CALIFORNIA PART 5

On Monday Dad came and visited some more. It was so nice to sit and visit with him. We weren't rushed to go anywhere and not a lot of people to bother us. After he went to work James and I set out to the bookstore. I was able to get the boys some books that I wanted to get them. Then we set off to find Big 5. James favorite sporting good store. We put Big 5 into the GPS and it takes us to a place that it is not there. After going to Wal-Greens for something I spotted Big 5 across the street. We went there and James found a ping pong paddle. We drove down Garden Highway looking for someplace to take Grandma to dinner. We saw some beautiful homes along the way. We go back and get Grandma and decided to take her to Cheesecake Factory. I myself had only eaten here one other time. It is nice to splurge when you are on vacation. Grandma kept on saying how she was so happy and she was enjoying herself. It was wonderful.

On Tuesday I packed our bags so that when Dad came over we could visit and not rush. When he came over we took some pictures and sat and visited. I found a box of pictures and brought them out to go through them. What a great box of pictures these were. I found pictures of my great-great-grandma and great-grandma, and grandma as a young girl. What great family history this was. I picked the ones that I wanted and my dad said that he would copy them for me. This I think was the best time of the trip. I really enjoyed this. I would ask Grandma who the pictures were of and she would tell me a story about it. Oh I can't wait to see the pictures. When it was time for Dad to go we said our goodbyes. We decided that we were going to get an In & Out burger one last time. We found one just up the road that wasn't as busy. We went through the drive-thru and brought it home to Grandma. James took a picture of a clock that he had wanted to take a picture of all weekend. We went to Grandmas ate lunch and waited for someone to come and pick us up. It ended up being John. He said he wasn't letting anyone drive his truck. I was grateful that he woke up and took us to the airport. After saying goodbye to Grandma and loading our things up we were off. John dropped us off at the curb and helped us unload our stuff. What a blessing he is to help us out. And we were on our way home.