Here is the rest of Cali (for now at least) 

We spent the night at Grada and Grandpa's
in Palm Desert for a night. We had so much
fun swimming in the pool and Grandpa made
his famous "Cherries Jubilee" for us. 

Last year the girls spent the whole year saving up for Disneyland, and this year it was Sea World. It would be an understatement to say that Marian loves fish and anything related, so she was definitely in heaven! Macy loved it too, and again did awesome when we wanted to go on fast rides, even though she may have preferred to skip them. =)

The girls with Shamu

Waiting for the Shamu Show...oh yeah, we were in the soak zone! 

Grammy and Grandpa came with us--it was so much fun!

The Sea Lion and Sea Otter show...as always, it was hilarious!

Love this!

Those whales are amazing. You just forget how big they are until you're sitting right there. 

Can't remember what this ride is called, but we did get completely drenched.
Grammy and Grandpa opted out of this one! 

We stayed in Oceanside for the week after Sea World, and Jon was able to spend Sunday with us until he had to head back to classes that night. We missed having him during the week. 

We spent the day at the Dodson's house, which was such a blessing to us. 

Tracy (Dodson) discipled me through Junior High and High School and has

had such an impact on my life. I can't believe it had been 10 years since I had seen them. 

It was such a joy for my girls to meet her. 

Thanks for the day, Trace! 

Michelle and Beth came too, which was such a blessing.
They were our youth leaders, too, and it was so much fun to catch up!

What a trip! We were so blessed by our friends and family who made

it so amazing!