Since Brooke has joined the world of email/instant messaging, she has a new hobby of trying to make "faces" with the keyboard symbols. Here is what she has come up with so far (feel free to comment with more that she hasn't learned):
happy face :)
Sad face :(
sticking out tongue :P or :)~
winking ;)
crazy :S
Doh... ><
Hmmm... >> or <<
cat =^..^=
shark (^^^) (it looks like a shark when you IM)
shades :)B (looks like a happy faces with glasses when IMing)
crying :(...
kissing :3
not saying a word :X
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
An awesome day with family
What an amazing day! We went to Dillon Beach with my parents and my sisters family (minus Uncle Mark and Brett, poor Brett had a fever:( ). Dillon Beach is just south of Bodega Bay. It was super windy, but we still had fun. 
Brooke has always wanted to be buried, so Kel, Shay, and Brenna help her with that. :)
Becca, Karlee, and Tori hiding from the wind and trying to stay warm.
Kel and Becca climbing the dunes. The kids loved running down and crawling back up the dunes.
Tori and Austin hanging out.
Becca in her own little world...so like me when I was little.
"something is wrong here, I just know it"
Around 3pm the wind was getting stronger and colder so we packed up and drove north to Bodega Bay. There are some camp grounds up there that we checked out. They looked pretty cool. I think Mark and I will try them out next year. Definitely not as warm or open as Carpenteria, but its as good as it gets for No. Cal. beaches. After that, we kept going on the 1 hwy and followed along the Russian River. It's really pretty but has more houses than I thought it would. Armstrong Redwood Forrest is up that way too. Well, we couldn't pass that up so we turned off to take a look. Brooke likes this picture because she says it looks like fairies are around her :). The area reminded me of the cartoon movie, Fern Gulley. It was so green and peacefull. The tree covering made the air cool and moist...just beautiful! (If you're into backpacking in to camp, this is the place you should check out. It's about a 3.5 mile hike to get to the camping area)
The girls on the roots of a fallen tree (side view).
Nana and Becca
Karlee, Shayna and Kelsie inside a living tree trunk
Brooke has always wanted to be buried, so Kel, Shay, and Brenna help her with that. :)
Becca, Karlee, and Tori hiding from the wind and trying to stay warm.
Kel and Becca climbing the dunes. The kids loved running down and crawling back up the dunes.
Tori and Austin hanging out.
Becca in her own little world...so like me when I was little.
"something is wrong here, I just know it"
Around 3pm the wind was getting stronger and colder so we packed up and drove north to Bodega Bay. There are some camp grounds up there that we checked out. They looked pretty cool. I think Mark and I will try them out next year. Definitely not as warm or open as Carpenteria, but its as good as it gets for No. Cal. beaches. After that, we kept going on the 1 hwy and followed along the Russian River. It's really pretty but has more houses than I thought it would. Armstrong Redwood Forrest is up that way too. Well, we couldn't pass that up so we turned off to take a look. Brooke likes this picture because she says it looks like fairies are around her :). The area reminded me of the cartoon movie, Fern Gulley. It was so green and peacefull. The tree covering made the air cool and moist...just beautiful! (If you're into backpacking in to camp, this is the place you should check out. It's about a 3.5 mile hike to get to the camping area)
The girls on the roots of a fallen tree (side view).
Nana and Becca
Karlee, Shayna and Kelsie inside a living tree trunk
Monday, July 20, 2009
Sugar Pine Reservoir
Today we decided to take a day trip up to Sugar Pine Reservoir. This is where our ward camp out is going to be. We like knowing what to expect so we don't kick ourselves later for not bringing something ;). So those of you in our ward...here is a video of the site we will be at. The trail head that leads to the water is pretty steep. You will want to bring food and everything with you when you go down...its not a trek you want to do over and over again throughout the day. ;) Luckily it seems to have plenty of shade! (The video wasn't uploading to the blog, so I put it on Youtube. Here is the URL if you want to see it...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N32cdDnjtiw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N32cdDnjtiw
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
We had a GREAT 4th of July! We went to Mark's sisters house and spent the weekend with them. Its always fun to get together with family. :) On Saturday we started our holiday with a good swim. The kids had a great time together.
(Sorry pictures aren't very good, I was holding Austin most of the time)
Cannonball!!!
After swimming Jonathan started getting dinner together. We had an amazing spread with both beef and pork rids, German potato salad, corn, grilled pineapple, onions, zucchini, and something that looks like a pear but is really some kind of squash, a yummy pasta salad, chips and beans. It was de-lish! What you see below is what was left over after our feasting. :D
Then we headed all the way to the front yard for some fireworks. There were about 6 houses doing fireworks so we got a nice show. The kids had a blast doing sparklers...well, everyone except Shayna. She got scared at the first sight of fire and headed back inside for chips and a movie, poor girl. (notice her in the corner of this pix looking not very happy) And this was Austins first 4th of July celebration. He did fine when I was holding him which is the case in most situations lol.
(Sorry pictures aren't very good, I was holding Austin most of the time)
Cannonball!!!
After swimming Jonathan started getting dinner together. We had an amazing spread with both beef and pork rids, German potato salad, corn, grilled pineapple, onions, zucchini, and something that looks like a pear but is really some kind of squash, a yummy pasta salad, chips and beans. It was de-lish! What you see below is what was left over after our feasting. :D
Then we headed all the way to the front yard for some fireworks. There were about 6 houses doing fireworks so we got a nice show. The kids had a blast doing sparklers...well, everyone except Shayna. She got scared at the first sight of fire and headed back inside for chips and a movie, poor girl. (notice her in the corner of this pix looking not very happy) And this was Austins first 4th of July celebration. He did fine when I was holding him which is the case in most situations lol.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Do you know...
...how many sesame seeds are in 1 pound? And that they are worse than Easter grass to vacuum out of the carpet? And my "Absolutely Totally Awesome Chinese Chicken Salad" is now "Pretty Dang Good Chinese Chicken Salad? Yeah, those where some things on my "I don't mind not knowing" list.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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