Blazing hot weather = Beach Bound

Courtesy of Jaedyn's photographing skills...



Jaedyn spent most of the time playing in the water by himself...he had a blast.



No, you are not dreaming. Yes, the water is green. It's an algae bloom.


Thankfully Ashlyn has a healthy fear of the water (a little too healthy actually).

This is pretty much how she feels when she gets too close.

Safe and sound in a nice big hole.

There are a few things I love about California beaches...the fact that they are free and the fact that you can always find plenty of sand to sit your bum on.


And a word from the beach bums themselves...

And back to the zoo...again

As Ashlyn attempted her favorite monkey swing on this elephant tusk I was very much hoping that the creators of the elephant kept in mind that there would be 20lb blond monkeys swinging on it...eek!

Jaedyn, pretending to be a seal. It never fails...EVERY time we visit the zoo and he tries to pop his head up through the hole he bumps his head.

Not exactly the look I was going for....

It's all about the Mission day....

We busted on down to our old neck of the woods last weekend and visited the Mission for some delicious eats. I honestly don't think there's anything more delicious than their french toast, and I'm pretty sure that Ashlyn and Jaedyn would agree with me on that. We then hit the road and headed west to Mission Bay for some fun in the mucky sand.

A box and some blueberries

Miss Ashlyn has enjoyed the freedom of helping herself to whatever fruit is on our kitchen table. On this particular day she enjoyed stuffing blueberries in her mouth.


A box and two bananas ready for a ride!

A day at Leo Cabrillo's Ranch

Last week we headed to Leo Cabrillo's Ranch in Carlsbad with Julie, Riley and Cooper. It was a pretty neat place...very rustic with peacocks everywhere. We had a great time walking around on his property (which was huge!).