Visiting more of our family

On Sunday, we went to Winchester to visit with Todd, Renee, Brittany, Jacob, Maegan, Starla, Sierra, Brendan, and Evan. It was great to see them all. The kids made us welcome home cards that were so sweet and unique. We visited for awhile and then went to the park. We are blessed to have such a wonderful family. Jacob is now taller than I am. (maybe I am just shrinking)

Back to Brea

Here we are back in Brea with Josh! We have missed everyone so much!!!! Josh was happy to have some of Mom's vegetables and salad, I think he liked the salmon too. I just loved being together. I think he has grown, was he this much taller than me 5 months ago?

Heading South

After leaving Newport we moved further south to Sacramento where we visited with Jeff's twin, Jenifer, as well as her lovely family. Angie was so kind to give Cindy and me facials which we throughly enjoyed. Jen, Ray and Jaynee put on a great BBQ for us and we continued to catch up on the family news. Tyson thought he was going to get to skip 1st grade and hot the road with us...maybe next time buddy.

Next stop Moss Landing. We love Moss Landing. We were here last year and once again we enjoyed the sea life as well as the beauty of Monterey. We ate at Phil's again and it did not disappoint. Jon and Cindy also fell in love with this great area.

From there we met our RV club in Paso Robles where we tasted a bit of wine and played some golf. What a great reunion. We have some really great friends and feel very blessed.

On to Long Beach, which was where our journey first began, May 1st ~ 9500 miles ago. Our son-in-laws fibbed to our daughters and managed to pull off a surprise dinner. It was so great to see them all. They all looked great and happy. Corey was still struggling with the crutches, but doing better daily.

We are back at the Canyon RV Park in Anaheim where we will see our other kids and most of the grandkids. I have missed them all so much!

Coming Home

We are in Grants Pass, Oregon. This is our last stop before crossing the state line into California. We are so excited to see our kids, grand kids and friends.

Since we got back into the lower 48, we have visited with friends and family and slowly traveled south.

Our first stop was Hayden, Idaho with Jim and Bev. I have known Bev for many years, but never had the opportunity to spend this much time one on one. We had a great time and it seemed each new subject that came up we found things in common. Thanks Jim and Bev for a great time.

Next stop, Snohomish for a mini family reunion. AJ, Isabel, Linda and Dennis flew up to visit with us. Ben, Megan, Keith, KJ and Gavin came to visit ~ Ben & Kathy, you have a great family. Jon & Cindy drove up and the 10 of us had so many laughs and a great time. We went to Hat Island to visit with Ben's parents Dwight & Claire. They have a beautiful home filled with Claire's incredible art. Ben, I can tell where you get the gentle side. It was great to catch up with family and to be with Jon & Cindy. Ben & Kathy are great hosts as always. We miss you already.

Jon & Cindy will be traveling with us from here to Paso Robles...I hope they can put up with us that long.

From there we went to Raymond, Washington to visit with Jon's Aunt Leah. She and her husband Dwayne have a great home overlooking the river. Leah has a unique vocabulary and a great laugh (not in that order). Thanks guys for sharing your town with us.

Then it felt like we were returning home. We went to Newport, Oregon where we spent almost a month last year. Scott was there to greet us. We cooked out and met some very interesting people from Malibu. Then, Anne and Ron joined us (we met them last year and have stayed in touch), Gary and Roxy drove up to be with us all. We had a great time, met some new people Carol, Jim, Tim and Kathy. Again we laughed until our jaws ached. So much fun in this incredibly beautiful place. I wasn't ready to leave, I think I could live here if it weren't so far away from my family.

At my age I cherish my old friends and feel it is sometimes difficult to make new ones, but Jim, Bev, Anne, Ron and Scott have proven that theory wrong. I feel so lucky to continue to grow as a person through our travels, but more importantly through relationships.

So, we are heading south and getting so excited to see family and friends that we miss so much.

As always pictures are available at http://web.mac.com/gibsononaroll and videos at http://papagibby.blogspot.com/

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