Jane finally sent me some beach photos from her camera from when we were in Del Mar. They met us for the day and the kids had such a blast. They brought the life saving beach umbrella for poor Aaron, my white husband. And Gunnar boogie boarded for the first time. The beach in Del Mar is awesome because it’s only about 30 yards from the street to the shore. There is no long trek from your car to the water. Jane also brought a kite and the kids absolutely loved it. Perfect kite flying weather.
Remember little Elijah? Well, he’s not so little anymore. We got to babysit him one afternoon. Greta was in her glory, and if it was up to her he would be morbidly obese because she wanted to stick his bottle in his mouth every single second. She loved holding and feeding him. She sang to him. She most definitely would be a good big sister.
This will be my last post for awhile. We are heading here on Saturday, and will be there for a whole week. We are all pretty excited. It will be our last summer getaway before the kids head off to school. I really loved this summer, how instead of heading to Hawaii(although I love it there) we were able to go somewhere closeby every month starting in May when we went to Palm Springs. The kids are all about vacations right now, and of course vacations that involve swimming and beaches, and you can throw in a golf course for Gunnar too. They all understand the concept of hotels and they actually count down the days and nights once we arrive. Usually Sawyer ends up crying on the last night because he knows we’ll be heading home the next day.
So this is our last splurge before one goes off to preschool, one starts Kindergarten, and the other starts SECOND grade! So I hope everyone has a great weekend and a wonderful week next week. I will be bringing my new lens on the trip!!!!!! So, I will hopefully get some dope photos. Did I just write dope? Is that really uncool of me, a 29 year old to use the word dope?
And now, for the little mister.
Once again the kids were pretty hyped to be on a road trip. This again meant a movie in the car and a gas station stopover. On the way up we stopped at this cool old mini mart place that had neon clocks with rain sounds and guns you can buy. Gotta love the 909. When we walked in I told the kids they could each pick out one snack or treat. Whatever they wanted.
Now you have to understand the excitement on these kids faces. When we go to the movies for instance I dole out in little ziploc baggies their m&m treats or their sweet tart treats. We’re talking like 10 pieces each. So that fact that they were allowed to EACH pick out a goodie. Too much to handle! So you’re maybe wondering what snack they would pick. I was anticipating Skittles or Reese’s or Sour Punch Straws. Nope. We ended up with one bag of Cheetos, one bag of Chex Mix and a gatorade. That may clue you in on how exciting chips must be to my children! Cheetos. Seriously. We don’t eat potato chips in this house. Tortilla chips, sure. Smart Puffs. Absolutely. Pirate Booty. Bring it. But Doritos and Cheetos, no chance in . . .
So there we were heading to the Sierra Mountains with our delicious gatorade. But I was secretly happy inside, I’m a Cheetos person myself.
I never knew how many Really Good Fresh Jerky Shops there were between here and Mammoth. A lot. Every road has a big sign advertising jerky. And not just regular beef jerky which apparently is not fresh. This jerky was Really Good, and Fresh.
Here’s some snippets of our time in the car. After the movie was over and when the snow started to surround us.
And some more time in the car.
And my Soso in ski school! He graduated from the Edgie Wedgie. He’s the one in the middle with the tan pants. By the way these videos were all taken with that little HD videocamera I posted about a few days ago. Do you see the snow coming down!
And Gunnar. On Friday he walked into the condo and declared that it was the best day of his life! He couldn’t wait to get out there again the next day. Here he is on one of the runs. This was right before Aaron lost his son. On the mountain. Apparently they had agreed upon a route to go and last minute Gunnar changed his mind and went a different way. Gunnar went all the way down the mountain and couldn’t find his father. So my smart boy found someone who worked there and he “fake cried” so they knew he was lost. He had Aaron’s cell on his lift tag so they called Aaron and they were reunited. Seriously, how do you lose your 7 year old who is learning to snowboard?
Here are a few photos I got to snap of the kids while we were at our family shoot.
. . . hey come on let’s get the show on the road.
I don’t know why we only bowl like once a year, because we really have a good time. I am a little competitive I must admit, and I beat Aaron both times. But the kids enjoyed themselves, and that is truly what counted. Not the fact that I had 40 more points than Aaron.
Since we don’t celebrate Halloween, for reasons you can find on Wikipedia here, we let the kids decide what we do on October 31st. It’s good to be out of the house so we don’t have to worry about all the knocks and demands for candy. So, bowling it was! Funny that 3 other families we know had the same plans, at the same bowling alley!
So I finally got this thing together! I hope this becomes an easy way for all our friends and family to keep tabs on us. I will attempt to update our blog weekly with photos of the kids and what’s going on in our lives. I really hope you enjoy!
