Our California trip

Ron and I wanted to take a vacation with just the 2 of us before the baby comes. So we decided on Carmel, CA. We took a 5 day vacation and saw some beautiful sites. We flew into San Jose airport and visited the Wincester Mystery House while we were there. That is a STRANGE house. A lot of wasted money went into building/renovating that home. The story behind the house was very interesting. Then we drove to Carmel. When we first arrived at the Hofsas House (our Bed and Breakfast), I was a little dissappointed because it wasn't directly on the beach. They said the beach was within walking distance and it was but it is a distant walk. It was a good 20 min walk. The walk down to the beach wasn't too bad because it was mostly downhill, but the treck back to the hotel was HARD work for a pregnant lady!! :) The next day we took a boat trip and saw tons of Sea Otters and Sea Lions. We went to the Montery Aquarium and did the 17 mile drive. On Sunday we went to Big Sur and drove along the shoreline and that is where we also saw a waterfall. The drive was beautiful but scary at the same time. Our next excursion was to Salinas where we went to see wild animals. This wild animal facility is so much better than a zoo because you can see the animals so close and they can't hide. I LOVED the tigers and lions...they were too cute! California is very pretty but the food is very expensive and not that good. I've never missed Texas so much! I've decided that 3 days is long enough to go on a vacation when you have young kids at home. I missed them way too much. We left on Tuesday April 14th. On the plane Ron was able to feel Ella move and then when we got home the kids and Bippy had an opportunity to feel her. It is such an amazing feeling.