Trip to CA

Our trip to CA was fun - we got to visit with friends and family and had a great Valentines day with the Farrers. The girls got up early and went to breakfast with Robbie and Stevan...they loved it, and then went and bought everyone flowers - the house looked like a florist shop. We went to dinner with Rob, Debby, Tristen, Heather and Paul at Dominics and had a great dinner..we then ditched the young adults and went to the movies. The kids meanwhile got to go swimming and mess around - there are photos below with friends and the fun they had. The ride home not so much fun...we lost a tire on the trailer we were towing with Stevan's parents stuff in it and had a little 5 hour layover in Corona..then after getting back in the road we had a blowout with one of the tires we just put on the trailer..anothere hour delay..then a fatality in Palm Springs stopped traffic for a while...we thought we'd never get home..all the while I had a crappy attitude and had to turn it around as Stevan asked me to pray for the family to get home safely after the second incident. I guess we were lucky that each time we got stranded the rain let up so we could fix the problem..the tire flew off 2 exits before a trailer repair shop which had all the tools Stevan needed to make the repairs...a towtruck pulled up about 10 minutes of waiting for Stevan to get back from a Walmart we saw off the freeway because our tire iron did not fit the lugnuts of the trailer tire..the tow truck driver changed the tire for us..and the wheel on the trailer waited until we got on the offramp by our final resting place for the trailer to start rubbing and burning. Yes - we had a lot to be grateful for and I do appreciate it now - just not so much during the thick of things..that is the pessimest in me :) I balance out Stevan's optimisim :)





Mason out at Kennedy High enjoying the rain



Clayton napping with Luke



The Farrer Floral Shop - thanks for the flowers guys :)



Mason and Jaina - they were heading out to brave the storm and pool in wetsuits



Mason making a splash



Mason, Julia and Danica at the high school



Clayton with his Tarheel Prdie shirt - sorry Damien - Duke still sucks



Ashlen, Luke and Lilly



Little T and Luke