Park Play

Just hanging around at a park after swim lessons and before errands with Mama.

Number Sixteen

Mama and Daddy celebrated their 16th anniversary by taking a drive up to Stone Brewing's World Bistro and Gardens.  Of course CJ and McKenna joined us.

Out and About

Aunt A is in town so we met up with her for two of our favorite things - pizza and beer!

(followed by frozen yogurt, of course)

CJ's Summer Projects

The Doggie Daycare.  She started this project at the house, using the styrofoam from the new microwave.  She brought it back to the apartment so Cooper and Twinkle Peanut could enjoy all the rooms and the doggie treat area.  It's only $5/week so we plan on sending B there a lot this year!

The "Candy of the City" store.

This is one of CJ's more extravagant inventions.  She started a candy store on the coffee table.

She drew and cut out all sorts of candy and treats to buy from popcorn to chocolate bars to tootsie rolls.

Then she added credit cards and a machine to swipe it through.  This one keeps growing.

The Sun Adventures.

CJ wrote and illustrated this great book about going to the beach with Mama.

Of course it has an author's note on the back.

One night she made us all crowns.

Mama got the beach lover one.

Daddy got a special drawing, inspired by a Trader Joe's sticker.

And CJ even created a chart to track

How Mane Huming Brids We See

(How Many Hummingbirds We See)

Thank Goodness we brought pens and paper with us!

Swim Lessons

We found a local, outdoor pool that offered swim lessons for CJ.  She's been doing great.  Really learning her front crawl and after some practice sessions at the apartment pool she decided she isn't scared of swimming the in the deep end any longer.

Another Day at the Beach

The Zoo

We've visited San Diego twice and spent some time here now, but most of it has been working on move-related things with the exception of a few trips to the beach.

Today CJ and Mama plunged into a new membership at the zoo and went to check it out.  It's huge.  We took the Skyfari to the far side and made our way back checking out all the animals.  It was warm so after an ice cream to keep us moving, we got back to work looking at the animals.

CJ loved the pandas, but they were both sleeping.  We both thought the new leopard babies were adorable (although hard to get a good picture of).  As we were about to exit, we came across a concert and hula hoop activity.  Then we left and on our way to the car we found a carousel that CJ wanted to ride.  Quite a fun day.

Hummingbirds

We kept noticing hummingbirds flying outside our windows at the apartment so Mama and CJ picked up a hummingbird feeder.  Daddy came up with the clever mop handle hanging structure and once we got the nectar mix strong enough, the feeder was buzzing with activity.

Out and About

McKenna and her dog, Cooper, joined us for a day out in the City.  We hit the Farmer's Market where we tried to stay cool with refreshments and then ran by the Lego store for an errand on our way home.

Coronado

Today we hit one of the best beaches in America - Coronado.

We were hoping we'd found a place, where we could bring a dog and Daddy could surf.

There were tons of dogs and Little B forgot her age a couple of times and tried to join in the action.

But the conditions weren't great for surfing so Daddy stayed dry.

CJ had a blast as usual, although didn't go out of her way to make any new friends today.

And Then There Was Cake

Presents too!

Meet McKenna

The plan was to follow up our shopping trip with swimming in the pool and hot dogs on the grill.  Traffic from LA back south was very heavy and we got back a bit later than planned so we decided to skip the swimming.  Daddy manned the grill and McKenna joined us for the meal.  As the sun went down, it cooled off so we headed back inside for the rest of the celebration.

Another Park, Another Friend

Mama can't believe she only has one picture from this park.  CJ and I spent some time there in between looking at a couple of houses.  She met a friend right off the bat.  If only it was so easy for adults to make friends.  They had a great time playing "the birthday game".

Local Playground

CJ and Mama headed out for a walk to find the local playground.  It's small, but fun.  Has a view over the apartments.  You just have to watch out for rattlesnakes!