Van Voris Family Adventures

Inspired by my friends, the Davises, I decided to start a blog, not to mention that it was recommended in my writing class. It's a nice way to keep in contact with everyone and I can show off all our adventures without having to e-mail pictures all over the place.

It's been quite a summer so far, probably one of my busiest yet! We began our summer with a quick trip to Rocky Point, Mexico over Memorial Day weekend. Genna and I went for 3 day with my sister, Michelle. What a blast! We had a condo right on the beach which was b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!!! I hope to stay there again one day. The ocean was a little rough (and cold) for me, but that didn't stop Genna and, consequently, Michelle. We also shopped, built sand castles, took walks and gather sea shells. What a nice way to begin our vacation.

Views from our balcony

The following Monday I began the Mesa Writing Project - a 3-week writing class I was selected for back in April. I learned so much in such a short amount of time and I also made some good friends. We wrote multiple pie ces every day, some got finished and others didn't. We shared our stuff and commented on others' works. We had author visits and explored the writing process. Sounds really boring, but it actually was a lot of fun.

Author Conrad Storad

The evening of last day of the project I flew out to California to meet Michelle, my mom and Genna. They went for the week and I was to join them on the tail end of their trip for a day at Disney. Mom decided not to go with us so it was just Michelle, Genna and me. I didn't think Genna would last the day so I planned on taking her back to the hotel and getting to ride the "big" rides with Michelle at night. But that wasn't the case. Genna stayed up and kept up with us until midnight. We rode all kinds of rides and shopped our wallets dry. On the way home on Sunday there was a little problem with Michelle's brand new car, and we were stuck by the side of I-10 for 4 hours. What a nightmare! We had to stay the night in Blythe, then my dad picked up Michelle and took her to where her car was towed, Indio. (There is no Toyota dealership in Blythe - take note.) Dad came back to Blythe to get me and Genna and he took us to his house where Dirk was waiting. So, my little trip turned into a big hassle, but it was worth it.

The most exciting thing about our trip to Disney is that Michelle, Genna and I became annual pass members! We're already planning to return to Disney in October for Genna's birthday. But, since Dirk is off this week starting Tuesday, we're going back to CA to visit his parents and go to Disney one more time. Maybe I can get Genna on some new rides!

Toontown