Pictures.....Hearst Castle....Highway 1....snow topped Mountain...

Finally...I know! I guess our camera takes too good of pictures that Josh had to do some editing and downsizing on the ones that I wanted to post on here....so if you would like to see it bigger just click on the picture....! I will try and give a short description of each. Enjoy! In case you didn't already know these are taken with the new camera that we got for christmas from my mom and dad! Thank you mommy and daddy! WE LOVE IT! It is a Nikon D90 for you camera folks out there!

Oh and just a little bit of exciting news....I felt the baby for the first time last night....it was WEIRD and exciting...I think Josh was a little sad that he didn't get to feel...he had a huge smile and was asking all these questions about it!

This is just one of the many views along highway 1!
Another Highway 1 view.....

This is the view from our front door...we thought it was neat that the mountains had snow on them!

One of 3 guest houses at Hearst Castle!!!

The view of Hearst Castle on the hill in the distance driving in!

The crazy huge elephant seals we stopped to see along the way...they males come in November and the females arrive in December to give birth by early January!

Waterfall at Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park along Highway 1 in Big Sur!

This was our evening view leaving the castle driving back in land to Highway 101 so I wouldn't be scared driving back on 1 in the dark!

The main dining room at Hearst Castle...decorated for Christmas!

The main house(Casa Grande) at Hearst Castle where William Randolph Hearst stayed in the upper levels and the main dining, meeting room, theater, game room, etc where. It stands 137 feet tall and features 165 rooms and 127 acres of Gardens, terraces, pools and walkways.

The Roman outdoor heated pool in from of the main house.....

New Song

I have added a song to the blog for the Holidays....it is a GREAT song....if you have not heard it before you should take the time to listen to it and the words....we sang it at church this past Sunday and it is now one of my new favorite Christmas songs! I'll be updating again later on our day trip from yesterday!