Day 7 - when we first drove downtown last night, I was very hesitant about being in this big city by myself with two little boys. Upon awaking this morning however, I felt much more confident that the kids and I could handle this busy place. We had a long discussion about the importance of staying right at my side while downtown. We talked about how to handle strange people, not staring, not having to be the first to push the crosswalk button and holding my hand ...

Day 6 - Carson and I woke up at the same time and crawled out of the tent. Once the coffee and cocoa were made Bodie crawled out I the tent and immediately the stick swords returned and the boys were off to fight whatever evil lurked behind the trees. Given that it is Sunday in the middle of summer, I decided that going into Yosemite Valley would be more headache than it was worth. There is always a ton of traffic and people besides the fact that the boys would s...