Beach Day

This Saturday David and I spent the afternoon that that beach


....and it was so wonderful!

We took our beach bag full with a frisabee (still unused) and football (also untouched) more sunscreen that I have ever used in my life collectively (all on my fair skinned hubby) books (David is reading the 1000 page extended version of the life of John D. Rockefeller, that he began on the honeymoon. I read the Memory Keepers Daughter.) sandwiches and sunglasses. I think so often we get caught up in the rush of life that we forget to enjoy where we live. California is so beautiful and Saturday was the day we took full advantage of the "premium" as David calls the high cost of living, that we pay. I am so thankful to live here, with my wonderful husband, my mother, brother and sister in law (and the babies) so near. And I can not wait for my other sisters to join the good life...Kelly the countdown has begun. Katie...this is a not so subtle hint!

Scottie James

A few weeks ago we had Scottie James, my brother's four (almost five) year old son, over to our house for a sleepover. We had a great time! On Friday afternoon we took Scottie to the kids bike park in our neighborhood association. It is a big gated area that is completely fenced in, paved "streets" to ride on, a "gas-station" to fill up at and a playground. That night we watched Wolverine (which was the only thing Scottie could remember the next day), and stayed up way to late (9pm).

The next morning we had waffles and then went on a hot air balloon ride! (I was corrected...it is a Helium balloon, not hot air)

All around it was a great weekend and we can't wait to have him over again