An Awesome Time in Yosemite

The Joe and Helen France family, joined by Flynn, Mary and Mercy had a fabulous time in Yosemite. We were there to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday, which was a few weeks ago. He grew up in the Central Valley of California but had never experienced the Yosemite Valley. You'll have to check with each member of our crew to find out what made the camping adventure special to them. The place itself makes just about any event amazing. Here are a few random pictures for those of you who know our family and love this beautiful place.

Sheryl

Burklin kids explore Southern California

Sorry, I don't have any new pictures to add to the page as I have been at work all week while Jon, Joshua, Flynn, Mary and Mercy have been out playing. :) They had a hot, but enjoyable visit to the San Diego Zoo, arriving home after 9:00 pm on Monday. Tuesday was a long, but exciting day at Disneyland and California Adventure and they didn't get home until nearly 11:00 pm that night. Wednesday they visited with an old friend from Texas who now lives in Long Beach. Today they have been helping Jon pack up the camping supplies so we can head to Yosemite for our family camping trip. It is hot up there, but so beautiful. I'll try to post pictures of the trip after we get home.

After we get back, the Buklin kids will get to visit with a friend who lives north of Los Angeles, camp on the beach and maybe visit Disneyland one more time before heading back home to Texas. They may need some time to recover from their vacation when they get back home.

All for now.

Sheryl (for the Moran/Burklin gang)

A visit from the Burklin kids

I know it has been a long time since I posted on this blog, but I discovered today that some family members aren't on facebook but would like to see pictures of our time with Jon's nieces (Mary and Mercy) and nephew (Flynn) who are visiting us from Texas for two weeks. They arrived yesterday afternoon. Today they joined us for church in San Clemente and then we walked down to the pier where the Ocean Festival was going on so we got to see the surfing contest, sand sculptures, classic cars, etc. Lots of fun. Tomorrow Jon will take the kids to the San Diego Zoo, followed by Disneyland on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday the Burklin kids will get to visit with a friend of theirs who lives in Long Beach. Thursday we leave for a camping trip in Yosemite.

I'll be working this week, although I did get Friday and next Monday off to go to Yosemite with the family. If you didn't know, two weeks ago I started as receptionist at our church. I work 9:00 am - 4:00 pm and it is a great job for me.

Here are some pictures of our time with the Burklin kids so far. I'll try to post more later.

Sheryl