Trip to Yosemite!

We made a decision to go to Yosemite and surrounding areas for a week. Here's the story. Carson is in school now and will be done in November. He passed (with flying colors) his diamond grading final. There was a week in between that final and the next part(colored stones). So even though it was the last 3.5 days of Maddi's school, we all decided this was our only chance to do anything this summer. We drove 8 hours and stayed in a place called Angel's Camp. It was great. It was HOT but they had a swimming pool. It is seriously out in the middle of nowhere! But there were so many neighboring small towns that there was plenty to do and see. Here's Yosemite. It was SO beautiful.



This is a HUGE tree stump they've turned in to a big chair!

Madison actually got him to come to her and eat from her hand. If you look closely, you'll see a cheese puff in his mouth!

This deer was SO tame. It walked right up to us. It was about 10 feet away and was eating as we walked and talked by it. Normally if they even see a human, they bolt.



At 6 months pregnant, I was perfectly happy to be the camera woman instead of hiking up a waterfall! They're so cute!


In a place where it was 90 degrees we found quite a bit of snow!



On our last day there the only thing available was a penthouse suite! We've never stayed in anything so nice and fun! We ate breakfast out on the wrap around patio and they had bathrobes that Madison instantly dressed up in and if you look closely, you'll see the serving cart that Maddi HAD to use to serve us.


The day before we left we went to this old mining town named Columbia. It is largly used now for tourism, but the people all dress up in 1800's clothing and all of the shops are either original wood or restored. It was fun and cool to see how they used to live. This was an ice cream parlor.

This is an old mining shack that has been turned into a little store and behind it, you can mine for gold.

We just HAD to go on a stage coach ride. Laynee watched the horsies the whole time.

At one place you got to dress up. Madison was in HEAVEN of course.

Another day we went to a cavern. It was so cool. It was a limestone and marble cave. We were shocked that so much beauty was all under the earth.

This was a hill we passed on the way to the cave and we just HAD to snap a shot!