I had bought each of the boys a few new toys to take on the plane with them, including new Pokemon card packs. I got them about a week before we left, and the deal was they couldn't open them until we were on the plane, so that was a very big deal for the boys. Amber had received two new books, so she was excited to start reading those. 
We landed in Fresno, and were all tired but very excited so we didn't really feel it. It was nice to be out of the airport scene and out into the fresh California air. In Fresno it's very hot and dry. 
We picked up our luggage and rental car and armed with a GPS, we headed for the nearest Wal Mart, picked up a cooler and some food for making picnic lunches and snacks and headed for Sequoia National Park. 
We couldn't believe the size of the trees there! It was like they weren't real but apart of some movie set. We walked around and looked at all the wonder of Gods creations and just enjoyed the very nice non-humid weather, and had a lot of fun.
There were lots of places to stop along the roads to look out and take pictures, which was a good thing because the roads were VERY curvy and winding so some of us were feeling a bit queasy.
We drove back to Fresno and had dinner, and found a hotel. We were so tired that we just crashed and when the alarm went off at 7am to get going again we all slept right through it. So we were a little later getting out than planned. Our next stop was Yosemite National park. It was a lot more crowded and it took us awhile to drive through it and find a place to park and have lunch. It reminded me of driving through Yellowstone last year. bumper to bumper traffic and the road construction that seems to always be going on didn't help. But we had a fun time on the trails and saw some very impressive water falls. So far everything was going great, the kids were being so good and we were all having fun!
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