When we first arrived in the park an accident prevented us from being able to turn north into Wawona, so we spent about an hour in Mariposa grove waiting for the accident to clear up:
Uncle Sam is fun!
Dirty girl = happy girl!
One morning at breakfast—Elna & Bob eating their cereal.
Each night while we were there my parents gave the grandkids a fun Christmas prize—we celebrate our Christmas in Wawona each year because it’s a better time for all of us than December. So fun! This night was the night of the super hero masks for the boys and a cute bumble bee costume for Elna.
We love these boys—Robert, Joey, Austin, John, and Benjamin
Cutest little bee—we will be pushing the bumble bee idea for Halloween!
All of the cousins (minus Harriet)
We spent the days down at the water—our favorite place to be:
Cute cute Samuel with Elna // with Bob
Hattie with her Uncle Joseph—Joseph and Ofelia are such baby lovers and such a fun uncle & aunt—my kids love them!
My fabulous sister-in-law, Ofelia—the baby whisperer! Love her!
Does it get any cuter than this?!
Or this?! Austin, Elna, John
And some individual shots of the the three.
My wonderful parents and the ones who make this trip possible and so fun!
Ofelia & Joseph // their son, Joey, with Hattie—between Joesph, Ofelia, Joey, and Benjamin someone besides us was always holding Hattie!
My brother David at the beach // as the hulk
Cute Elna loved playing all day—she swam and played hard with the other cousins! // she loves dogs
This girl almost never falls asleep anywhere but in her bed—she was exhausted after a fun day at the beach.
Our beautiful little girl!
Counting to ten—love hearing this girl count! She says the numbers so clearly and uses her cute chubby little fingers. Most days I would just love to freeze this little girl in time and never let her grow up!
Living the life!
I can not get over this girl and her cute little smile!
I love this picture of my dad and John crossing the swinging bridge—my dad really makes Yosemite a wonderful experience for the family! Thank you!
We took our traditional family picture down at the water:
Our entire family (minus Annie’s husband, Lance, who had to work)
And each of the individual families:
My brother, Joseph, with wife Ofelia, and boys, Joey (left) and Austin (right)
My brother, Matthias, with wife, Rebecca and boys, Benjamin, Robert, and John (from left to right)
Our little family!
All of the grandchildren: Joey, Robert, John, Elna, Joey, Benjamin & Hattie
She took a late late nap on another day after getting home from the water—tired girlie!
Christmas prizes from Grandma & Grandpa—happy girl!
All cousins (minus Hattie again)—Bob, John, Benj, Elna, Austin, & Joey—with fun gifts from Grandma & Grandpa
We had such a great time! So glad we went! We are all so spread out right now, so it is nice to all be together when we can. Thank you Mom & Papa for a fun-filled week! Looking forward to next year!
