The last hurrahs of summer!

Summer is finally coming to a close. It is hard to believe that summer is winding down since the weather is so wretchedly hot. It's also my 100th post. Pretty amazing. I didn't think I would keep this up, but I have really enjoyed doing the blog. We have had a fun last few days despite the heat.

Last weekend Damon was going to be really busy with Luaus so I took the kids up to Mortensen Manor for some quality bonding time with their cousins. They ate sour dough waffles, played with the chickens, ran amok in the basement and went swimming. Lily is swimming all over the place and went of the diving board all by herself. It was amazing. They loved it and I enjoyed not having to entertain them all the time.

Monday we went to the pool with our friends, the Shoff's. We tried to stay cool and relax. Even being outside in the morning is hot. We have all gotten nice and brown this summer from hanging out at the beach and the pool so much. It will be kind of sad when school starts.

Tuesday we declared it "Mom's day" and we got two sitters and sent all the kids to the Shoff's. Erika, Dianne and I went and saw, "Julie and Julia". It was cute. I liked it better than the book. We had a leisurely lunch afterwards. I think we all enjoyed being out.

Wednesday was lesson day. I had so many piano lessons. The boys had theirs too so the piano was going non-stop. I was also thrown a bit of a curve ball in all my careful planning so that had to be addressed too. It all worked out though. Adam also got his two front teeth pulled out. He looks so different and his smile is different, but he is still our same Adam. To make everything all better we went to Jamba Juice.

Today we spent another rather hot and humid day at Sea World. The crowds were small and the kids were good. We didn't see any shows, but saw all the fun animals and went on Journey to Atlantis. Adam and Hayes got drenched, but I didn't get a spot on me. Adam was prepared. He wore his swim suit. We fed the sea lions and I got yelled at for having the dolphins do tricks. We came home hot and exhausted and had breakfast for dinner. Who doesn't love that?Stay tuned for Mom's last hurrah of summer!! Now that should be a good post.

Our Week in review

We have had a busy week, but fun week. Here are some pictures to let you know what we have been up to.

We went to the beach on Saturday. Damon and I tried surfing for the first time and totally loved it. Neither of us got up for more than a few seconds, but we can't wait to get better at it.

Adam finally lost another tooth. The dentist is pulling out his top two next week if he doesn't wiggle them out before then.

Noah had pac meeting and earned some sort of belt loop. He was very excited about that.

We went to one of Damon's Luaus that he had during the week. Like father like son doing the Haka!

So sexy! 'nough said!!

We went to the beach again on Thursday since San Diego has decided to turn in to Phoenix. We have had record heat. We have reached over 100*F. It's crazy. Even the beach was hot today! We managed to have fun anyway and Noah and Adam got some good waves. Lily even rode the board a couple of times.

Stay tuned for... the last week of summer:)

Happy Anniversary

To my Main Squeeze,

Happy Anniversary, August 20th. I can't believe it has been 11 years. Time has flown by. I love you more than I did back then. I understand love more than I did back then. I am happy that you are mine and I don't have to share, well, except with the kids. Thanks for being my iron rod. The pop in my corn, the butter on my toast and most importantly the milk in my cereal.

Happy Anniversary Lovey! I love You! You are the best. Can't wait for the next 11 years.

California Adventures!

We headed out to the Magic Kingdom on Wednesday. We spent the whole day in California Adventure. Adam is hilarious to go with to the park. He is such a little thrill seeker. We went on all the great rides. Lily was able to talk with Crush the turtle. We went back to the hotel for a swim and I had to pick up Damon from the train station. He didn't want to have two cars down there.

We headed back to the park and watched the Electrical Parade and went on more fun rides. Damon was so tired that when we were watching the parade and sitting on the ground he used Lily's stroller as a chair. Lily will go on Soarin' over California and love it until the end when they turn off all the lights. She starts screaming. She loves that she is tall enough to go on most of the rides. She finally hit that 40 inch mark.

The next morning we woke up, well some of us did. Adam slept in. I took Lily and Noah to Disneyland with our friends. Damon and Adam met us later. We hit all the fun rides and didn't have to wait in to many long lines due to Pete's ridemax schedule. We spent the afternoon at the pool again for some down time. Damon and I took the kids to Rainforest Cafe for lunch. We had a fun time there. The kids love all the stuff in there.

We went back to the park and finished off all the rides. Lily was able to go on Star Tours, Big Thunder and Space Mountain. She chose not to go on Space though. Adam was happy to be tall enough to go on Indiana Jones. He loved it. I think I had my eyes closed for all of it. Our friends watched our kids that night so Damon and I could spend some time there by ourselves. We watched the fireworks and went on Pirates.

On our way home from Disneyland we stopped in Newport Beach to visit the stomping grounds of our youth. We went to the fun zone and let the kids eat ice cream, play in the arcade and ride the ferris wheel. They got rid of the bumper cars and we were sad about that.

We are happy to be home now and are all very tired. We had a great time with our friends, but are ready for some R&R. I think I am almost ready for school to start again.

Sea World

We went to Sea World today to hang out with the sea life. We saw all the great shows and I finally go to ride on Journey to Atlantis. I brought a towel with me just in case. I used it to dry the seat off before I sat in it. I didn't want to walk around with a wet muli. Unfortunately I had to leave early with Adam and Lily. Adam had an asthma attack the night before and was rather tired and I wasn't going to leave Lily with anyone. Noah got to stay late and hang out with our friends from Oregon. We had lots of fun. I am amazed by all the sea life that is there. They are pretty spectacular. I didn't take a lot of pictures. I don't know why.

next stop... Disneyland!! (I am tired already thinking about it)

SoCal Fun!

We have been busy with our friends from Oregon the past couple of days. Julie and I have been shopping up a storm to find stuff for the house. Friday's big find was a bookshelf for the living room. I was so excited about that.


Friday afternoon we headed downtown and went to the Midway Museum. We had never been there before and still can't believe how big that ship is. We also couldn't believe how small the living quarters were. We loved being up on the flight deck looking at all the planes. Carriers are just amazing ships.
In the Brig!

Friday night we went out to this place call Pei Wei. It was way yummy and we managed to get in a few chuckles. Damon ran into a racquetball wall during the day and had a big bump on his eyebrow. He looked very formidable. We did some more furniture shopping. I think the sales people were happy to see us go after all the comments that Pete and Damon made about every piece of furniture. Some of it was pretty ugly.
Saturday morning was spent doing some quick home improvement stuff and then we were off to Del Mar. Well, not Damon. He had to luau's to work at in Orange County. We managed to have fun without him. It was a lovely day for the beach and I even got on the boogie board to catch some waves. We ended up bringing more sand home than I would have preferred, but it was worth it.

Lily got her first haircut Saturday afternoon. Just 2 inches. I couldn't handle anything more than that. We sure do love having our friends here. Stay tuned for more SoCal fun.

Happy Birthday Adam

Adam's 7th birthday came and went. We can't believe our Mookie is 7. He has been such a joy (and a bit of a challenge) since he entered our family. We are so glad he did though because he makes us all laugh. He is such a fun loving, easy going kid who has a great enthusiasm for life. I wish we could all love life as much as he does.

For Adam's birthday we went to the movies as well as the pool. We had chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast and pizza for dinner (no surprise there). Our friends from Oregon are in town and were able to celebrate another birthday with us. What a treat.

Happy birthday Adam! We love you.

On a side note, today is my Grandmother's birthday. She past away 12 years ago this week. She was the nicest person I knew and I still miss her. I wish she were still here. She would have really liked Adam. Happy birthday Grandma!