Thursday April 29, 2021 - Bike Park and the Golden Gate Bridge

Graham found this bike park that was 10 minutes away from us and wanted to go check it out.  The kids finished school fast so that they could go.  The park was OK.  Not amazing, but fun.

Wednesday April 28, 2021 - Ghirardelli Square, Down Town San Francisco and Friends!!!

Here are our views as we drove into the city today.  

We had such a fun day today in the city.  We started it off right with ice cream!!!!

Tuesday April 27, 2021 - Oakland Temple - President and Hermana Hoopes!!!

This morning, Graham protected me while I went for a run.  We ran passed some of the homeless rv's so I could get some pictures.  We saw a lot of trash and a lady walking with a machete in her hand.  That was nice.  

Monday 26, 2021 - Travel Day to San Francisco

Early this morning we left Yosemite and traveled towards San Francisco.  Normally it would have taken us 3-4 hours to get to our next campground, but, Scotty had a lot of video calls today that we had to stop for.  Our first stop was at a truck stop.  We backed right into a spot and stayed there for about 2 hours.  

Sunday April 25, 2021 Church and a Rainy Day

Happy Sunday!!

The ward we attended today was just minutes away down in Oakhurt.  The building was made of dark brown bricks.  It was a cool looking building.  The ward was made up of mostly older adults and a few young families.  We enjoyed their sacrament meeting and then their second hour.  Yay for a global church!.  No matter where we are in the world, you will be taught the same lesson on Sunday that people across the world will be taught.  Amazing!

Saturday April 24, 2021 - Yosemite National Park - In the Valley

I LOVE this picture.  

It shows a wonderful day of fun doesn't it!!  Those are Taj's feet after today and before his shower.  Miles of exploration and time playing in Mother Earth.  

Friday April 23, 2021 - Bass Lake and Athena and Frank!!!

Coarsegold has this war memorial.  I salute all our vets.  

Thursday April 22, 2021 - Sugary School Day

Our family goal today was to get school done for the week.  This meant that we had to use the whole day for school and that we had to work hard.  Being the coolest mum ever, I started the day off at the candy shop!!  Nothing like a bit of sugar to get you going;))))

Wednesday April 21, 2021- Angel Falls Via Willow Creek Trail by Bass Lake

School took most of the morning and afternoon again today.  Around 3 PM we all drove over to Bass Lake to a hiking trail that I found on my trail app.  This trail followed a river all the way up to an amazing water fall named Angel falls.  It was about 4 miles round trip full of adventure and power.  

Tuesday April 20, 2021 - Chilnualna Falls Trail Yosemite

Here is our State Sticker Map!!!  Can you believe how many States we've been to???  It's crazy!!!

Monday April 19, 2021 - Travel Day to Yosemite Nation Park

Our drive up to Yosemite was not long.  Maybe two hours is all.  Our trailer is so big that we are parked about 40 minutes outside of the park.  There is no way we could pull Homie up all those roads.  Our campground fit us just fine and we like it here.  Today we seriously didn't do much besides school and unpacking the trailer.  Taj, Pepper and Graham started school back up today after our Spring Break.  We are aiming to be done for the year, sometime in May.  Today we set a schedule and we hope to keep it.  How great will that be to be totally done with school and to be able to enjoy the trip without worrying about school;))). Yay!!!  

Sunday April 18, 2021 - Church then more Sequoia NP

We were blessed to join the ward near us in Exeter.  Have any of you been to Exeter?  It is a really cool town.  I love it!  Lots of agriculture here.  There are these houses up on a hill that have a ton of land and are a great size.  They are actually decently priced too.  No, we aren't moving here, but, it's really great here.  Oh and P.S. the ward was super warm and inviting.  

Saturday April 17, 2021 - Sequoia Nation Park!

Scotty got up and rode his bike into the park today.  

Friday April 16, 2021 - We Are So Tired:))))

This area is so amazing!!  Here are a few pictures of where we are now that I took on my run this morning.  We are in a little town called Three Rivers CA.  

Thursday April 15, 2021 - Travel Day to Sequoia National Park

This morning I got to meet up and run with my running friend Liz!!!  I was so excited to see her!!!!  She drove out from Simi to run here in Newbury Park with me.  8.5 glorious miles.  I so miss running with her. 

Here we are getting in to trouble like always!!!  hahahaha

Wednesday April 14, 2021 - Our Prep Day to Head out Again

Hello Newbury Park!!

