We had the pleasure of visiting Chris and his sweet family in the bay area on our way back up to Lake County.
A highlight of our visit was a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory!
Lily and Kiah held hands most of the day
Visiting Grandma Silva in Alameda
The kids roamed "the maze" behind Grandma's house--where I used to play as a girl.
Lily stopped to enjoy these purple flower petals.
Here's what was waiting for us back in Spokane!
I was hesitant to take our kids to the Grand Canyon (mostly because of the stories I've heard of their father's visits there as a boy).
We had a great time, though--nobody fell in.
We camped for two nights at a local KOA, headed south to visit Adam and Britnie in Mesa, then on to Tuscon to stay the weekend with Tim and Carmen.
The girls received American Girl dolls for their birthday this year. One of our stops was American Girl Place. They enjoyed shopping there with their cousins, Morgan and Lindsay.
Phil and I rented this house in Grass Valley and stayed one week while his parents and Corinne watched the kids.
Then we were off to Disneyland!
swimming back at the hotel
Heading into Toy Story Mania, one of our favorite rides
Caleb outside the future home of Cars Land
After graduation, we stayed over and spent the weekend in Seattle. One of the things we all enjoyed was a Ferry ride in the Puget Sound. The weather was perfect!
The kids loved exploring all the decks on board the Ferry.
Time to play in the water!
Goodbye, Ferry!
All good things must end...goodbyes are so hard for my kids. They love their cousins so much.
Remember me?
How long has it been, 4 months?
I don't even know where to begin.
Let's see, what has happened since then...
Phil graduated from PA school in August! Woo hoo!!!
Here we are trying to get a family picture
Much better, except maybe for Jared's tongue.
When we returned home, Phil spent about a month preparing for his PA national exam. Early one morning (at about 6 a.m., in fact) we found out that HE PASSED, so we went to Chaps for breakfast to celebrate!
Phil Wilcox, PA-C :)
