Yosemite Sam...no wait...Yosemite Nat'l Park!

It wasn't ALL work and no play for the in-laws during their visit. Jim and I finally had a couple of days off together so we packed up the family and headed off to Yosemite for a few days. It was such an awesome trip that I could bore you to tears with my blabbering self, however, I think I'll let the pictures do the talking.

On our drive in, the site of El Capitan was breathtaking. Jim' s dad kept saying....."I can't believe people actually climb that thing". Yeah, there are some real nutjobs out there! :-)

Here are me and my girls in front of the famous Half Dome while up at Glacier Point overlook.

Hiking to the top of that granite giant is my next challenge once my little munchkin is weaned.


















Now how cute is this??
























While taking in the sights, Kellyn decided to have a quick snack. YUMMY!!!!




















On our way to the big trees, we stopped for a little horse drawn stage ride at the 2nd oldest hotel in CA, the Wanona - which is right in the park.

















Our next stop was Mariposa Grove, the biggest grove of large sequoiah in the park. WAY COOL!!








While in Mariposa Grove, Kaitlin and I made a great connection. Granted, maybe she was mesmerized by my nasty and disgusting double chin and no make-up look but oh well.




















This is the tunnel tree......people used to be able to drive their cars through this tree.



















Back at the rental house, this was one of my favorite moments caught on film. Are those 2 peas of the same pod or what?



















Yes, our rental house had a slot machine. I thought of you Peggy! Boy did this entertain Kellyn (and Grandpa).





















The first night we kept it simple and had pasta..funny how something so simple can turn out so complicated when a toddler is involved.













Needless to say, the girls needed a bath. Already, these sisters are in love with each other.












Our last day was in complete contrast to the beautiful sunny day we had before. It was cold, foggy and casted a very "misty mountain" look. To be honest, I would have a hard time choosing which day I enjoyed better. They were both breathtaking in their own light and gave such an awesome contrast to the trip.






My smiley Kaitlin as we started our hike up to Bridalveil Falls. There was just a trickle left from last years snowmelt but it was still very cool to see!


















This is Jim showing off
















Once again......showing off!



















On our way back home, we stopped off for some "Kaitlin/Boob" break and decided to let Kellyn stretch her legs at the Burger King playground off the exit. Granted, those places are children cesspools of nasty crud, but she just loooooves to slide so we couldn't resist! She'll have an iron-clad immune system when she gets older, that's for sure!


Kellyn going "weeeeee" all the way down the slide!



















Dad (a.k.a. Superman) coming down the slide after his daughter. Hard to tell who was having more fun!


















Even Grandpa was suckered into the playzone with Kellyn. It took 1 smile and a very clever bat of the eyes and he was puddy!!














Yes, my old dilapitated body got in that germ box with my baby girl for some mommy/daughter fun!