We went to Cali, Baby!

We went to California and it was the trip of trips! We had a wonderful time.
I was so nervous about the flight but the kids were troopers. They did an amazing job. Jane was so sweet and sat with her arm around Sawyer while they watched a movie on their new DVD player.



My grandparents have a really cool player piano. You load the music and then press some pumps on the bottom of the piano and it plays for you. While Grandma Fites was playing the kids decided to get in on the action.


Jane with her favorite Auntie Jo. Jane was a lucky girl and got to go on a pony ride. Grandma Susan, Auntie Jo and I went with her.


My sweet little family on the Fourth of July. Jane was trying to take a picture of me and Jake when a nice gentleman stepped in and offered to take our picture.


Grandpa and Grandma Fites! The wonderful hosts of the vacation. We love these guys.


I can't even begin to post all of the pictures that I took. My grandparents live in the same town that they have always lived in (as long as I've been alive). In fact, I think I have more family history in this one teeny tiny town than any other town in the country. My Great-Great-Grandmother found the town in the 40's and bought four plots of land. She built on all of them and eventually handed them down to other members of the family. My grandparents and one of my Mom's cousins still live there.

When I was a child I used to swing on this old wooden tree swing. The best part of the vacation was being able to take my kids to that swing, and the mill pond and the Graeagle general store and to Mimi's cabin (and many more places). It was so surreal to see my kids playing in these same places that I played as a child. I didn't want to leave.

It won't be another 10 years before I go back.

Anyways, the trip was amazing. If you want to see more pictures you'll just have to come over! I'm having them all printed into a photo book.