A Vacation that came full circle!

Sunday, September 12th came and Chris and I left for Lake Tahoe. We arrived quite late, but had a nice condo for a couple of nights. We enjoyed the sights, relaxed, and then hit the road for southern California. We spent one day with the family and then took Mom with us, hit the road again, and went to Las Vegas. We have never been there, didn't know what to expect, and were quite overwhelmed, and impressed with the special hotels such as the Ballagio, New York, New York, The Venetian, and the MGM Grand. As you can see, Chris had to stop at the M&M store for a look at their dispensers. He bought one, but left it somewhere in one of the casinos, so we didn't get to bring it home for all to enjoy. He may get one anyway, because a friend from church is down there working right now, and he e-mailed her to pick one up for him.
We travelled back to southern Cal. and spent another couple of days with the family and then it was time to start for home. We decided to travel up I-5, got to somewhere above Sacremento, spent the night and then travelled the rest of the way up to Springfield. We met the kids at Toys R US in Clackamas and then headed to Gresham for lunch and some time at a local play structure. What fun to end our vacation with our grandchildren, and of course, Amy. Joel was working. They keep getting cuter everytime we see them. The next to the last picture, if you look really, really, hard, you will see a bunch of cows, yes...I said cows, on US 26, going over the mountain pass, on the way over to Central Oregon. I just had to try to get their picture. I bet they were scared! Then, at last, the Welcome to CRR sign, welcoming us back home.