The Many Adventures on Our California/Oregon Trip

Where do I begin!? Our trip back home was amazing. I was SUPER busy trying to see everyone, but I had such a great time. So here's some pictures and a play by play of our 2 week vacation!

We flew to California on Friday the 10th! EARLY morning. Left our house at 3 a.m. to get to the airport for our 6:10 flight to Sacramento! Amazingly, we got into Sacramento before many of our friends and family were even wake! We surprised Steven's family! We came a day earlier because Steven and I both had Friday off! We left for Oregon on Sunday the 10th and drove all the way to Bandon, Oregon. LONG DRIVE! Steven and I followed in my dad's car and kept busy singing to his XM radio! PoP 2K is where it's at! Lots of songs from when we were younger.

The next day we had lots planned. We went to the Bandon Wildlife Park! It's a small little family owned park but there's really cool animals and up close and personal experiences! Case and point...

WE GOT TO PLAY WITH BABY TIGERS AND PET A BABY LEOPARD!!!! Honestly, one of the most memorable experiences in my life! After the park, we went to the town of Bandon along the water and ate a delicious fish and chips meal and followed in with walking around the town! Back at the campground we rode our bikes to the lighthouse!

The next day we drove to Newport beach and stayed there for 2 nights.  Josh and Steven went to Blackrock which is a well known mountain bike park! It was a little too extreme for me, so I spent the day with mom and dad! While in Newport, we went to the Rouge River Brewery for lunch! Mom always wanted to do glassblowing so she made something at a local glassblowing shop. We also went to the Newport Aquarium!

After our two days in Newport Beach, we met up with Grandma Sandy and Aunt Wendy in Florence! We had more fish and chips at Mo's! SO YUMMY!

Our last night was spent at Sunset Beach State Park by Coos Bay! We went to the Mills Casino to celebrate Steven's bday a little early! We didn't win big, but we at a yummy buffet and had lots of fun! The next day we drove home! I had sooo much fun! It was busy but relaxing! A nice change from the heat and humidity out here in Missouri! Hopefully we can move back to the west coast soon so we can explore more of Oregon!!!