An Early Christmas Present

NAUVOO~Here we come! Yesterday, we received our official invitation to participate in the 2010 Nauvoo Pageant. We weren't suppose to find out until December 31st. We are so excited! Come and see us in Nauvoo in July.

Thanksgiving~Davis style

For Thanksgiving, we had the wonderful opportunity to go trailer camping with our good friends, the Dunlops. We went to the mountains near Yosemite. We spent the week hiking, riding 4-wheelers, playing games, shooting guns, eating great food, and enjoying our family and friends. We were camped at the top of a mountain ridge. The view was amazing! We could see for miles around in any direction. It was a great way to reflect on all of the wonders and blessings that we have been given from the Lord. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

On The Road Again~Part 3

After our visit with Cindy, we drove to the coast to Monterey. We walked along the wharf and the beach on Sunday night, and then spent Monday at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

On The Road Again~Part 2

After spending the day in Redding, we drove to Yuba City to visit my Aunt Cindy. Stephanie and I took her a beautiful swan and spent some time visiting with her. Stephanie told me that meeting Cindy was the best part of the whole vacation.

On the road again...

Just couldn't wait to get on the road again...

For Doug's birthday this year, I planned a special 4 day weekend getaway for the family. Originally, we were going to spend the weekend in Monterey, but after researching things to do in California, we decided to divide the time between two entirely different places~Redding(4 hours north)and Monterey Bay(2 1/2 hours west).

In Redding, we went to the Turtle Bay Exploration Museum and botanical gardens. The museum had a special Lego exhibit with 33 life-size exhibits. Daniel is such a huge Lego fan, we knew that he would love this museum. Bonus for us, we went a day that they were hosting a Lego building competition. There were 28 builders in his age category. Unfortunately, Daniel's awesome creation did not win, but he was interviewed and video-taped for the local paper and TV station. We did some trail walking along the Sacramento River. It was beautiful and the weather was perfect.