{"id":1589,"date":"2008-07-21T16:49:37","date_gmt":"2008-07-21T22:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandmpond.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/21\/california-here-we-come\/"},"modified":"2008-07-21T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2008-07-21T22:49:37","slug":"california-here-we-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/21\/california-here-we-come\/","title":{"rendered":"California Here We Come!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7338.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"393\" alt=\"IMG_7338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7338_thumb.jpg\" width=\"283\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7341.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"393\" alt=\"IMG_7341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7341_thumb.jpg\" width=\"258\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>We got back late last night from our first family vacation!&#160; Brother Man came with us to Los Angeles and Lake Nacimiento where we hung out all week with the Ziemke family.&#160; We can&#8217;t wait to go back &#8211; we had so much fun!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7344.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"260\" alt=\"IMG_7344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7344_thumb.jpg\" width=\"172\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"260\" alt=\"IMG_7360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7360_thumb.jpg\" width=\"183\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"260\" alt=\"IMG_7351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7351_thumb.jpg\" width=\"181\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Noelle on her first bus ride with John.&#160; She was so proud of her suitcase!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7371.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"250\" alt=\"IMG_7371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7371_thumb.jpg\" width=\"181\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7364.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"249\" alt=\"IMG_7364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7364_thumb.jpg\" width=\"178\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7372.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"250\" alt=\"IMG_7372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7372_thumb.jpg\" width=\"185\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>They had the best play place in the airport, and it was a good thing.&#160; After sitting on the plane for 2 hours (I know, crazy, right) our plane was grounded, and we had to switch airplanes (b\/c of a leak in one of the ducts).&#160; One of the pilots told us it was the same problem that took down the Columbia space shuttle, so we were happy to wait for another airplane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7378.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"397\" alt=\"IMG_7378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7378_thumb.jpg\" width=\"266\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7394.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"397\" alt=\"IMG_7394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7394_thumb.jpg\" width=\"272\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Silly faces&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7381.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"388\" alt=\"IMG_7381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7381_thumb.jpg\" width=\"260\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_73801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"407\" alt=\"IMG_7380-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_73801_thumb.jpg\" width=\"267\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noelle decided to provide all of our co-passengers some entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7379.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"389\" alt=\"IMG_7379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7379_thumb.jpg\" width=\"275\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7389.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"390\" alt=\"IMG_7389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7389_thumb.jpg\" width=\"261\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noelle loved taking her new school back pack with us (thanks Keri)!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_74141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"357\" alt=\"IMG_7414-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_74141_thumb.jpg\" width=\"267\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7412.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"358\" alt=\"IMG_7412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7412_thumb.jpg\" width=\"261\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a 3-hour turned 7-hour flight, bus ride, two train rides, and an airplane, we finally arrived in LA!&#160; Our first stop was the famous In-N-Out burger joint (yummy!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"260\" alt=\"IMG_7406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7406_thumb.jpg\" width=\"180\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7404.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"260\" alt=\"IMG_7404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7404_thumb.jpg\" width=\"179\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7417.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"260\" alt=\"IMG_7417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7417_thumb.jpg\" width=\"159\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The palm trees behind us are criss-crossed.&#160; They have this symbol at every In-N-Out (Michele, did you know that little piece of trivia?).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7405.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"354\" alt=\"IMG_7405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blogimages\/CaliforniaHereWeCome_F323\/IMG_7405_thumb.jpg\" width=\"524\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>John and Cayden about to enjoy a great burger.<\/p>\n<p>*I&#8217;m taking my camera to the shop tomorrow to get all the sand cleaned out, but I&#8217;ll be posting trip pictures ALL week (amidst all of our unpacking and activities)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got back late last night from our first family vacation!&#160; Brother Man came with us to Los Angeles and Lake Nacimiento where we hung out all week with the Ziemke family.&#160; We can&#8217;t wait to go back &#8211; we had so much fun!!! 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