Day 2, Swimming in the River on Wednesday Afternoon

On Wednesday afternoon, we drove an hour east to go swimming in a river. It was about 20 degrees warmer inland. We had a great day!

Steph, Taylor, and Kerri had fun swinging on a rope swing and plunging into the river.

Pops teaching Madison how to skim rocks:

Craig, Brian's brother, skimming rocks (look to the left of his left shoulder for the splash).

Pops and Kerri:

Stephanie and Taylor:

Swimming to the rocks:

The swim was farther than it looked:

Madison with Molly's nieces.

Some pretty views on the way home:

A perfect ending to a fun day:

Mike, Sharon, and Mel cooked an Italian dinner.

Day 2, Wednesday Morning Dance Practice

Since Madison and Stephanie are less than two weeks out from competing in the North American National Irish Dance Championships, they were hoping for a large place to practice. Our HUGE back deck works out great! They have practiced every morning and love view they see while dancing.

Day 1, part 2...Agate Beach

Tuesday afternoon we went to Agate Beach at Patrick's Point.

Stephanie, Taylor, and Kerri decided to climb the side of the hill. Coming down was easier than going up!

CALIFORNIA, Day 1--Tuesday

We arrived in Trinidad, CA around midnight on Monday, well really Tuesday. On Tuesday, we explored the house we are staying in as well as the surrounding property. Below is the house where we are staying.

Below: the view from the back deck.

Various flowers we found while walking the paths on the house property:

Stephanie's bouquet.

Our house has a ping pong table outside. I'm not sure who the current champ is; it keeps switching.