Beach day

Headed out to the beach this past weekend. Traffic was terrible and the weather ended up being overcast once we got there. Then it had to be one of the most crowded days at the beach and on the way home, they closed the highway we take to get home!

Aside from all of the chaos, the kids had a really fun time playing in the water and the sand! Planning on trying to go again before the kids start school in a few weeks!

Painting

We had SO much work to do at our condo in such a short amount of time! Our previous renters did not take care of it and it was a MESS! The kids were super excited that Daddy let them help with the paint in one of the rooms. Everyone had fun and worked hard. They were all so serious about doing a good job. I think in the end it actually helped Daddy with that part of the wall. So glad that we're done fixing things and have new renters in there now. Hopefully they will take much better care of things.

We have another swimmer...

We've spend a lot of time at the pool and beach club this summer, and Brooklyn finally learned that she can go under water. She LOVES being in the water!

Boy Scout Hike

We decided to tag-a-long on a boy scout hike since Brandon will be in Tiger Cubs in the fall. There were'nt any other boys there his age, so we decided to head up our own hike. It was a rough start for Brooklyn because she was just too tired to walk LOL but once we found some rocks to climb on, she was fine! We had a great time and stopped for ice cream on the way home!

All Star Game Fun Run

Brian signed us all up for the Fun Run at the Angels Stadium. Brian and his Dad did the 5k run and his mom and I took the kids on the 1 mile walk. It was so much fun hanging out and walking around the stadium. Brian was excited to meet Tim Salmon. Both Brandon and Brian got their medals from him at the finish line!

Birthday party fun

Kids had a great time at their friend Ashe's birthday party. Can't get much better than playing at the park, eating cake and getting your face painted!!

4th of July weekend

What a great holiday weekend! On Friday afternoon we headed down to the local townsquare park to watch a concert. Our church teamed up with the murrieta food pantry and for just 5 cans of food or dry goods, the kids got to jump in the bounce house and get a free icee! And that also included entertainment! There was a band there called Mission 6 and a family comedian came as well. I was super encouraged by the band and I bet tons of other kids and families were too. They started playing together in 5th grade and now they're 15 years old. Such a passion to tell other kids about their relationship with Jesus and all God's GREAT plans for them! I'm hoping that my kiddos caught on to some of what they were saying in between bounce sessions.


My sister and her family came with us too, which added to the fun.
We watched the sun go down and Melanie had to get a picture of it! It was really a fun night.


The next day we headed out to Grammy's house to celebrate the 4th of July...and her birthday! The kids ran around in the backyard all day! They dug holes out in the garden, played on the slides and spent a lot of time on the swings. The adults did lots of eating and squeezed in a poker game or two! It's always such a blessing to spend time with family!
I think that this is why Brandon now holds up the peace sign in just about every picture LOL He loves his older cousin!