California Road Trip

Greg and I have been planning a trip to California for the past 2 years, and every time we are ready to book it, something comes up (like a broken ankle!) so we decided that this HAD to be the summer, because it was going to be a good while before we had another chance! Here are some pictures:

Day 1: Thursday Night- Drove to San Antonio to get a "head start", but really we were just so excited to get started on our trip! Here is the first picture I took- How cool is that!

Day 2- The forever drive through Texas!

Getting out of the "flat lands"

And this is Juarez, Mexico- we of course are on the New Mexico side! But I-10 sure gets close!

 This was on the side of a mountain in Juarez- it reads "The Bible is truth. Read it"

Love seeing mountains!

We made it all the way to Phoenix by late afternoon, so we thought we'd catch a Diamondbacks game!

They have the best fans!

Day 3- Arriving in Cali!

 This definitely HAD to be the first place we ate in California! 

Our hotel room in Huntington Beach

Driving to Laguna Beach- there is really nothing like the California coast line.

Outrageously priced homes. 

My FAVORITE part of the entire trip! This is at the Ritz Carlton at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point. Absolutely the best view of a sunset. 

God's creation is breathtaking. 

Day 4- Swap meet and golf!

 Took this just for you dad!

Trump National Golf Course!

Only the Donald would put his face on the water bottles... the 7.00 water bottles!

I'm wearing a jacket... in June! Not only does California have the best scenic views, they are blessed with gorgeous year-round weather. 

This is Greg on the last hole- the tee box was on top of a small cliff. So naturally, he wanted to hit a golf ball right into the ocean! 

Day 5- Hollywood!

Can you see the Hollywood sign in the background? :-)

I found my first car! In Beverly Hills!

 Rodeo Drive

This was another highlight of the trip. Jay Leno Show taping! It was a blast!

Day 6 and 7- Chillin' out. Greg has the best beach pictures on his phone, so I am going to need to update this section later :-)

Day 8- Headed back home, but first, Las Vegas! We only stayed the night, and thank goodness. I can only take so much of the crazies in this town! Again, Greg has these pictures so I'll have to add more later!

Waiting for the fountain show at the Bellagio. 

Days 9 and 10- The drive back home. There are no pictures for these days, because, what's so fun about leaving a vacation?!

The announcement

Telling our parents about the pregnancy was one of the most fun and exciting things! We visited my mom and dad first, and I was so nervous knowing my mom was going to go crazy! I called earlier that day and said Greg and I wanted to come over and show them the upgrades we chose for our new house.

As we went through the pictures... 

"Here are the counter tops and the sink we chose..."

 "Here are the cabinets for the bathrooms..."

 "Here are the kitchen cabinets..."

"And here is the best upgrade of all!"

As soon as my mom saw, she grabbed the picture and screamed! Then turned to my brother and said "Do you know what this is??!!"

After celebrating with tears, laughter, and plans to teach the new baby how to sort ammo.... (Trey!) we headed right over to Greg's parents!

Once we arrived, we tried to play it cool. Greg talked about UH sports with his dad I just sat wondering what the reaction would be like! After waiting for what seemed an eternity, I gave Greg "the look."

And out of his pocket came this...

He threw it to Allison and said "We picked this up for you at the store, thought you might like it!"
After looking at it for a while, Allison said "Oh! Hey! I am the baby Mercer!" Knowing she hadn't quite caught on, Greg said "Well, not anymore!"

I wish I had a picture of her face!!

I don't think I'll ever forget those moments!