Rock'n It

We have got a lot of mileage out of these trusty sand castle building tools. They go everywhere with us, and are used in some way every time we go outside.

Nice outline

Recognize this? Hint-start singing to yourself "the circle of life."

Yes, he is actually walking on his own now, I was only helping due to the sand. (of course)

This is Jara doing her gymnastics/penguin slide-flop moves.

Happy, Birthday, Valentine's, President's Day

I like efficiency, killing 2 birds with one stone, you get the idea. So we celebrated jed's b-day, v day and pres day all-in-one, in the Golden State

Newport Beach sunset. Normally I give Jed a bad time for being ADD and not enjoying being lazy on vacation but on this trip I was the one with the problem. This picture was not the classic romantic walk-along the beach pic. 5 minutes before this was taken I was kicking Jed's bootie at cards. Who does that? I must be getting old or non-romantic or both? hmm

My first Ferris wheel ride. Notice the intense look of concentration on my face. I have to stay focused when facing my fears.

Ready for LOST.

My serene meditation pose, aka smoke monster snack

Balboa Harbor

A brief break in our biking journey.

My favorite things about CA...

• Palm trees-I really LIKE palm trees, all kinds. If I were a tattoo kind of girl I'd surely sport a palm tree. Wait maybe I already have one and you don't know. hmm hahaha You will never know.
• Carpool Lanes-I think MV needs one, so I can avoid following giant motorhomes with Idaho license plates down the boulevard going 35 mph. Or other vehicles with similar problems in the winter months
• Beach Cruiser Bikes-you just can't pull that off in the raging NV desert
• Giant Fly Ramps-that would be one of Jed's things, I close my eyes when we drive on one, which is one of the many reasons I am not allowed to drive while in California
• Mexican Food aplenty-who can ever have enough chips and salsa?
  

Complete

It's official. The newest part of the 215 Beltway is finished! Y'all can quit cursing the traffic and road construction crews. The ribbon cutting ceremony was yesterday and there was a little piece on the nightly news you can check out. (watch the video that's where you will see the tall, skinny guy.)

It wouldn't be that exciting, but Jed's company were the contractors for this job. Jed lovingly took temperatures of cement for weeks last year during Christmas. He has pored hours of details and paperwork into this huge project. You always admire something you understand better. Road construction fly over ramps and various other infrastructure are now true works of art to me.

It's always good when you are on the news and it doesn't involve criminal activity or disaster.

100

THE 100th Post




Happy Birthday Jed!

Then & Now

Then:

circa 1997?
Family outing to the river via 4-wheeler (or should I say 4tracker?)

Now:

Carrying on the tradition of dragging my children into remote desert areas, much to their... delight! And mine too!

Thankfully Jara thinks its funny when Jack practices his fencing moves.

And yes, this is what we ALL roll. Maybe its time to upgrade? Or would it be downgrading? hmm