Friday, May 13, 2011

Then the FUN!!

When the work was done, we went to San Francisco and Pacifica for the last 2 days of the break. It was rather cold and windy both days but we still enjoyed it as best we could. That's the Golden Gate in the background. Kasen missed it. He slept this whole time on Terry.
We found quite a few dead crabs and crab shells like the one Tyden has but it was the best when Terry caught a live, 3in., crab with his fishing pole and new crab trap!
It's never to cold to chase the waves with Uncle Tom!!

This is at the Pacifica Pier (above) Below is a wildlife reserve that we like to frequent.
We all enjoyed exploring but Kasen was very interested in what dad had to show. As you can see from Tayla's hair in the background, it was VERY windy and that did take away some of the fun. :(
Tyden ended up in a little more than he would have liked, but still came away smiling!
Everyone enjoyed stomping through the tide pools.
I think that they found something good. There were always trying to make the annenamies eat things.
This is Cypress Hill on the cypress hill :)
There were multiple chicken fights held in the hotel pool that evening. I think that Tayla and Nick have to be deamed the winners.
Everyone enjoyed the nice heated, indoor pool in the evening and the next morning, especially since it was so cold at the ocean.


Inside our hotel after our morning swim.
Out hotel, which the kids say was the best part :)
Trying to use the umbrellas to block the wind instead of the sun. Not working well enough :) We had a great time though, swam, walked, BBQ, flying kites, fishing, the whole nine yards!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Work first!

We just finished Spring Break and it was a good one! Before we could play though, we had to get some work done. The kids refinished their swings, with the usual colors, and we, with the help of Grandpa, put in a few extra sprinklers. We also got our weeds rotatilled up and new grass seed planted. It's only taken us 2 whole years to get our act together and act like we really own our yard :) The jobs go so much faster when you have such good helpers!

We just LOVE helping Grandpa!!