Whaler's Cabin

Whaler's Cabin looks pretty good for being built in the 1850s.............

Just Give Me A Reason

I love the way Pink and Nate Ruess, lead singer from Fun, harmonize together on "Just Give Me A Reason." This is one powerful video, and not just because Pink's making out with her Hubby, Carey Hart, in it :p .....

Chompy The Shark

This totally freaks me out!  Especially IF it's real.......

Soccer Saturday

Gio signed up for soccer but everyday after school he either wants to ride his skateboard or play baseball. Um.

Sliding Down Sand Berms

Is there anything better than sliding down sand berms at the beach after a day of school?

Point Lobos

Looking North towards Carmel from Point Lobos.

Colors of Point Lobos

I've been doing a lot of hiking in Point Lobos lately, so you'll be seeing a lot of pictures from there. I seem to have more time for taking photos than writing these days........

Two of my FAVORITE Cuddlers Cuddling

Worry About Yourself!

I. Love. This.

And not just because when I hear:

"Mom, Gio isn't getting ready for school.".

OR

"Vinny didn't have to do his chores."

My reply is always:

"Worry about yourself."

First Communion

Gio made his First Communion today. Congratulations!

The Tech Challenge

Vinny and his buddies participated in the 26th Annual Tech Challenge hosted by the The Tech Museum of Innovation.

They worked hard on their project for several months, and they had A Lot of parental support. Great job everyone!

Legoland Dinosaur

We found A LOT of dinosaurs on our vacation. Which is great because someone, Gio, is really into dinosaurs this week..............

Lap of Love

I love this!

I LOVE Trestles

I rode my bike to Trestles everyday except for one day due to Mother Nature and her band of Gale Force Winds. The waves were so fun and THERAPEUTIC! I really needed that.

Thank you Trestles!

Also, thank you roommates for waiting for me to come back from surfing each day while we were on vacation. Y'all are patient!

San Diego Museum of Natural History at Balboa Park

We got lucky and scored at the San Diego Museum of Natural History in Balboa Park with 2 dinosaur exhibits!

The dinosaurs are alive!

Legoland Star Wars

I guess these guys both like Star Wars........

More Legoland

Oh yeah, here's photographic evidence that I was at Legoland too, and not surfing Trestles during the entire vacation.

Legoland Again!

The great thing about Legoland is kids play, while parents wait IN LINE. Wait a second? Actually the lines were not too long on either of the days we visited Legoland.

Somehow on this ride, Gio and Hubby managed to splash Vinny and I with their boat. I'm sure it was no accident and that they had it all planned out.....

But it's ok, they were punished accordingly for getting us wet!

While Gio and Hubby were in shackles, Vinny and I enjoyed Happy Hour with some lego mini figures.

The boys in the bubble.

Legoland tourists.

Old Town, San Diego

Gio was amazed he could actually sit in the covered wagon!Vinny is way too cool for that, apparently.

One of my favorite saints, Mother Mary.

Beautiful Bougainvillea

San Clemente Pier

Tonight we had dinner across from the San Clemente Pier. Vinny was pleased with his fish and chips, especially after topping it off with a taco..........
 

Looking back at San Clemente from the pier.

Swinging on the beach in San Clemente.

Bird's eye view of surfing from the San Clemente Pier.

Balboa Park, San Diego

I found this beautiful flower in the Rose Garden at Balboa Park in San Diego.

People Made Out of Legos

It looks as if Gio has found himself a new family. And they drive a Volvo......

Tweenage Driver

Two words: Uh oh.

Trestles

9 a.m. Leaving for San Clemente!

Internet, it's Spring Break. Miracuously, we left for San Clemente at 9 a.m. and arrived by 4 p.m. THE SAME DAY!

We checked into our room, and we were on the beach and surfing TRESTLES by 6 p.m. THE SAME DAY!

Wooooooooooohoooooooo!

Or should I say Wahoo? Since that's where we ended up for dinner after surfing TRESTLES, my favorite surf spot in California.

Soccer Saturday

Internet, it's Gio's first soccer game, ever!

Douglas Iris Point Lobos

Point Lobos Old Dinosaur

Internet, this is the famous Dinosaur of Point Lobos!

Roar!

In The Library

Photo by The Librarian, of course.

Gio, hanging in the middle school library, the coolest library ever, waiting for Daddy to get out of a meeting.

The Dalai Lizard

Gio's science teacher has the coolest lizard.

Lizzy The Science Lizard calmly sits on the teacher's shoulder during the lesson, which is amazingly exciting for the kids.

"She's going to jump off your shoulder!" shout the kids, every 5 seconds...........

Lizzy The Lizard let's the kids hold her and pet her. She's so patient with them. I've never been more impressed with a lizard.

She's Lizzy the Dalai Lizard.

Easter Hike

We went on a family adventure hike at Point Lobos for Easter, lead by the most amazing docent, My Mom, ever.

It was AWESOME!

Here are some pics.