A Well Deserved Vacation

Last week we flew home to my parent's house in California. Home sweet home. We had such a great time! When we got there my dad had a surprise waiting for Brendon...this huge D9 tractor.

Brendon did not waste any time getting on the tractors...Cody was glad because Bren helped him load up his scrap steel.

He looks good in Dad's wranglers doesn't he? Ha ha.

As soon as we got there my dad had Bren and Jared helping shoot the squirrels and pests on the farm. We also got a box of skeet from the hardware store to keep us entertained.

Here's Jared trying to teach Rissa to shoot.

We also had lots of fun cruising in Mom's new convertible Corvette. We drove it down to San Francisco Thursday evening - what a beautiful drive.

The rest of the trip we spent lazy-ing around on the houseboat. Here's Cody and Bren attacking their watermelon.

Brooke, Mom, and Taryn bundled up for morning boat ride.

Tiffany, Gabe and BrenOur favorite thing to do is tube. That's Cody, Jared, Brendon, Tiffany, Taryn and Rissa out there.

Jared, Brendon, and Cody were completely tuckered out after their long ride!Brendon has HUGE muscles - don't you think? He he.This was one of Brendon's first few times wake boarding...we were very impressed. Check out his jumps below. He is very courageous.Taryn, on the other hand, thinks courageous means venturing outside the wake. Ha ha. I am a wuss.
Other highlights of our trip include touring the farm we hope to possibly lease, riding dirtbikes and 4 wheelers and the golf cart all around the ranch, eating heaps and mounds of homemade salsa, touring Berkeley campus, officially changing my name on my driver's license to from "Taryn Leishman" to "Taryn Merkley" (it's about time!), amazing homemade pies with Brooke and CB, touring model homes in Gridley, penny candy and Hawaiian Snow, seeing tons of family and friends, and just being on the farm. What a great vacation!