Fresno, Santa Barbara, Oxnard; California!!!

Finally I am able to post on our trip to California.
We left on the 20th and got home on the 26th, drove all night both nights. I don't know if we'll ever do that again because our boys don't just sleep in one spot in their beds. So all night they both were trying to change positions, but couldn't because of the car seats, needless to say they cried a lot. Also the day we would arrive Jed and I were so tired we didn't really do much but try to sleep. However, it was a lot of fun. And I don't regret leaving when we had to move. (There wasn't much packing we could have done because we were still using it all).

We arrived at my parents house on Sunday morning, slept and visited. Monday I played with my mom while Jed stayed home and played with the boys! Then we played with our friend Melissa and her baby Braxton (sorry we missed you Matthew).

Tuesday Jed and I left for Santa Barbara. We were very lucky to leave the boys with Grandma and Grandpa, and Josh and Candi. Jed had learned how to go crabbing, so we bought 2 crab nets. (Each of us could have had two but they aren't very cheap). Plus we later learned (after we bought fishing licenses for the week) that it's completely free if you're doing it on the pier. It was a lot of fun surprisingly. I'm not one to sit around and wait, so we did some fishing as well. The fishing was lousy, we did catch some bait fish and the crabbing wasn't as good as Jed's friend said it would be, but we still caught some! That night we stayed out till 3 AM!!!




We stayed at the Hampton Inn (right on the pier). It was the comfiest bed I have ever slept in. I don't know if it was just because I was soooo tired, but I loved it. We usually stay at a place more inland. But for the comfort, location and the newness, it's worth paying the little extra.



Wednesday, we had a lazy and late start. We ate out at a nice seafood restaurant, 'Moby Dick', then did some more crabbing. We only stayed out until 11pm because we were going deep sea fishing the next day.



Thursday, bright and early (4:30AM), we got up and made our way to the boat. It wasn't a very good fishing day. We all caught some, but not a lot. So far it's been Jed's lousiest fishing trip on the sea. Yet it was still a lot of fun.



Right after we got off the boat we met mom and josh in Bakersfield and picked up our boys, ate dinner then headed home! Jed drove most of the way because I took Dramamine so I wouldn't get sick. I didn't feel drowsy all day until after I drove a couple hours.

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Gentry and Josh and Candi. It was wonderful for Jed and I to finally be able to spend some time together alone! And I know the boys loved it.