We had to stop and let Logan see the elk that are always here. This was the whole reason Will wanted to take the route we did...so Logan could see the elk. You can tell he is related to my dad with the way he loves elk haha.
On the way down we cut through Grants Pass to HWY 101. We stopped at Trees of Mystery and let the kids see Paul Bunyon and Babe and take another break...out of the MANY that we took. Lots of potty breaks with 4 people traveling haha.
Ashlynn looking up to see how tall he looks while she was sitting on his boot
Hahaha Will told Logan to do this for a picture. Logan got embarrassed and didn't want to. Will told him he would pay him a quarter and Logan ran right up there for the picture. Haha so funny what a kid will do for a quarter
Will and Logan
Ash has black all over her bum in this picture. When we stopped at DQ for lunch and took Ash out of the car we realized that while she was coloring she didn't put the cap on a marker and it fell in her booster and got all over her. Oh the joys of kids haha. I'm glad it didn't get all over the truck seat...thank goodness she has washable pens!
Kids all lined up and ready to open gifts! Nikki brought her kids' gifts over Christmas morning and all of the kids opened their gifts from Santa together.
Uhoh Ash got perfume and sparkle powder!! She wore it all of the time...we had to monitor it when we got home so she wasn't putting tons on right before school. She is a girly girl for sure
My sis-in-law Nikki and her man Jeff
Getting set up to eat
My cousin Shannon and her kids Rikki and Matt. I can't believe how big they are!! I remember when they were both babies. Rikki works as a life guard at the aquatic center in Fort Bragg so we took the kids swimming there. Rikki was in charge of Walker Ashlynn and Logan. She was a busy girl!
I went and saw the pool earlier with Shannon before we took the kids.
Logan with goggles!
Yay Logan got to take off the life vest. But he was sad he couldn't pass the swim test to be in the deep end.
Nikki and Lexi at the aquatic center with us
Walker is so cute in this picture!!For our Christmas gift, Nikki payed for all of us girls to go get our nails done together. It was Nikki, my mom-in-law Betty, my niece Lexie me and Ashlynn. Also went out to a girls lunch for Chinese yum! Was a good girls day. Will was at home taking care of all of the little boys (Nate, Walker and Logan)
Ashlynn
My mother-in-Law Betty
Mine and Ashlynn's nails Ash picked out a little skull and cross bones with a bow on it's head haha.
I loved my toes :)
We went to Sonoma to see Will's dad. This is Ash on the way over on Hwy 20. Cold and car sick. Crackers and fresh air made her all better.
Some place in Napa Valley
Will with Logan and his dad Fran in front of the Jelly Belly Factory. We waited in line for an hour and a half to see the tour. We had no idea it was that long of a line. We were going to go to Six Flags after the Jelly Belly Factory but this ended up being an all day adventure. The kids loved it. It was like a giant candy store to them. I think they are burnt out on candy for a while.
I loved the jelly beans hanging from the ceiling
The Jelly Bean hat we had to wear on the tour. It was required. Ash threw a little hissy about it until we told her she would wear it sideways like a pirate hat. Then she was all for it.
The bear picture is made out of jelly beans. That had some 3D displays made too that were cool.
Will wouldn't let me take a pic so he had to make a goober face. Niiiice hon haha.
Lets add a little soda too all of the other sugar! The kids have never been allowed to have so much sugar. Ashlynn was in heaven until we were on our way out when her tummy hurt and she said she didn't want candy anymore. I have never heard those words from her lips before!
Headed back to Fort Bragg we stopped by the river up HWY 20. It was pretty
The only snow we saw was this tiny bit going over Mnt. Shasta on the way home. I was happy to have missed it all in Oregon!!
Now this is something I never see any more. Logan finally slept in the truck on the way home. It was a good trip