Our of our family "things" is to always say I love you in sign language when we say good-bye to each other. Zach and Camilla thoroughly enjoy coming up with creative new ways to sign "I love you"...while Alex just recently mastered how to do it all by himself!!!
Last, but not least...on our way back home, I attended Deseret Book's "Time-Out for Women" in Fresno with my Mom and sister-in-law, Diana. Even though I was really missing my kids by then, it was nice to relax and listen to good speakers and good music!
After dropping our kids off in Modesto with my family, Noall and I headed to Napa to rest and relax before the baby comes! It was Noall's dream vacation...driving around beautiful countryside, trying new foods, and just relaxing! It was great! The pictures are of me at a vineyard, Noall at his favorite little cheese factory, and us at the Culinary Institute of America.
This is definitely up there with one of the most beautiful natural landscapes I've experiences first-hand. I loved the water...the tide pools...the rock formations...the wildflowers...etc. The pictures just don't do it justice!
That night Noall found us a beautiful campsite on the beach...the kids ran around and played...found secret hide-outs...helped build the fire and make dinner...but, of course, the smores are always the biggest hit!!!
We had so much fun when Zach had his Spring Break!!! Noall took a week off work and we went on a serious road trip through Californis...here's the play-by-play. We started out driving along the coast enjoy the views, echecking out Santa Barbara, and visiting the elephant seals!
So...once again it's taken me too long to post new family info...but I have a pretty good excuse since our computer has had a virus! Luckily, Noall worked with one of the IT guys from his work to rebuild it and it's back up and running! He was pretty proud of himself and I am very grateful it's alive again (even though I'm daily remembering files I wished I had asked him to back-up)...oh, well!
For those of you who aren't familiar with the swallow migration through California, they supposedly return to San Juan Capistrano Mission every year on the same day (can you tell I'm a little skeptical since I have yet to see many birds or nests...). But it's definitely a fun excuse for the community to celebrate! Zach got to be in the parade with his little scout troop...he was SOOO excited!!! His 15 minutes of fame!
