Lil' Biggs

We took the kids to Lil' Biggs with their cousins and they had hours o' fun! They played dress up, rode the carousel, jumped in the bounce house and played in the sandbox. It was fabulous for them...of course the day AFTER we went, the radio station announced it was free day. Nice.

Old Friends

My friend, Amy, and I have been friends for 18 years. Wow, when you say that out loud it seems like a LONG time. Anywho, she still lives in Colorado Springs and it is always fun to get together. We took the kids over to the playground and then out to Red Robin for a rockin' good time! Our girls, Cambria and Alyssa, are about a year apart in age, but just about the same size. Such beauties!

Hangin' out on the boat

Day 3 - another driving day

Today we succeeded in getting 2/3 of the crew to take a nap. Good thing too, because if I heard "how much longer?" one more time, I may have had to jump out the window...it could have gone very badly.

Day 2 - Pit Stop in Utah

We figured it would be more fun for the kids if we didn't have to drive 2 days in a row to get to Colorado. Our pit stop occured in SLC and since it was 95 degrees, we headed over to Raging Waters. We lathered up completely with sunscreen, because the last thing we wanted was to sit in the car for 8 more hours with sunburns. Thankfully, no one got even a little burned. Hooray for Coppertone!

Colorado Trip - Day 1

Here's what it looks like while we are in the car. Pretty exciting. 12 1/2 hours after we left Marina, we arrived in Salt Lake City, UT. Only 740 tears, 6 potty stops, 9 million "are we there yet" comments, and 500 goldfish crackers were required for this part of the trip. Good thing we only had one more day of driving to reach our destination.

My latest crafty endeavor

I have had this idea in my head for about 4 years, and I finally got it done, with a little help from Gav-o. Here is the end result, I think it turned out pretty good.

Modified Bath Time

We don't have a bathtub in our new house. It was pretty upsetting for the kids, all of whom love the bath. I found a little (baby) blow up tub packed away with some old baby stuff and thought I could drag that out. It was quite a hit for Cambria. At one point she had about 17 bath toys in there with her. Needless to say, it was a bit cramped.

Carsky's 5!

Yesterday was Carson's birthday and it was full of entertainment and delight! I taught preschool in the morning and kept all those kids for the party. I thought it would be fun to invite all the moms and any siblings that were at home to come too. It was fun, but so crazy!! 23 people including me; the majority of them under 5. Good times, good times.







For dinner it was the birthday boy's choice - McDonald's...mmm, my favorite. We got some ice cream at the end, so it made it all worth it!

Cambria's new 'do

A few weeks ago, Cambria's hair was making me crazy. The curls and the moppiness in her face were enough to make me want to shave it. Thankfully, I remained calm and only needed to cut it to a bob. Here are the results, minus a front shot because she kept turning her head.

Our beautiful weather

Monterey is not known for its super warm temperatures. Mostly because it doesn't have them. However, this week has been so fabulous that we've been to the beach for the last two days and been able to play in the water. The kids had so much fun playing with their friends and I, of course, had fun chatting with mine.

Cambria with our friend, Siena being protected from the sun.

Daily 5

Clint and I were just going through our pictures and we were picking out some of our favorites. Here's today's selections:

Late..pardon, Ladies Night

Last night, my friend had a Ladies Night at her house for anyone from church who wanted to come. We ordered Chinese and had some good laughs, blah blah blah, I got home at 1:25 am. What the heck? Do I still think I'm 20? I don't know what I was thinking, but when Cambria came into my room at 5:00 am, it reminded me that I am, in fact, not 20. I am so tired and yet here I sit, at my computer, instead of asleep in my bed. It's not right. Actually, it's quite wrong...

Cub Scout fun

Gavin had his first Cub Scout Pack meeting and received his first awards. It was very exciting for him. Also, I was unaware that he had to be flipped upside down to have the award pinned on. It was rather disconcerting to see myself struggle with that crazy pin while my child's face turned redder and redder. Ahh, good times, good times.

Disappointment

I took the boys to see Speed Racer today. The movie was not a disappointment, it was good...the trailers were a different story. I agreed to take them because I read that the trailer for Twilight was supposed to be shown before Speed Racer. Hooray, Twilight! Well, and this is where the disappoinment set in, The trailers finished and there was none for Twilight. Argh!!! It was rather upsetting. I guess maybe I'll take them again and hope it pops up next time. Here's hopin'!