Yosemite

Thanks again to the "Good Neighbor" travel plan, the parentals enjoyed a couple of days at the Tanaya Lodge in Yosemite National Park. Dad was honored with a select group of State Farm agents as a "Crystal Excellence" agent. He has been among these honorees 25 of his 30 years as an agent. People tease him for being "out of the office" so much, but he works really hard to "do the right thing" for his clients. I am very proud of him.

It was unusually cool for this time of year, but any time of year is beautiful in Yosemite. We took a few little hikes when we went into the valley floor but the cloud cover hid Half Dome & El Capitan. Mom especially enjoyed the cozy fireplace in the Awahnee Lodge.

Go Granny, Go!

Kyle took us wakeboarding at Lake Shasta where the Howell's have a beautiful vacation home. I'm amazed I was able to still get up...it must have been Kyle's awesome boating skills - he made me look good! We enjoyed tubing with the kids and 4 wheeling on their ATV's, too. It's always fun spending time with the grandkids. Thanks for a great time Kyle & Amy!

ALO-O-O-HA!

Gotta love those "Good Neighbor" trips! Dad's hard work sent us to Maui, Hi for an honors event. Beautiful weather, relaxing days in the sun, great food, and a wonderful massage at the resort!
We took a drive up to Iao State Park for a beautiful hike.

Since we enjoy rafting and kayaking, we thought we'd try some "outrigger canoeing" - the Hawaiians have races in these outriggers. They will even race from island to island - that's crazy!


A beautiful Maui sunset. No, this is NOT a picture back drop, it is the Actual sunset, the view from our hotel balcony. Simply stunning!