7.16.2008
California Trip

        Well we've had a pretty busy summer so far. But its definitely been a blast! My family and I had our "family vacation" 2 weeks ago. We went to CALIFORNIA--THE LAND OF SMOKE! lol. ROFL! Ok.. *pulling self back together* lol. No, seriously, there's alot of smoke there. I guess I should have taken people seriously when they said "theres half a million fires burning in Cali!" (That was a Lazy-Sierra-Number! I forgot how many are burning...:D)

          Anywho, we stayed with some friends down there for a week. Which is kinda a funny story in itself, in a somewhat confusing way. We met these people back in April, but not their kids. Just Lewis and Marcia came up here for a  homeschool Marriage conference my parents were doing, and hung out with us and Steve and Jane Lambert (aka Boompa and Sweetie who were also doing the conference :) for a couple days.

          So none of the kids had really met... at all! lol. And I won't lie, its probably the weirdest feeling going to someones house to stay there for a week when you don't really even know them! (and you're 9 hours away from your own house!) lol. But, believe it or not, we pretty much became best friends with their 4 kids within like 2 days! And we had a BLAST!

          We went bowling, saw Lydias play, dropped by the capitol and stood right outside of ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER'S OFFICE! (Which I didn't think was THAT cool... it was just kinda weird to stand in front of the GOVERNATORS OFFICE!! lol.) we went and saw Get Smart, swam for hours, played Rock Band none stop, and to top it all off, we went to SIX FLAGS!!! We had an awesome time, and I wish we were BACK!! *cries*

          But sadly, as usual, all fun has to come to an end at some point. But us 4 teens weren't about to stop there! lol. (I sound like I'm narrating a movie!) Levi (15) and Lydia (14) came back home with us! That doesn't happen very often... its usually a miracle if you can get just ONE parent to say yes... we got 4!! lol. haha.
                  
          So we all crammed in our car for 9 hours back to Washington, and they got on a plane 6 days later and flew back home. We did some fun stuff while they were here. We went to Canon Beach, had 4th of July at some other friends house and watched a million movies (also equivalent to 4...or something like that) But probably the biggest thing we did was climb to the top of MULTNOMAH FALLS! (If you don't know what that is, you should go look it up. Its a beautiful waterfall in Oregon) Anyways, Levi, Lydia, Savannah, me and our friend Josh all did it together :D. It probably was the steepest mile I've ever walked in my life! (That sounds really wimpy... lol.. but it really is steep!)  It sure is reassuring when you get to the top! I'll have to get pictures of that from Lydia later :D

            We had an awesome 2 weeks together! Its kinda weird... in a totally awesome way... how God can bring perfect strangers together and watch them become best of friends in a week!

So heres some pix of our trip, and I also have other pix on my slide show thingy :D lol.

L8er- Sierra 


Here we are at SIX FLAGS! (left-right) Skylar, Savannah, Levi, me, Lydia and Abby :o)
Lydia (half of her anyway! lol) Savannah, Me and Levi
THE JELLY BELLY FACTORY! (I'm not a huge fan of Jelly Belly's.. but it was fun to go see how its done! lol)

And here we are in San Fransisco (left-right) Levi, Spencer, Savannah, Anna, Abby, Skylar and I :)
Little did we know... we were about to get DRENCHED! lol (Ok.. well maybe we DID know.. but it was just REALLY WET! lol)

Ok.. That ride was SOO MUCH FUN!!!

Heres Lydia and I at Canon Beach in Oregon.. it was SOOO COLD!!!! AHHHH!!!

HAHA!! CANDID!!! lol.
Ok.. thats enough pictures! I could go on forever :D lol. God Bless

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7.19.2008
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Posted by Anonymous

Hey, Levi here!

Sorry I haven't responded in a while. We have been pretty busy.
We are going to see you guys soon.
You knew that, right?
Haha! a piano in red?
That would be a sight!
Do you play any instruments?

Beav

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7.19.2008
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Posted by Anonymous

Ummmm, no, I don't know that band, sorry.
About seeing you guys soon, ask your Mom.
She knows about it more than I do.
I think it is in August though.

Beav

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7.19.2008
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Posted by Zamuel

Hey looks like you had a super duper awesome time!!!!!! I have only been in Cal for as long as it took to get on the other plane :P so yea. Glad you had fun.
Later, Zamie

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7.21.2008
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Posted by Hriste

Hello, I just clicked onto your blog and found that you were at the same places my family was at earlier this month. We went to the Jelly Belly place on the first day of our trip, and visited Multnomah Falls on the way back from Washington. Anyway, there was probably no reason for me to say that, but I thought it was cool.

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7.25.2008
Hi

Posted by SnowGirl

Nice pictures.

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7.27.2008
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Posted by Anonymous

I went to 6 flags this summer too! it was soo fun. We went on aquaman, which drenched us! my 5yrs old brother loved it, though!

have a nice week.

onedaymore

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8.18.2008
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Posted by LeviSuarez

Hey Dude! Thanks for having us up there for a day! We had TONS of fun at the conference with you guys.
You are pretty good at the piano.
I don't know how but, you are going to have to show me that song again. You know, the one you were showing me the night we came? LOL!
Tell your big Sis to at least check her blog every now and then, and tell her to leave me a comment! :D
Ok, I have to go!

Levi aka Beav

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8.20.2008
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Posted by Anonymous

Hey, thanks a lot.
I'll look into that! :)

Beav

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9.18.2008
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Posted by Anonymous

Hey, guess what?!
I'm posting this comment off of my Mom's phone. Anyway, did you guys ever send those wheels that go to my shoes?
If not, no rush at all.
Thanks!

Levi

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