Shopping, Beach and BOOGIE BOARDING!!!!

So this morning we continued our search for a Goodwill to peruse....to no avail. We found where it used to be...and it no longer is. Oh well, so we headed off to Michael's to browse for things we couldn't live without and to try and find a frame for Natalie's poster. I found the kids each a puzzle to work on and a couple stocking stuffers...I know.....groan....oh well deal with it! Then we thought we would hit Ross and then make it back home. There were so many things that I loved but didn't NEED. So they were left....I did happen to find a couple shirts and a Veggie Tales DVD for the ride home. Ok time to head home for a quick nap and then lunch and onto the beach. So we took both cars so we could take the boogie boards. We get there and the kids are playing in the sand and we are getting set up and organized. After a bit Natalie's friend Cabe and his roommate Kyle showed up and decided to take the boogie boards out with Noah and Isaac. After a bit Natalie's decided to go and steal a board away from one of the guys and catch some waves. I was watching baby Joey sleep and keeping an eye on the other kids playing in the sand. After a bit Natalie came back and then I decided to go for it and went out to catch some waves. It was awesome!!!!!! You just walk out to where the waves are crashing turn your back to the wave and jump on the board and hang on for a great ride! I loved it I really want to go again...hopefully I will get to one more time before I go home. We wrapped up our time at the beach with Cabe and Kyle helping all the kids dig a giant "hot tub" in the sand. They had a blast playing in the sand and it was a fabulous day! Sorry about no pictures this time I totally spaced on bringing my camera cause we were in such a hurry to get out and enjoy the sun! Until next time.

Shopping and Organizing

We decided this morning to go out to try and find a Goodwill and some other stores to visit. We got lost....and we had a TomTom...but to our defense we had the wrong address. Which we discovered later. So we went off to another interesting looking store to peruse and decided if there was anything we could not live without. We did happen to find some items for projects to keep us entertained. So by the time we finished out shopping and perusing it was late and the kids were getting cranky and hungry. So we drove to the nearest strip mall to find some food. We happened upon a Red Lobster and I had to run in to check the kids menu to make sure there was something my picky little eaters would eat. There was hooray! So after a truly delicious lunch of Salmon, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and cheddar bay biscuits with a ceasar salad, we decided it was to late to try to find any other stores and made our way back home to put a couple kids down for a nap and the let the other ones play. Then we tackled the garage for organizing. My forte! I love love love love love organizing! We punched it out in about 2 hours. Go us! Other than that we just hung out this evening trying to wind down and get the kids into bed at a decent hour tonight. So they are down and we are going to settle in with a DVD and our projects. Have a good night all!

Artsy Pics From Today

Here are some of my artistic pictures from today.....I love them...hope you will too!

A Day on the Beach

Today we went down to spend some time on the beach. There was a MASS-3 Beach Party for the unit that Natalie's husband Jake is a part of. So we stopped by there for some free grub and horrible rap music. After making appearances we went back to the car and loaded ourselves down with beach gear and went to find us a little piece of beach for ourselves to claim for a few hours. The kids had a BLAST!!! They played in the water and dug in the wet sand, playing together well and having fun. Noah and Isaac were playing sink or float....where they see if they sand toys will sink or float in the waves coming in. The verdict is in they floated! Dylan is my afraid of water child and he was splashing and running and jumping in the ocean. There were a few sailboats out in the ocean, lots of boogie boarders and a few surfers. It was a beautiful day cloudy and on the verge of being muggy but not quite....great for splashing around in the water. In total there were at least 5 sandcastles built and two pretty deep holes dug....a success in any ones book!

We Have Arrived

Just to let you all know after a 23 and 3/4 hour day we have arrived safely in Oceanside at Camp Pendleton. We were treated to the most wonderful dinner of Pioneers Woman's Crispy Yogurt Chicken and Pasta Primavera....I am getting spoiled already. Eli and Joey have graciously given up their beds so that Dylan can sleep in Eli's and Ally just had to sleep in Joey's crib! Silly kids! More to come probably when I get home though!!!!