The Great Outdoors

We are currently on our annual summer trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Redding, CA. This year we stopped in the Sequoias and Sacramento to have a little fun. The day in the Sequoia National Park/Forest was great. The kids got to see some big trees and saw their first black bear cub. I have to say that it was the perfect day trip into nature for this "city girl." At the end, we drove into a city...which shall remain nameless mostly because I don't remember it's name, but there was internet access and a treadmill and most importantly, a hot shower. Sacramento was our next stop and we went to the train museum and Sutter's Fort. It was just enough excitement for everyone. We were all getting on each other's nerves so we called it a day and drove to Redding for the evening. Now the boys are having a blast just playing on the hill catching frogs and lizards, chasing chickens, and feeding horses. Other than the BB guns, they are safe and pretty much entertained on their own. Last night Bryson told me that he was "goin' huntin' for locusts with his dad tomorrow." He was working that accent pretty well. Tomorrow we'll be boarding a houseboat on Lake Shasta for some sunburning fun.

Other than the flat tire-2 hour wait at Walmart (which really wasn't so bad because I needed face lotion anyways) and the 5 mosquito bites that are killing me right now, we've been having a nice time. Jerrod even got in a ride this morning on his bike.