by cameron | Jul 22, 2011 | Canada, CanIL, Travel
For those of you who may not know, we live in Arizona, a state full of cacti and all the many types of animals that live inside the cacti. But we are in Canada presently which begs the question: how did we get here?I’m so glad you asked! We drove. In our minivan with our three kids through California, Oregon and Washington. It’s kind of like a road trip.But instead of loud music, there are often periods of extreme quietness if a miracle has happened and all three of our children are asleep at the same time.And…instead of being able to drive with the windows down with abandon, you have the little people in the back yelling (well, they’re not being rude…it’s just a minivan and the windows are down so they have to yell to be heard) “Daddy! Can you roll the windows up?! It’s cold!” And then you look back there and their hair is all blowing like crazy and you realize that it is actually much windier in the back than it is in the front.And then there’s the 10-month-old who isn’t afraid to let you know how he’s feeling inside by crying for our whole drive through the Redwoods.So, it’s more like a road trip–toddler style. And that is okay with us. Because we are a family. And we love each other.So, here are some highlights from our trip. Sorry, we didn’t get any pictures of the baby crying throughout the entire Redwood forest. We must have been thinking about something else… 1. Huntington Library!It’s really only at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens where...
