming to a stop....the BRAKES did not work!! Just a slight problem. We said a prayer and then limped it over to the Scipio garage and told the mechanic what the noise was. We sighed and looked that we had a Toyota...that means finding a part that is metric. I was praying...we took off the wheel and found out the problem...the bolt that holds down the brake shoe was hummm how do I put it? GONE! Luckily he found a part in his garage and we were on our way. Drive, Drive, fight, movie, play a game, sing a song, fight, then announce that we are in Las Vegas...Pizza! Yum for everyone. Off again and into a head wind that took 100 miles off our gas milage...yuck.
Sleep in Barstow, up and drive, drive, fight, scream---are we there yet--and finally the best cry of the day "you are a lier April! There is no Ocean! you just trick us!" Funny...then it appears out of the blue...the ocean....screams of delight! We made it!!
Unpack and pile back into the car. Drive up to Dana Point and go on a whale watching tour. Again on the drive...I hate to see whales! This is so stupid! I hate everything...when suddenly we are there. WOW!! All aboard the Dana Pride! Off we sail into the wide blue Ocean. it was rocky...but it was beautiful.

Instantly the cries of hatred turned into love spells! I love this! "Parents, you are the best!" Ahhhh, music to our ears. Then we saw them!! No whales...but 7 bottle nose dolphins! Under the boat, in front of the boat, teasing the boat! Screams of laughter, shouts of joy! And one cry of "dolphin-ics". Then off we moter out to sea...we see the sealions...super cute! Then we run into a feeding frenzy!!! over 1000 common dolpins jumped into sight!!! they jumped and jumped and teased, and in front of the boat, under the boat...babies (Super cute!!), mamas, dadas, families...best comment "They are hyper...just like us!"

My little Ariel!

All the boys looking at the SeaLions...they were super cute!

Garrett was rolling around on the deck in dinosaur delight!! Virginia stopped crying (did not like the wind), Isaac said it was the best, Margaret was a mermaid and took to the ocean like Ariel...Kellis said he had the "best sea legs". We all agreed. No whales, but we had a ball! oh yah, on the way back to port a 6 foot wave/spray hit our boat and DAD got soaked! I thought Isaac was going to fall off the boat laughing. So that is adventure # 1...stay tuned!!