Showing posts with label Family Trips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family Trips. Show all posts
Sunday, September 11, 2011
September 11, 2001
I was 5 months pregnant with my youngest. My husband called me from work to tell me the news of the first 3 planes. I was still in bed, but immediately new, "terrorists". I got up and turned on the TV and was glued there for a few hours til the other kids woke up. I remember wanting to watch it constantly, to see when they brought up the survivors that were found. But only a couple came out of the rubble alive. A week or two later, we went camping in Mt. Shasta. The campground was almost empty. But across the way, a group was camping and they put up this flag. It was awesome. They took this picture and sent it to us. I can't believe it's been 10 years. My baby is nine now. None of my kids remember it, they were too young, though my oldest who was 6, knew that something happened, but we didn't tell her much.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Yosemite 2011
We went to Yosemite the first week of June and met up with friends. It was pretty cold, with some rain. We hiked to the top of Upper Yosemite Falls, the first time for most of us! The good news is, it wasn't hot at all which made for easier hiking. The bad news is, it snowed on the way up! But we made it, and I was sore for a week. I mean really sore! Not in shape at all. On the rainy day, we all stayed in our unit playing games. It was a blast! My 14yo son took some of these.
Top of Upper Yosemite Falls,a rather small creek just about to go over the cliff. So scary.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Death Valley
We went to Death Valley in March. We stayed in Furnace Creek Campsite. On the second day, a dust storm picked up and didn't let up until the night before we left. We lost a roll of paper towels and a coffee pot broke. I thought the wind would pick up our tents and carry us away! We had a great time, though, seeing the interesting land formations.
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