Bella

We are so happy when we see Bella

Connecticut / New England

We went to see Cynda and Ben in Connecticut. We saw their apartment and what their lives were like. We then drove through New England to see the leaves change. We stayed in a B & B one night, went to New Hampshire, visited Concord and Lexington where the Revolutionary war started, Plymouth Rock. We then met up with Erin and Warren in NYC for two days. Great time, thanks Ben & Cynda for driving us around!!!!

Sequoia National Park

We had the grand kids come to Bakersfield (they did bring their parents - Nate and Stacie along). We went to Sequoia and did some sightseeing. It was a lot of fun. Many very large trees, the General Sherman tree is the largest living thing on the planet. There was a tree that had been hallowed out so much that we could walked through it, Bella and I are showing you how big it was. We saw a bear with her two cubs, they was very near the trail we were walking on. We climbed to the top of a large rocky dome that looked over the park. We stayed inside the park at a lodge where we saw deer and a assortment of other animals.

We were happy to see everyone and have them visit.

Alaska

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Alaska

I had great time in Alaska. I went with Kelly (Shelly's brother), nephew Jensen, Stan and Kevin. We fished for Halibut, Salmon and many other types of fish. Alaska in so big, beautiful and amazing. We saw whales everyday and the scenery was out of this world.

Mayakoba Hotel - Maya Riveria

This was a very nice hotel and we enjoyed ourselves!!! We stayed on the hotel property and enjoyed the sun and water. Our only excersion was to dinner one evening to nearby Playa Del Carmen. Because of the recession and the swine flu scare we had the place almost all to ourselves. We had many of the pools all to ourselves for hours at a time. We could also walk on the beach and only see several other people. (This part of Mexico has not had any flu reported, the media scare has destroyed the economy here with thousands of local workers being let go, it is truly sad). There were also canals that lead to the ocean on the grounds that added to the beauty. We were sad to leave.

Ruins at Chichen Itza - Mexico

We were so excited to see these ruins, one of the "Seven Wonders of the World". It was truly a amazing and inspiring experience. We were there at 8 am and had the site all to ourselves for several hours. We hired Victor to be our personal tour guide, he told and showed us things that made the grounds come alive. all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!