This layout was me trying to figure out how to get all the pattern papers on the layout because I LOVED them all together... without overwhelming the pictures. PLUS... I got to use those super cute Making Memories Polka Dot stickers! It's a little brighter than usual for me... but I love it none the less!
I have been having so much fun scrapping all of our San Diego road trip vacation pictures from 2008! Rather than go to theme parks and big attractions, once a year we jump in the car and drive... No plans, no hotel reservations, usually toward the Pacific Ocean. Our kids haven't been to a Disney Theme Park (yet), Sea World, or a Six Flags. We'll go eventually, but for now we love hitting the open road.
We've seen almost the entire west coast, except for a small piece between L.A. and Big Sur. We found all of the lighthouses between Newport, Oregon and San Francisco Bay, stopping at tide pools and Fish 'n Chip shops along the way. We found sun ripened peaches right off the tree at a fruit stand in who-knows-where. Certainly some of my favorite memories are on these road trips, and I am crossing my fingers that my kids will feel the same way. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our 2006 trip from Salt Lake City to Newport Oregon, down the coast to San Francisco and back home.
Oooh, I cannot wait for Spring Break! I don't know if we'll get out of town then, but we are going to Maine in June for a wedding!
What are your favorite vacation memories?
Love that LO and your pictures are wonderful!
Posted by: MichelleG | 03/03/2010 at 08:11 AM
Great idea for a family trip! I have to say that vacations we take as an adult family are my favorites right now. They usually center around a family wedding somewhere, but we are ALL there, we dance at the reception, hang out at the hotel, hit the poll. Just be a family. I love it.
Posted by: Michelle (from KY) | 03/03/2010 at 09:55 AM
My kids are 22 and 20, and they've never been to a Disneyland, Sea World, etc. type of place, and they are proud of that! We have taken them them to both coasts, the Grand Canyon, the Redwood forests, Niagara Falls, etc. instead. On our road trips we have stopped at small mom and pop amusement parks, so they have ridden roller coasters too, but never with thousands of other people crowding the park at the same time. One of our favorite spots on the Oregon coast is Cannon Beach; they loved learning about the tide pools there. I know your children will love their memories from your trips because mine sure do.
Posted by: Robin W. | 03/03/2010 at 10:10 AM
Fabulous layout and photos. I'm so in the mood for summer right now. We are headed to the beach at the end of May and I am counting the days.........
Posted by: Jenn Lynn | 03/03/2010 at 11:02 AM
I love that you just GO on vacation. And I love that your kids don't feel the need to go to a theme park either. Thanks for sharing your pics - looks like a wonderful time! Lol on your son's lowrise shorts - blackmail material when he gets older. :D
Posted by: CB | 03/03/2010 at 06:52 PM
great layout!
you must get to the area between LA and Big Sur when you can...it is one of the areas my husband and I went to on our honeymoon and I LOVE it!
Posted by: shelby | 03/03/2010 at 11:49 PM