Our first stop was San Francisco, in the northern section of "the Promised Land"

On our way north from San Francisco we stopped at the zoo in Eureka, California. This bear was nice enough to pose for his picture with us.

We continued north, going as far as the north pole. Here is our picture with the helicopter we used to fly there. It was great to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus too, but they were a bit camera shy.

After all that cold we were ready for some warmth! The Grand Canyon was spectacular--what an amazing view!

After the Grand Canyon we went to this hotel and visited with Pete and John, some guys who were on vacation from Kansas. I am not in this picture because I had to take it, as our self-timer feature wasn't working on the camera. Trevor was so excited that he was beside himself...

Our day at the Monster Truck Rally was one of the highlights of the trip. It was great because we were really able to get up close.

Morgan joined us for the Hawaii portion of our trip.

Morgan and Nick then went on to Africa for the last day of reading week. They had a great time, even though they were only there one day.