We're driving home and it's a long one

I'm so behind on blogging.....here it is one month after my CA trip and I still haven't blogged about our trip home.

Cameron and I had a great time in CA and the ride home may have taken 16 hours but it was well worth it. We stopped at several rest stops to stretch our legs and

we stopped in Weed, CA to go to the Weed Store. They carry some of the funniest t-shirts, bumper stickers and more. I bought myself a Weed, CA magnet. Probably looks silly hanging on a drug and alcohol counselor's fridge.

Then in OR we stopped at Wilderness Safari. Cameron and I had a blast checking out all of the animals. We spent 2.5 hours there and it was well worth the $35!

Cameron very happy because he got to sit in the front seat as we drove through and started looking for the animals.

Then we hit major traffic in Portland and even got stuck on this draw bridge, "quick mom take my picture...this is my first time on a draw bridge!'

Hey, get out of our car!

This is from the Wilderness Safari. I wanted to add it to the post above but it was acting funny. Enjoy!!!!!

Ate our way through Sac today

I'm a little behind at posting things. Blogger upload was not cooperating with me so let's see if I can get current in the next few days!

Cameron and I had a fantastic time in California. On Monday we took off and spent some time by ourselves. Cameron loves Kensie but he also loves to taunt and tease her....it was time for a little break!

So we headed to the Folsom River. There is a cool bridge you can walk across...check out this sign that's posted on both ends of the bridge.

and then there is the view....

When Cameron and I were here last year the water was too high to climb on the rocks so we were so excited when we saw that the water was down.

Steve and Jamie bragged about this sushi restaurant so I had to go and try. Jamie is pregnant so she can't eat raw fish.....I don't know how I would live without sushi for a whole 9 months!

all I am going to say is YUMMY!!!!!

Then we headed back to the pool. What a nice treat everyday to just go and sit and soak up the sun!

Kensie joined us a little while later!

My friend Nancy is a lover of cupcakes. She loves to go and find and try new places. So I went and scouted out 2 that I wanted to try in Sacramento. Unfortunately, one was closed but Cupcake Craving was open and had a nice selection.

When I asked them what their most popular one was she of course said Red Velvet. Everyplace I go to always says that. Why is that?

I'm not a follower so I went with Lemon Boost and Peppermint Patty (I just made up those names because I can't remember what they were called) The lemon one was way to lemony...it had a lemon filling that was too much. The peppermint one was good...not the best I've had but good.

This is my bros and sis-in-laws favorite place. We went here every night....it's just like Menchies in Federal Way. Go try it if you haven't already!

I know you're thinking I'm weird......why would a drug and alcohol counselor go and track down a Marijuana dispensary??? It's fascinating to me that's why!!!! I work with kids every day that are addicted to weed and there are so many people who are fighting to legalize it and are using it as a medicine....alcohol is legal and look at the destruction it causes. UGH....I get so frustrated!!!

Stay tuned for our fun trip home!!!

Couponing in California

Is that even a word?

I decided to buy a paper and see what cool coupons CA had to offer. I was super excited when Hip2Save said that the CA region had a $4.00 Coppertone coupon. YEA, that's where I'm at and sure enough I got one!

Look at the loot!! You'll never guess how much. I honestly felt like I was stealing.

Here is the run down:

Diet Pepsi = $3.00 (don't forget the stupid CRV tax .5 per bottle)

Coppertone = .99

3 bottles of Aveeno Body wash = $1.25 each

then minus my coupons = $7.00

my grand subtotal total is..............

$1.04

Not a bad deal, huh????

If everyday could be just like this..........

Todays weather was P-E-R-F-E-C-T! Not to hot, not to windy but just right! We're having a grand time and the thought of driving 12 hours on Tuesday makes me tired just thinking about it. Luckily, Cameron and I have thought of some fun things to do on the way home.....I'll update you later.

The kids have been playing fairly well together. Kensie loves it because Cameron has been playing Cinderella with her and arts and crafts!

Cameron and I headed off to have lunch together...

He's been a pretty good trooper about the whole picture taking thing but I think this picture pushed him over.

I love Palm Trees!

So, what is it about this place that people love??? Vicki, Teri and my Mom all really like it! I had it once in Vegas and was not impressed. I decided to give it another try and still not impressed.

After lunch we headed to the pool for a quick swim before Toy Story 3

Cannon Ball Time

I wish I would have gotten another shot of this....Steve was throwing Cameron around doing back flips.

Burke came over and played with us all day. After the movie we had a delicious BBQ and then headed over to Nuyos for dessert!

Fun in the Sun

The first thing we did is attempted to go to a garage sale. It was an attempt and it lasted all of about 10 minutes...then it was off to Costco. The Costco in California has far better samples then the Costco in Washington. So, we snacked our whole way through. Yummy!

Then it was off to the Folsom Aquatic Center....I love fun places that don't cost a lot and $6 is P-E-R-F-E-C-T! Here is what we did.....

they have low dives....

several different swimming areas

a slide

Kiddy area

and

a Wipeout Zone

this is one of Cameron's favorite shows so I can only imagine what's going on in his mind right now! The red and blue one Steve and Cameron fell off so Cameron was really excited when he conquered the other one.

"I made it!"

Uncle Steve, Kensie and Cameron being silly

I was trying keep the hair dry but Steve finally won....here's a shot before I got dunked

Cameron jumping off the high dive....Kensie barrels off this too but somehow I didn't get a picture

Drying off

Look how cute she is!!!

It was a little chilly today with the wind but the next 2 days are suppose to be great! High of 83 today and 92 tomorrow!