Beach and Zoo

Yesterday was another beach day at Newport and today we went to the Los Angles Zoo. It was quite hot today, but we survived by spraying each other with water bottles and finding shade when possible. It was cool to see all the animals. We stopped on our way home at our favorite burger joint, In N Out. Yay!

Huntington Beach

Today we went down to the beach and ate at Ruby's at the end of the pier. Then played on the beach for a few hours. It was nice weather and very fun to play in the water.

Cali visit

On Monday, we went to the Jurassic store with Aunt Melissa, Heather, Jenna, and Grandpa to check out the reptiles. Not my favorite place. Gavin was very brave and held a python, scorpion,a small turtle that grows to be huge, and a bearded dragon.




Monday night we took the kids to Medieval Times. It is a dinner and a show place. They serve you in a tournament seating area, serve food with no utensils, and put on a show with knights assigned to your section by colors. We had a blue knight. The kids loved it.

Scottsdale

On our travels to California, we stopped in Scottsdale for the weekend with Shane and had a nice relaxing weekend, free of stress and troubles if only for a few hours.

Pre - 4th of July

Tonight Gavin and Sam took some fireworks outside to light off. Being boys, they can not wait for the 4th. Hopefully the house will not burn down before then.

Scout Camp

This week was Gavin's first Scout Camp. We are finally done. Hallelujah!! He did have lots of fun and passed off a lot of things, but we are glad to be done. He was glad he got to be with his cousin, Ethan during lunch time.

Our Utah Trip

Gavin and I went to Utah with one of his Aunt Melissa's and his cousins. We went to "This is the Place" which I have to say Gavin was not looking forward to. But once he was there he said this was the "coolest thing ever". I'm glad he changed his mind. It was great. The kids learned how to make ropes, learned about the medicine of old, met Brigham Young, visited with the animals, and learned more about the pioneers. We did a little shopping damage too. I blew my budget big time.



On the way home, we stopped at both holes in the rock, took a tour, and climbed to the top.





The best part for me was visiting the The Sweet Tooth Fairy store in Provo. We stopped there on the way up and home to get very yummy cupcakes. Love it!!!

First unofficial day of summer

Gavin is so excited to be done with 2nd grade. He had a great teacher even though he says he didn't like her. I think it was because she made him listen and follow rules. I know the two and a half months of summer vacation will go by quickly, but he can't wait to get started. He already asked me today what we were going to do. I told him to use his imagination, but he didn't like that very much. He feels the need to be entertained. Oh well. It might be a long summer break.

Durango

Today we went up to Durango and rode our bikes along the river for at least 6 miles. We stopped at the fish hatchery and then had lunch. It was really nice weather while we were riding and then it poured for 15 minutes while we were eating lunch. Lucky for us. It was a great day.

Smores night

It has been pretty cold and rainy here so Gavin wanted to make some smores. We made them inside with the help of our stove. They tasted almost as good as a campfire.

Piano Recital

Not much has been happening here. My dad did come to visit this last weekend, but I didn't take any pictures, which is awful. Tonight was Gavin's piano recital. He did a really good job, I must say. He has a great teacher with lots of patience. We are proud of him.

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day. I am very grateful, humbled, and excited to be a mother. I am so thankful that I was blessed with Gavin. He and Shane gave me beautiful flowers today. It was perfect. Happy Mother's Day to all!