The views were amazing!

The company wasn't bad either.

Tony trying his hand at rowing. It wasn't as easy as it looked.

Molly had so much fun and we wished we would
have taken Grace with us. Maybe next year.

The first day down the river we had 17 boats in our group.

The first week of August we went to my sister's house in Roseville, California. The kids would have been happy if we would have just stayed at her house to swim in her pool. But we had some adventures.
Panning for gold at Sutters Mill. I liked the blackberry bushes there. Yum!
Grace cooling off in the river.
Molly hoping to find gold.
Coloma, California
What a fun day. I love vacations!

My sister and her husband own TRICKS gymnastics.
My girls got to take advantage of free classes at the gym.
We couldn't hold Lyndie back from going to class. She did GREAT!
You can't go to N. California and not go to the Jelly Belly Factory.
Notice all of our loot in the bags.
The smell inside is amazing! They were
making lemon jelly bellies the day we were there.
We went to the beach at Santa Cruz beach boardwalk.
The water was cold but it was too fun not to play in.
The sand was SO warm.
Olivia loved playing in the sand and collecting sea shells.
Molly raiding the cooler. It was a little breezy that day.
I LOVE this picture. It was Grace's first time on a
ferris wheel. She insisted on riding it alone.
The girls loved riding the ferris wheel. Especially when it "tickled" their bellies.
Look how gorgeous!! The view wasn't bad either. (:
that while on the airplanes she wet her pants. Poor kid.

Molly wasn't sure about riding this but after she
Molly wasn't sure about riding this but after she
was ready to ride again and again.
We stayed an entire week but could have stayed another to do everything we wanted to. Oh darn, I guess we'll have to go back later.