Hiking - June 2010

We headed for a little family hike. The plan was for Ben to ride his bike while we pushed Summer in the jogger. Unfortunately once we arrived we realized the jogger tires were flat and we didn't have a pump. So Brian and I took turns giving Summer shoulder rides, piggy back rides and letting her jog alonge. Needless to say; we all got a great workout!

Summer loved looking for bugs and playing around with sticks.

Off we go to find the caves.

We found them and they look like lots of fun!

Hiking Continued - June 2010

The loved the cave - it is small and clean and perfect for small kids.

There goes Summer - exploring the different areas.

And her unique way of sliding down to the next cave...

Time to head back - they look a little hot and grumpy....

Nothing a nice snack, water and a seat in the shade can't fix.

Living the Life in Huntington Beach

We love where we live!! We have 3 favorite beaches we like to go to and this is one of them - Huntington State Beach off Magnolia. The kids love to jump in the waves, play in the sand.....and eat snacks. It would pretty much rock their world is I forgot snacks - trust me!

Summer is our water girl and will get into the water no matter how cold it is. Here she is taking a break before she heads on in again.They are finally at an age where I can enjoy just watching them play - it's so nice and so fun to see them running around having a good time.

Long Beach - Queen Mary

Mom helped Brian with the kids while I was on my sisters trip. When I got back we wanted to go do something fun so we took the kids on a harbor cruise in Long Beach. The cruise was about an hour and it took us along the harbor. It was pretty interesting and fun to be out on the water.A flash of dimples from Summer:

We loved looking at the harbor seals.

Below is a shot of the Queen Mary:

Afterward we headed home along highway 1. We stopped and had some burgers at In n Out and then finished the drive home looking at the views of the ocean. I'm so lucky to have the world's best mom who is always up for some fun and always so good and helpful with my kids. THANKS MOM!!

June 2010 - Ben's Birthday Present

We bought Ben a bike for his birthday. Can you tell he's excited? He calls it his "Jet" since that is they style of the bike. He loves riding bikes and his other was so small so it was time to upgrade.

June 2010 - Happy Birthday Ben!!

We had a birthday party at the park for Ben's 6th birthday. Here's a picture of all of his best buddies: Park parties are the best: Pizza for the kids, salad for the mom's and lots of yummy cupcakes!

Ben wanted cupcakes this year so I took the easy route and bought them at Costco - they are HUGE - think cupcakes on steriods. But they are also really yummy!

Summer and Peyton eating and playing with their cupcakes. Peytie is Summer's best buddy. They have known each other since they were 3 months old.

Ben was so psyched to get this Iron Man car! He had a fun birthday! I can't believe he is 6!!!!