I'll apologize in advance for two things this week ...
1) Missing last week's entry.
2) Missing lots of photos from vacation.
Trust me folks, I could have shared a hundred this week but I chose the ones that I think summed up the trip best.
Photo 1 - Sunday, our first morning in California. Beach. Family.
Photo 2 - Hanging with Uncle Matt and Uncle Chris.
Photo 3 - Uncle Chris's graduation (which I slept through in the car)
Photo 4 - Uncle Chris!
Photo 5 - Uncle Chris (again)!
Photo 6 - I'm awake. Graduation is over. Uncle Chris needs his hat straightened for photos.
Photo 7 - The brothers.
Photo 8 - Chilling out on the deck after we got back to the house.
Photo 9 - A quick run to the beach before the guests arrived for the party.
Photo 10 - Mommy and Aunt Emily!
Photo 12 - This party is happening!
Photo 13 - Monday. House explorations before a trip to San Francisco.
Photo 14 - The Golden Gate Bridge!
Photo 15 - Checking out San Francisco Bay with Uncle Chris.
Photo 16 - Checking out a BIG boat with Uncle Matt.
Photo 17 - Crushing a penny.
Photo 18 - Riding a real San Francisco cable car.
Photo 19 - Hanging with Grandma Maggy waiting our turn. (Yeah, Grandma Maggy!)
Photo 20 - Getting ready to go!
Photo 21 - The uncles rode, too!
Photo 22 - Back home to the beach.
Photo 23 - Pretty flowers.
Photo 24 - Tuesday. Pretty Mommy! (Oh, and Dad's in the picture, too.)
Photo 25 - The Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Photo 26 - The gang is ready to check it out.
Photo 27 - Look who came out of his shell!
Photo 28 - It's fun to play with water.
Photo 29 - Jellyfish!
Photo 30 - More jellyfish!
Photo 31 - There are lots of fish here.
Photo 32 - Sometimes it feels good to sit down.
Photo 33 - We stopped at Toni and Lee Sippel's house afterwards for a nice dinner. Mom's old nursing buddy was there and everyone laughed a lot.
Photo 34 - I dug in the garden a lot.
Photo 35 - Wednesday. Mom and Dad took off for 17 Mile Drive and Pebble Beach.
Photo 36 - Grandma Maggy, Uncle Chris, Uncle Matt and I took off for a park.
Photo 37 - One last trip to the beach.
Photo 38 - Oh, we should probably get some ice cream before we leave, too.
Photo 39 - Thursday. Up early and at the airport, ready to go.
Photo 40 - Des Moines!
Photo 41 - Asleep in the car on the ride home. (I slept more than 12 hours Thursday night.)
Photo 42 - Friday. Back at Boulevard for "Mommies and Muffins".
Photo 43 - Sunday. Mother's Day! I love you Mommy, Grandma Maggy and Grandma Kathy!
Have a great week!
Pierce
