View above is from the balcony of the house we rented.
Weston is at the beach of Whiskeytown Lake.
Fish at Turtle Bay Exploration Park.
The view above is Whiskeytown Falls. The falls below is nearby. We hiked to both falls - approximately 1.7 miles to the first one and .5 miles to the second one.
I bought coloring books for each of the kids. Adalei especially loved coloring. She is really good at coloring and seemed to enjoy it a lot. She was so happy just coloring in her book. The day this picture was taken, it was also the day of the Royal Wedding so Misty and I talked a little about that. Later that day as Adalei was coloring, she showed us the picture of Cinderella and the prince getting married and told us it was the Royal Couple. We had to laugh as that was so cute. The kids seem to always be listening even when you don't think they are.
Brielle just loved the pancakes with chocolate chips. She really wanted pancakes with M&M's but I forgot to buy the candy at the store. Fortunately she was content to have chocolate chips instead. It was so fun to make breakfast for her and the others.
Little Elijah was just so cute and so good playing with all the toys. He especially liked the balls and a stuffed bird. He is getting so big so fast.
I was amazed that Adalei was riding my exercise bike while holding herself in the air. She was too short to sit on the seat. The picture looks like she is on the seat but she isn't. She has some good arm strength to do this. 
Little Mister got up on Saturday morning and the first thing he did was climb up on a chair to reach for a muffin. He was so cute carrying around a muffin in one hand. He seems to love muffins. I had cinnamon sugar ones and then banana nut muffins. He loved them all.
Adalei is so smart. She can climb on a swing by herself and swing without being pushed. Misty and Nate have taught her how to lean to get started swinging and then how to pump her feet to keep her going. She was able to go pretty high by herself. I was amazed.
Brielle is a little dare devil. She loved standing up on the tire and had no fear at all! Good thing she has good balance. She was having lots of fun.
When I saw Adalei start to slide down this pole, I freaked out thinking she was going to hurt herself but she did great.
Then Brielle amazed me by showing me that she could go down the pole by herself too. These girls are so adventurous. I had such a fun time with them. I'm so glad they could come. I look forward to seeing them again next month.
I had the opportunity to visit the other Vancouver again and had an enjoyable weekend. I love seeing the beautiful Canadian flag flying. I love the colors and the design. I wanted a hot chocolate mug that looked like the flag but couldn't find one. This is a picture of downtown Vancouver from Granville Island.
This is a very interesting piece of art work. It is a digital image of the orca. It is made of cubes. I thought Jason would especially like this.... This picture was taken at Canada Place.
A beautiful picture of the Canada Bay with the beautiful snow capped mountains in the background.
Another piece of colorful art work.................... downtown Vancouver........
I loved the views of the bay. This beautiful shot also shows the little ferry that takes you across the bay for $3 for adults and $1.50 for senior citizens and children.
A picture of me and John on the ferry.... We had a good time visiting Canada.
I loved this view of the bay too....... so peaceful there.......
We had two lovely days and then a storm blew in and it rained our third day. I loved the colors of the heavy, dark clouds.
This was my very favorite picture. I should have had it first! On our way back across the border I got this shot while waiting to go through customs. I am so proud and grateful to be an American! I love the U.S.A! What a wonderful blessing to live here and call this home!
Last weekend I visited the other Vancouver - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was a spontaneous trip that my friend Louise and I planned on a Monday and that next left Saturday at 6 a.m. We had such a fun time - I think I'll be more spontaneous in the future. The picture above is from North Vancouver looking across the bay to Vancouver. It is so beautiful - we were fortunate that it was a beautiful, sunny weekend while we were there. We took the ferry across the bay so that was fun.
The picture above is of Canada Place, the #1 tourist attraction in Vancouver. There are lovely views from this location. The building looks like a huge ship but it's not. Now I can say I've been there.
The pictures above and below are of the Public Market on Granville Island which is part of Vancouver. The fruit and pastries were so tempting. I was amazed at how high the boxes above were heaped with fruit. That was impressive and then I noticed the price - $12.95/lb for the berries! I don't know how much a box of strawberries weighs but that seemed outrageous to me - The Canadian dollar and U.S. dollar are essentially equal since the conversion rate is 1:1.03. I'm sure you already know I didn't buy any fruit. I didn't buy any pastries below either. The pastries looked great but were expensive. A cake approximately 6 inches in diameter, 2 layers was $30....
The picture above was taken at Granville Island looking back to downtown Vancouver. I just loved the view! I also loved the seafood from the Sandbar restaurant at this location. I had the best salmon I've ever had in my life! It was so yummy!
I had never heard of Tim Horton's before but I saw one on practically every corner in Vancouver. My friend called it "Timmy's". You can see a picture of Louise and her friend Audley in the picture above by our rental car. This is actually a doughnut/muffin place and I fell in love with Tim Horton's! They were so delicious - not as sweet as doughnuts in the U.S. The muffins were whole wheat so more healthy than here too. I just loved them and can hardly wait to go back again - this will be my first stop when I return. (I already know what I want - a cranberry, blueberry, bran muffin!)
The mountains were so beautiful capped in snow. The mountain peaks above are referred to as "Elephant Ears." My friend said they look like elephant ears. I couldn't see that but maybe you can.
My pictures are a little out of order but the shot above is from inside Tim Horton's. We had to go to 4 different Tim Horton's to find one without so many people so I could take a picture without people in it. My timing was perfect at this location because people were coming in just as I snapped the picture.
Above is a picture of the Vancouver, British Columbia temple (Mormon). It is beautiful. We went there after Sacrament meeting where we heard an excellent talk from a member of the Seventy.
This picture was taken by the Pitt River. Isn't it beautiful? (Jenna, I thought of you when I was here....) My trip was a blast - I laughed and had a great time. I look forward to going again soon.
Jenna is amazing! She designed and made the cake above and the cupcakes below. They were also delicious. Benson's first birthday party theme was a jungle!
Weston was having a great time playing with his sticks........ He has loved sticks since he was old enough to pick one up and walk around.
Benson looked so handsome on his first birthday.
Paisley getting a little treat..........
Blowing out the birthday candle above.........
Benson going for the birthday cake. He didn't hesitate at all and the hand went right to his mouth as soon as he had some cake in it.
Aren't these cute pictures above and below? I think he loves chocolate as much as I do!
Benson didn't get tired of eating his birthday cake......
I sure love my youngest grandson. I've really enjoyed the first birthday parties this year. I'm kind of sad that this is the last first birthday party - unless I am fortunate enough to have another grandchild come along!
Opening the presents..............
Since Spencer and Benson had matching colored shirts, I had Casey hold them for this picture. Spencer and Benson are just a few months apart.
Benson had a fun day on his birthday! It was a beautiful California spring day and it was perfect! I am so glad I could be there to visit and attend the birthday parties!
Weston is just an angel - he slept like this when he was a baby also. (Thanks Casey for taking this picture for me!)
Benson is so cute - I was amazed at how he kept his feet propped up on the edge of his tray. He did this constantly. It was just so cute.
Weston eating breakfast..........
Paisley with her new engineer Barbie. She loves her Barbies!
Spencer was having a fun time with the cell phone. 
Cute Paisley ready for a day in the California sunshine!
Just a couple of random shots - Spencer Gator above and Princess Paisley below!
