Queen Califa

Cole attended Cub Day Camp and Tyler and some friends went to basketball camp. Basketball camp ended an hour before Cub Camp so one day, while waiting for Cole, we headed over to Queen Califa's Magic Circle. It is an enormous art installation by Nikki de Saint Phalle in Esc.'s Kit Carson Park.

Cole's Head

Cole has an um... you know what on his head. At Cub Scout Camp, Cole stuck a popper onto his head. He still has a circle on his forehead and it has been there for four days. Poppers are like a hollow half sphere and suction to things, like foreheads.

Operation Thin Mint

Addy and I had a Girl's Day out with our friends Meribeth and Rosie. We started at the Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum. A helicopter came and picked up the GS Cookies. There was a band playing and everyone waving flags. It was really Patriotic. We want to sell lots of cookies to go to our Troops next year. Then we headed to Sea Port Village to try on hats and ride the carousel. We ate lunch at Ikea. What a fun Girls Day. We were exhausted!

Father Daughter Dance

Addy and Shawn headed to the Hawaiian themed Daddy Daughter Girls Scout dance. They danced the night away and ate junk.

New Dog

We adopted a Golden Retriever and named him Scout. He had been abandoned at Mission Animal Hospital in Oceanside. Shawn does computer work there. We love Scout. He looks like Molly dog but is white.

Disneyland and a Rainforest

What a birthday!!! We had done Disney's Give a Day, Get a Day by working in a creek area in Vista. Cole and I ended up with poison oak but... It was worth it! We got to go to Disneyland!!! We went for my 23rd...okay 36th birthday. Grandma Wendy came too which is great because Addy won't step near a roller coaster ride. We ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe which I've always wanted to do. I wanted to get back to Disneyland so we didn't get the volcano brownie dessert but Shawn made me one at home. It even had a sparkler to the volcano was erupting. I sure love Disneyland and it was a wonderful treat!!!

Date With Cole

I love to try to go on field trips with my kiddos. Just recently, Cole and I spent the day at Legoland. His class took a class on simple machines where each pair of kids built an amusement park ride out of Legos. I love taking my Legomanic to Legoland. We also went to Pat and Oscar's for dinner and bought a gift for our new nephew/cousin, baby Devin.