Hickman Family: Trip to California

I went to California for my Grandma's 90th Birthday party. I went with Denise, Macey, Nicole, my parents, and I brought baby Riley. We all piled in Denise's van. It was a tight fit-since the van was full, and a long trip. We left on Thurs. Aug. 2nd and got home Mon. Aug. 6th. We drove a total of 4 days and had 1 day of fun on Sat. It was worth the trip even with all the driving. It was nice to be there to see my grandparents, Aunts, Uncle, Cousins, and their families. We got to Avala Beach on Fri. night for a great dinner where we got to hang out with family. Then Sat. we drove around and saw the sights of San Luis Obispo that we remember from our many trips to visit my grandparents. Denise wanted to show Macey what she remembers from visiting my grandparents in SLO when we were kids. We first started off with going to Cal Poly to see the animals. We saw the cows, pigs, horses, and even a turtle. Then we went out to see the elephant seals. We ate lunch in Morro Bay next-of course we had fish and chips at the usual place that my Grandparents always took us too. Then we went to the party for my Grandma. We had dinner there and my Aunt Cathy put together a program. My Dad and Aunt Cathy sang a song for my grandparents. It was really cute. Then we all sang Happy Birthday to my Grandma. I got choked up during that. Just seeing my Grandparents and realizing how much they both mean to me. Then Aunt Cathy presented my Grandma with a book that she made with all the families pictures and letters to my Grandma. We took pictures of the family and then everyone went on their ways. We went downtown to Bubblegum Alley that night to stick our ABC gum on the wall. We left to head back home on Sun. and got home Mon. night. We stayed at State Line (Buffalo Bills) on the way there and back to break up the driving. I spent most of the trip taking care of Riley and feeding her whenever we stopped. She did very well on her first trip! It was a fun trip and it was nice hanging out with my sisters!