San Clemente Cali 2021

We drove through Malibu and several coastal towns.  We were right outside of San Diego.  San Clemente was lovely.  We had turkey Swiss sandwiches for our late Thanksgiving dinner.  Darren made a dutch oven pumpkin dump cake.  We played on the beach, building sandcastles and flying kites.  I loved riding our bikes to an ice cream shop.  perfect weather.  We loved it.  Then we opted to drive all day home on Saturday.  

 

Point Mugu, Sycamore Campground Cali. 2021

 We spent two night at Point Mugu.  One night was freezing cold and then next night was super windy.  We loved the campground.  It was delightful to be in trees.  The older kids rode with Darren about 30 miles.  Abby and I did 7.5 miles.  That was awesome.  We headed down to the beach for the sunset.  We were so close we just rode our bikes there.  The sunset was 5:00 so we had plenty of time for dinner and games at night.  

Thousand Oaks and Faria Beach

 Brian and Sandra were so nice to let us stay with them.  We got to hike around their hills, play games in their amazing backyard and have some delicious food.  

Then we drove to our beach site at Faria Beach.  It was an amazing spot.  The next morning we put on our wetsuits and took a dip in the cold ocean.  Brian and Sandra brought down their kayaks and supplies in the afternoon so we could enjoy a beach day together.  

California or Bust 2021

We headed out a few days before Thanksgiving for a fun week camping at the beach.  We planned for a long drive, stopping in Valley of Fire midway to break up the trip.  Little did we know we would land in Beaver Utah for 24 hours due to car problems.  While Darren was on the phone with everyone he could we swam, had screen time in our hotel room, played games and heated up food in our little microwave.  The weather was terrible so we didn't want to camp.  Things frozen that night and we were glad we were inside where it was warm.  Darren and Tyler even went out for a bike ride to get off some steam.  We were grateful for the transmission fluid a dealer/Corey/Tawnie got for us.  Then when we finally had the ok to drive we ended up going the whole way to Brian Rupps house in Thousand Oaks.  The Santa Anna winds had picked up and the winds were gusting miles per hour.  It was nice to not be in a tent that night. 

 

October 2021

 Darrens early morning hike.  He has worked so much this month, I am grateful when he can get away.  

Tyler went to the temple and baptized all these kids.  His friends.  Cool!  

I went to lunch with two college friends, Tiffani and Rachael. 

Photos of me as a child. 

Fall is amazing.  Its pouring rain in the house picture.  But the sun is shining through.  Lots of hikes and walks to enjoy the colors.  

Abby, Darren and I got sick.  It wasn't COVID.  Abby was throwing up for three days.  My heart was so sad for her.  We all felt like crap.  Finally as she started to improve we could play games and she sure loved Battleship.  

October was lots of garden produce.  We had so much.  And we could have had more but I didn't bring any green tomatoes.  It was a wonderful year of harvest.