(old pictures not here anymore)

Justin swimming- he doesn't go in the water without his goggles!


We met up with my friend and her kids visiting from AZ - I didnt' get pictures of any of the other kids but it was Faith's first time at the beach since walking... she enjoyed it for the most part but was done after about 45 mins.

We visited my parents for a few days last week. The kids did lots of swimming and got worn out. Then they got to watch cable TV - all 3 of them on the couch - trying not to fall asleep!

CAMPING

We finally got to go camping. really the summer is flying by. The big kids are only off for about 5.5 weeks and it seems something is happening almost every week. They're having fun with it all.

We went camping in the mountains near us. It was warm and VERY dusty with a lot of flies. The flies really bugged Faith - mainly because she doesn't know how to get them out of her face. The kids did have lots of fun.
On a hike. The view was lovely, but it was a little hot outside of the shade.

A lot of trees had these woodpecker holes in them with lots of acorns stuffed into the holes. Justin really found these interesting (so did us grownups)

The 2nd day we were all a little bored so we drove into Julian via the back route. It wasn't too far and a lovely drive. J got a little sick and spent most of this time in the car, but the kids and I had some fun in the town.

Summer Beach Days... The kids love going to the beach. Faith isn't too crazy about it, so we try to do it on a day that she's not with us. The kids had a blast this day.

4th of JULY

I worked July 3rd at night so I took a nap in the morning and the kids had daddy time. Then in the late afternoon we went to our friends' house for an annual party. The kids had so much fun!

They had a game where the kids (and later dads) had to try to get an Oreo cookie off their foreheads. Justin was appalled that they even asked him to lick an Oreo and put it on his face, but Paige was all game for it!