We hit Reno about 7:00 and had dinner in the Casino and then hit the hay. 
Morgan had some great driving hair. 
I am now a tree hugger, this kinda shows you how big the roots of some of these trees are. 
This is the "family tree" it has 12 other trees growing off of it. 
The boys loved this hike, plenty of roots and trunks to climb.
Even when there are no light sabers around, sticks can make due and the battles can continue.
I was so excited to drive thru this tree. Mostly to say that I did it, but it was very cool and unreal that this tree is that big. 
If I could say I had a favorite tree, this would be one of them. This is the brotherhood tree. It is like 1200 years old or something.
This is the root of a tree that has fallen down. I wish I would have stuck Bri in there so you could see how big it is. When you walk through these trees, it almost feels like you have entered another world. Like Lord of the Rings or something. You feel miniature.
Okay, so I hope I have posted enough pictures of trees :) Maybe just enought o convince you to go, it was so wicked awesome. 
Oh, and of course, we cannot forget the ever popular lunch in the back of the van. Will finished his lunch and sighed and said "This is the best day ever" I gues that makes all of the driving and frustration of the drive worth it.
Now onto the beach. 
I may have only been 58 degrees, but that did not stop us. The sand was warm so of course Mojo loved it.
She was a little iffy about the waves, but was a good sport.
I am also pretty sure that Mo ate her body weight in sand.
Will loved chasing the waves and searching for "agates" with his dad. I think an agate is a rock that has been tumbled by the ocean waves and starts to become transparent. 
Grey had an unfortunate tumble in the waves (he did not run fast enough) so he spent most of the second day playing in the sand. (Although, I don't think he minded that one bit)
We usually hit the beach by 3:00 and the fog and mist had allready rolled in. It gave the beach a really cool feel. The kids had a blast chasing waves and plaing in the sand.
After plenty of sweet trees, a whole lot of driving in the car and some fun at the beach, we are now in San Jose, Cali. Miranda is taking us to ride a train today and the go to the beach, so there will be many pics to follow. Oh and of course wicked tomorrow!!!! So stay tuned for more boring pics from our family vacation :)
Our flag read:
The ceremonies were just too much for little Mo Mo Jo
If you didn't look close enough to see, 
I won the gold Medal for being "Wicked Awesome" 
The boys Showed off their Jedi skills, and Brian and I sang "please read the letter" by Allison Krauss and Robert Plant.
Here is the gang awaiting the arrival of the CANDY! 
Words cannot express how much I love Brian in his new shirt. It has nothing to do with the 4th, he is just hot!
Proof I was there! Me and my handsome Master William.
The Bear was not so sure about all of the loud noise (SHOCKER!) He has no idea what awaits him at the fireworks :) 
Mojo had a blast with the balloons, the horses, the water, and basically just loved being outside all day. 
Dad of course had to join in on the fun.
Much to my suprise, Morgan was in love with the slip n slide. I had to pull her off to let the boys slide and she would crawl right back in. She stayed in until her lips were blue and I had to pull her away screaming.
The boys of course had a blast.
Mojo just sat and stared at it all,
Grey bear was burried in his Grandma's chest, but actually watched most of the show without his hands over his ears. 
Will was hyper the entire evening and cheered for all of the fireworks. They all sacked out after our short hike back to the car. 
We got home about 12:30 am and found that our fridge door was left ajar and all of the food inside was ruined. I cleaned up the mess while Brian ran to Winco for some grub for Sunday. We had a great 4th.
And now......... after 6 hours in the car and 2 hours in the orthodontist chair..
Here is my Pa and gang in front of a rocket that my Dad told me all sorts of cool stuff about, but I don't remember any of it. Space and rockets are cool! :) 
Here are the boys. They had a BLAST (no pun intended :) well kinda) climbing on all the rockets. 
Little Mo love her some Macy B.
Mo loves her some Macy B a little TOO much sometimes. Poor Macy. 
Aunt Katie and Mo in the most popular rocket tube (yep, I am pretty sure that is the technical name) 
Here is Mo crawling around the tube, trying to not get killed by the kids sliding past her. 
Will was sweaty and had a red face by the time he was done. I think he had fun.
The kids (and adults for that matter) spent a good hour sliding on this tube and we had to PRY them off when it was time to go home. 
The Bear preffered the tummy approach. Good thing he wasn't dirty when all was said and done.
Teenie is a black dog, and it was hot outside. Needless to say she spent the day in the stroller basket. Doesn't she look happy about it? Porbre Weenie.
