Yosemite!

The first week in August we drove from San Diego to Yosemite to meet M’s family there for the week. We left super early in the morning and were thankful that the boys slept half of the way. The drive was very easy uneventful. Then we got to where we were staying, and were able to hook up with one of M’s aunts and uncles that just happened to have reserved the same week as his parents. We waited Grandma and Grandfather to arrive and then changed and headed down to the water. B-man was thrilled to be in Yosemite. We all were!

Sadly we didn’t get nearly enough pictures of the boys with Aunt L and Uncle S. They were so helpful all week, and I really felt like I had a vacation too.

B-man loved playing on the inner tube that we brought. He had all sorts of fun with it. He was also thrilled to have some cousins there to play with that were near his age. He had so much fun all week. We also wore him out. He played hard and long hours. One day he was so exhausted after walking up to some waterfalls that were about a mile from our normal camp he almost had a breakdown because he was so exhausted. But thanks to a great Grandma E, he was distracted enough to make it through the walk back to our car.

B-man played with this little boat he made for several days…

We also made a little trek to Mariposa Grove. We did a small easy hike to see the best of the giant redwoods and then headed back. B-man shadowed Grandfather C all the way back to the car. He and Grandfather even found a great stick (for a bow) and an old trunk that looked like a great place to use the bow to kill the bad guys.

J thought all the rocks made tasty treats and toys. I quickly gave up on not eating the rocks. Although I think most of the rock eating happened on the first day.

Yosemite is so great. There is nothing better than a week of swimming, reading, eating, playing cards, and enjoying family company and conversation. The only bad thing is how quickly the time went. Before we knew it we had to go home.