Midwinterbreak in California

We had the grand plan to escape the rain and go to the Bay Area for Midwinter break to enjoy some sunshine. Well, that blew up in our face. It was glorious here in Seattle, while it was raining the whole week in California, because the jet stream had dropped south. We still used the time to go on a few day excursions. One day we went to the mission of San Juan Bautista. We have been there many times before. I like it , because the buildings are all well preserved and there is lots to see. Behind the church you can look down and see the San Andreas fold line. The girls loved running around in the garden and the plaza in front of the mission.

We spent some time with all the cousins, which is always a lot of fun for the girls. We celebrated Sam's 9th birthday and I got to make a cake for him. There was a huge storm hitting the West Coast that weekend, which always results in big waves. On Sunday we drove out to Santa Cruz to see the 30 Foot high waves. No surfers out that day.

While in California we missed the "Seattle Home and Garden Show". Marlene's class had entered three garden designs for the show. There was a desert garden, a jungle and an Asian garden. They won a blue ribbon for best design. Marlene was very happy. She worked on the Asian Garden.