Carpentaria to El Captain beach

Today, July 18, 2012 we had out to go camping up at El Captain. However, check in wasn’t until 3pm. So we head it out early and played at Carpentaria. Boogie boarding, eating sand and digging were the highlights.  Jayna learned how not to put on a wet suit.

Jayna and Dad (Look Grandpa no hands!!)

Our fearless Ethan boogie boarding for the 1st time on the wave breaks!

After a great day in Carpentaria were off to El Captain!! We got one of the same came sites as last year. With the kids favorite climbing tree!

The kids even got so dancing in and the our camping neighbors were so kind to provide the music!

Kaitlyn’s Baptism

David and Tanya’s family drove back up here from Texas on the 12th ish of this month just in time for Kaitlyn to be baptized a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.. It was a small attendance immediate family.

• Mom and Dad
• Me, David & Tanya and their 5 kids
• Uncle Jim and Aunt Sue
• Aunt Karen, Uncle Scott, Catherina and Emily
• Grandma and Grandpa P.
• Nancy (Tanya’s mom(, Greg (Tanya's brother) and Greg’s friend.
• Rachel, Cory and Jocelyn

Kaitlyn was very excited for this day. She had everything planned out well in advance. Mom and Christian gave very good talks on Baptism and the Holy Ghost. Rachel and Jayna sang Search, Ponder and Pray. Jayna also did an excellent job leading the music.

Christian thought he would seek into the picture…really Christian!

Beach Day

It was cloudy, humid and 90 degrees in Simi on Thursday, July 12th. So we decided to head down to Silver Strand Beach in Oxnard. Where it was cloudy, breezy and 68 degrees. Not my personal ideal beach day but I was a team player and head out with the family. David and Tanya our down for 2 weeks and Rachel, Cory and Jocelyn are here for a week. Rachel and Jocelyn meet us there.

4th of July!!!

Shannan and I decided to head over to the firework show at the Cochran building because the word on the street was it got pretty crowd at 6pm. Yeah we showed up and no one was there. We would have been fine showing up at 5pm. Oh will we got a free lei from Sister Ae for being one of the first ones there!!

Nothing says July 4th like Irish music at fireworks…ummm…

or a little Pirates of the Caribbean

Oh so we are American!

and the Big Final. so but the memory card got full!!

29 Days in Counting!!!

London 2012 Summer Olympics are just around the corner! Are you ready?

WE GOT THE CUP!!!

My brother David only had one Birthday present he wanted this year!!

We like to thank the Devils for bad sportsmanship!

WE GOT THE CUP!!

Playtime!!!

Since the LA Kings won the playoffs. David and his family decided they had to come early to watch the Kings play in the Stanley Cup!  (more on the games later) Why yes the little ones had hot chocolate when it was 70 degreeish outside!

I found this cool cheap homemade catapult game on Pintrest.

Very easy to make.

• Block of wood
• 1 wooden clothes pin (I used 2 gave it more support and durability)
• large tongue dispenser
• 2 litter bottle cap
  
  

Use hot glue,

1. Glue clothespins to wood block
2. glue tongue displaener on clothes pins
3. glue cap on tongue dispenser (about 1 inch away from end, to give a little leverage)
4. make a small enough tape ball or crumped paper ball
5. Write 5, 10, 20 , 25 on 4 paper plates to score points.
6. HAVE FUN!!

I gave Kaitlyn, Ethan and Audrey 3 chance than the switched players. They played to 100pts.

Just because Ethan wanted a picture!!!

Happy Birthday Nadeyah!

After going to LA Live to watch the game. The car Nadeyah was in stopped at Carl’s Jr. and picked up one of their mini chocolate cakes for Nadeyah’s birthday. We got to sing her a birthday song!!!

Go Kings Go

I went to game 4 (June 6th) with David, Tanya, Christian, Jayna, Bo, Laura, Nadeyah and Megan. David and Bo actually went into the Staple Center to watch the game. 

The rest of us watch at LA Live Plaza at Lucky Strike.

This was game 4 as I mentioned above against the New Jersey Devils. The Kings were only one win away for winning the Stanely Cup! It was a disappointing game the Kings lost. 

So on to game 5 in NJ.

(they lost game 5, head back to LA, June 11th)

I blame it on the office party that decided it was a good idea to have a party reservation in the middle of the 3rd period and stand the whole time they were bowling. A really you can't tell me they didn't know what was going in on the plaza and Staples Center! 

They weren't even their for the game!

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!

My nieces request for her birthday desert over Skype yesturday for Saturday
Double Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Filling and Chocolate Frosting, Chocolate cover strawberries and pretzels, and lets not forget Chocolate M&M's.

Do you see a theme here?

She got her cake and ice cream!

Yep my finger was in the way of the flash!

and her chocolate cover strawberries!