Thank goodness for business....

I was on cloud nine when my mom called to tell me that my dad had business out here in California and she was going to tag along!

We had almost a whole week with my mom and my dad joined us for the weekend. We did a lot of swimming and lounging... heaven if you ask me. My mom and dad had the kids over for a sleepover at their hotel one night! It was so fun for Scott and I to have a night to ourselves. As soon as my mom was out the door with the kids... so were we - we were on our way to the theaters to catch a movie! The next morning I slept until 10 am. Honestly - I can't remember the last time I have slept that long. It was so nice!

On the weekend - Scott took Jack and my dad to an Angels game. It was Jacksons first baseball game. So my dad took him out to guy a mitt. They come got it all ready - and Jackson has not stopped playing (and asking) to play catch since.

We have an obsession with Handel's. FRESH ice cream within walking distance from out house. It really is not great for my hips. But holy moly - this place is delish. My parents love it too.

 And then it was time for goodbyes. I hate them... but I am getting used to them. And the way our future is looking, California might be the closest I ever live to family so I better get used to dropping people off at the airport, watching them drive away, hugs and tears (mostly tears), and Skype.

Thank you Mom and Dad for taking the time to visit us and working us into your busy life. We love you!

Lizards

We have sooo many lizards in our back yard. There are a couple that live behind our shed, they are kind of like our little pets!

One day there was one on our patio and so we went after it to catch it! After a few tries I was able to snatch it up... with out pulling the tail off. :) Jackson and Clara were so excited, and Scott referred to me as the Lizard Whisperer. Ha ha! It must be all those Lake Powell hunts for lizards with my dad growing up.

It had a weird blue line across its throat.

Clara enjoyed holding it while eating her ice cream cone. Yummy.

 Jackson asked if I would pull the tail off. Ummmm... no - I think the lizard should keep his tail. :)

 And then we set him free to continue being one of our pets... most likely the only pet we will ever own. :)

May & June

Wow... to say things have been busy is an understatement. So -- here I am almost 1 month of no blog posts and I am trying to catch up... I have always told myself that I would never fall behind on my blog. But here I am totally behind. Darn it!

Well, here is my attempt at catching up. I am doing it all in one post... missing a few fun things in between - but here are some "major" events!

Scott and I took a trip out to Catalina! Just the two of us! It was so relaxing. We spent the day on the Island and then stayed at a hotel in Anaheim just to wake up and spend the morning acting like 12 year olds at Disneyland! We had a blast!

We went snorkeling at "Lovers Cove".... oh la la! Ha ha. It was actually very very cool. Tons of fish! But thank goodness for these full body wetsuits, the water was FREEZING!

Jackson finished Kindergarten. His last day was filled with games on the field. A DJ glow in the dark dance party. Tie Die shirts. And a Luau lunch party. WOA! It was such a fun day.

Jackson with the "Hermosa Husky" Mascot.

 His sweet teacher. I am going to miss her so much. She was fabulous! She gave the sweetest talk to all the kids at the end of the day - and of course was in tears through out the whole thing. Most of the parents were crying too! I can't believe he is done with Kindergarten and moving on to First Grade! WHAT?!?!? Please, make this growing stop!

We went to Arizona. We always love spending time with the Randalls. Jackson and Clara love their cousins soooo much! We did a lot of swimming and celebrated Memorial Day with fireworks and ate our hearts out with some delicious BBQ!

I ran my second half marathon. I am so glad I did it - but wish wish wish I would have trained harder for it! It was hard and not very enjoyable. But that is only because I was lazy and didn't train - next year will be better! :)

I had the best cheering section!

Scott is back in school. Boo. BUT he had a day off and so we headed out to the beach! It was a GORGEOUS DAY! This day will always be remembered in my book. It was just our little family and it was so fun.

Scott and Jackson played a lot of baseball - it is Jacksons most favorite sport (for now).

A huge string of seaweed washed up on shore and it was FILLED with baby starfish!

 We had so much fun exploring the sea weed and looking for sea creatures!

 The kids loved playing with Scott in the waves. He seriously is the BEST dad ever.

 Jackson was putting his whole head under the waves as they would crash in.

 And the kids loved playing on the lifeguard stand.

Life is crazy busy. I am loving summer. We have fun things coming up. And hopefully I can stay on top of the blog journal of ours!