Tuesday April 13, 2021 - Travel Day Back to CA

There was a mix up in our flights back to CA.  Scotty and Graham flew separate from the other kids and I. Scotty and Graham had to leave around 4:30AM for the airport.  Pati was so wonderful and took them to the airport so they wouldn't have to get a cab.  Then Pati drove the 40 minutes back to the condo to pick up the other kids and I.  Our flight went out at 8:30AM. Pati finished packing up at the condo then she took us to the airport.  Her flight leaves around 10PM tonight so she will go and explore the National Park today.  Thank you Pati for taking all of us to the airport.  

We said, "Good bye" to the condo and off we went to go back and finish our RV trip!!  We have about 3 1/2 months left to enjoy our Skateparcation!!!

Monday April 12, 2021 - Our last Day in Paradise

Beach 69 was a great beach for snorkeling so we wanted to go back there with Pati and end our trip there. Lots of fish were swimming around and we enjoyed the Hawaii sun one last time. Tear drop:( 

Sunday April 11, 2021 - Waterfall Chasing

This morning we all got dressed and then we drove up to Waimea for church.  

Saturday April 10, 2021 Surfing at Pines!

One of the locals recommended Pines for the best surfing spot on the Kona side of the island.  Scotty rented surf boards and a paddle board from a local surf shop and we hit the beach!!!  

Friday April 9, 2021 Hapuna Beach, Two Steps, Pati and Kona!!!

We started today off at Hapuna Beach.  We really like this beach for boogie boarding and because it's a nice sandy beach.  Most beaches here have a ton of lava rock.  The lava rock is hard to walk on and it cuts up your feet unless you have water shoes.  

Thursday April 8, 2021 - Waikoloa Village Resort - Beach "A"

To start the day off, we watched Endless Summer.  Now all the kids are ready to go surfing.  We don't have surfing planned for today but at least the kids are ready:))

Wednesday April 7, 2021 - Southern Most Tip and Green Sand Beach

Beautiful Kona!!

Our Condo Unit. 

Tuesday April 6, 2021- Hawaii Volcano National Park

Here are some pictures I took this morning on my run. 

Monday April 5, 2021 - Beach 69 and Malama I Ka Kai

Waikoloa Village = Paradise!!!

Sunday April 4, 2021- Happy Easter and General Conference

Happy glorious Day of Easter and General Conference!!!

We were up at 6 AM sharp to enjoy General Conference!!  I made the family Over Night French Toast to eat while watching conference.  I also had picked up General Conference Packets that kept the kids focused and busy during both sessions. The kids got wooden things to paint as well for Easter.  Our whole morning was wonderful.  The spirit of our Savior filled the condo and our family made a lovely memory.  

Saturday April 3, 2021 - Hapuna Beach, Hawaii

Paradise on Earth!!  No lie.  

Friday April 2, 2021- Welcome to Waikoloa Village Hawaii!!

Beautiful Waikoloa Village!!   

We are so excited to be here!!!  A bit tired, but excited!!! At least we know that we don't have Covid hahahahaha.

Thursday April 1, 2021 - April Fools to Us!!! Aloha Kona

Here we are.  All packed up.  

At 6 AM this morning, I got up and called the Vault Health company.  They are in NY so they were open.  I talked to a lady and told her that I had sent all four of my kids test in at the same time but that only one of them had been received and processed.  Where are the other three???  She looked at her records and told me that the other three hadn't been delivered.  WHAT????  I over nighted all four of them, how in the world did only one get there on time????  Oh man.  She told me that there was no way that the test would be done by 3 PM    (the time that we were to jump on our flight to Oakland).  She said that she put a rush in her system for those three tests but there wasn't anything we could do.  We have no idea why UPS didn't get those tests there yesterday.  STESS STESS AND MORE STRESS.  So now you are telling me that my three boys tests won't be ready for us to leave?

Wednesday March 31, 2021 - Sapwi- Friends- Beach - Our Last Day In Newbury Park

Graham met Crystal and his friend Josh at Sapwi to ride today.  We stayed and watched them for about 30 minutes.  I then took Pepper and Taj with me to go say "Goodbye" to Cassandra and to pick up Asher.  Asher got to spend the night at his friend Will's house ( I'm not an advocate of sleep overs, but I let him go this once because of our circumstances).  It was about this time that I got the email notification that Pepper's Covid test had been received and was in testing stages. Hummmmmm. Where are the three boys samples? and why hadn't they gotten received?  I mailed them all in at the same time.  I was starting to get worried but not too worried.  It's still early in the day, they could be received later.