BIke ride (Friday)

(LP trying to keep up without sinking in the sand)

We are strong riders:)

(heres BP with all the gear, he has LP's bike too)

Today we went over to the beach (Morro Bay) to go on a ride, it was SO warm there, NOT usual for Morro Bay. It was a crazy day just TRYING to get over there; First off we went to go and get a few screws for the seat (the seat did not come with hardware), waited in the car for BP (which seemed like a half an hour) the clerk was lame, BP was supposed to write down each screw size himself that he was buying (NOT normal, he said usually they have a size chart they go by) SO he had to go back and write down EACH one, DUMB! After he FINALLY came back to the car, he said that there was a fire!! It was RIGHT by where we were, like next door to the building on a mountain! So we of course WANTED to see it, drove about a block and there it was! We watched it for a while and took some pictures. Then we decided that well it was past lunch time so we had better get the kids some food, SO we went over to TB (which was right there), BUT they were closed due to the fire (there electricity was out). AHHHHHHHHHH, so we decided to go to a deli a couple miles away to get some corn dogs, they only had TWO (not four), BOOHOO! BP got us fried burrito's BLAH!BARF! I did not eat mine! Finally we headed over to the beach, BP unloaded the bikes, AND the new seat and started to mount it on his bike, WELL IT DID NOT FIT right!!!!! BOOHOOO AGAIN, we had to load the KIDS, AND the BIKES back in the car and go back to the store to get some more screws! AGAIN he went in (which seemed like a YEAR)!! FINALLY we went back to the beach and unloaded once again, and this time the seat mounted beautifully! Helmets on, kid in tow, back pack and we were set to go on our ride.... OH but wait, we had to walk our bikes DOWN to the hard sand part of the beach, EASY?? NO HARD!! Especially with LP's bike, we now have a nickname for it "TANK"!!! This was such a sight to see, BP was dragging his bike with P on it, AND carrying "TANK" on his bike too, OH AND the back pack:) I was of course dragging my own bike!! FINALLY we made it down to the water (hard sand, NOT quick sand). LOL this was really another sight to see, LP trying to ride "TANK" in the sand, it was SO sad for him:( EVEN I was having a hard time, I wonder if the sand was just EXTRA soft today just for us:)!!! We really did LAUGH OUT LOUD! It was so funny!! FINALLY BP had an idea that we TRY and ride a ways down the beach over to another part where we could WALK BACK UP THE SOFT SAND and go back to the streets where there is a little community called "The Cloisters", this has a really nice bike path and neighborhood sidewalks, park AND bathroom (cause you know by now EVERYONE had to go). We headed down the beach (WELL falling, getting wet etc.) Finally coming to the point where we had to walk up the soft sand area, AHHHHHHHHHHHHH LOL! This was crazy, I wore SANDALS (the sand was BOILING, and I kept slipping;)) POOR BP though, he once again DRAGGED his bike with P on it and carried the backpack AND LP's bike (its a good thing he is STRONG)!!! WE THEN MADE it there, YA!! We got on the path and rode like champs, ALL over the place! The houses are gorgeous there (of course right on the beach), we took the paths, went to the bathroom, and even decided to take a DIRT path with lots of bumps. LP did SO SO SO GOOD (for his FIRST ever official bike ride). WE are so proud of him, he lasted the whole time and did not give up ONE time OR get irritated. We then ended our ride, going along the lower side of the freeway (NOT next to it) there was a bike path that we took all the way back to the car (cutting through the high school). We were NOT going to go back on the beach and ride back that way, OH THE HORROR!! :)

WE DID have a BLAST, it was just FUNNY how all the events took place:) We now decided that LP needs a new bike AND some biking gloves, seriously his little hands were SO SO red and raw by the end of the ride. AND I need to wear tennis shoes next time EVEN if we go to the beach:) All and all I think we rode for almost two hours!
After that we went and picked up my mom and we went and had a much NEEDED dinner at a really yummy restaurant (WE WERE REALLY HUNGRY), mom and I had shrimp and chips, LP and P had fish and chips (they were SO good), and BP had a cheeseburger (of course). We sat on the patio which is right over the water, and just rested (it was gorgeous out). After we walked along the waterfront to the candy store, but it was closed, so we walked back down the other direction and made it to another candy store and got a cinnamon roll and rock candy.
Before we headed home, we stopped and cut the guys hair, and that was the end of MY day:)

Camping

To further celebrate BP's b.day we went over to Morro Bay to camp for the night. We went early Saturday morning and ran around and did a ton of stuff before we went over to our site to set up (about noon). We had the same site that we had last year, its our (MY) favorite one, its right across from the bathroom:) This time I decided that I would like to sleep in the back of my car, REALLY, it "sounded" fun???!!! So BP still decided to set up my BIG tent , he set up another smaller one for Shawn. Later on Peachy, John and Jordan came to play, BUT not to stay over though (not prego mama, they just stood at my mom/dads house). My mom came, and some friends also came to veg out with us and eat, we hung out ALL afternoon, the kids got WAY to dirty, we BBQ a ton of food, and vegged out:)
AND yes I did end up sleeping in the car with the boys, it was OKAY but not to comfortable. We were definitely warm, and NOT cold like usually in our tent, but it was hard on my back (NO air mattress in there). On Sunday we got up WAY to early (before 6) goofed off for awhile before we headed over to Mayas for breakfast (HEY I'm on vacation here).. YUMMY it was good, AND I did not have to clean up the mess;) After we went over to the beach so the kids could play some more, AND we could rest.
The weekend was great, BUT we were REALLY tired afterward:)
Im not going to post all my pictures here, WAY to many, but eventually I will get them posted SOMEWHERE (maybe Facebook or Myspace?)

Pain....

(Posted by a friend)

"A wife who loses her husband is called a widow. A husband who loses his wife is called a widower. A child who loses their parents is called an orphan. There is no word for a parent who loses a child... That's how awful the loss is." ~Jay Neugeboren

Birthday Boy!

CLICK THE PICTURE TO MAKE IT LARGE:)

Today was B.P.'s b.day! The kids and I left the house to do some shopping right around the time he was expected home, pre-planned so that he could get a nice nap:) We picked him up when he was ready, and went to eat dinner at Big Bubbas. We had a really nice dinner together, the kids loved it (all the dancing/bull ridin', annimated GIANT Buffalo head, AND even the fish pond!). LP even rode the bull, BUT we did not get any pictures of him (I forgot the camera) he did really good!
We tried to give BP the best B.day, because he is the best Dad and hub. This weekend we will extend the fun with camping (of course BP's favorite thing to do).
Thanks B.P for just being YOU, you are the best in the world, I hope you had a perfect evening out with us!!!!

Picture updates!

So instead of TRYING to update on each event that has taken place over the last few months, I thought I would try (just for me:)) do a "out of order" picture update;
On Memorial day we went over to the memorial service at the Los Osos cemetery. It was great to go to that, we watched war planes fly by, helicopter landing and taking off, sky divers, and of course the service, followed by a great FREE lunch (Tri-tip). After we went over to "art in the park", walked around and looked at ART:) Later we went over to the beach and played!
Little Paul has gone through some belts in Little Dragons, he is now a PURPLE belt!! He is doing so good, he loves it. He also started the 5:00 class (the more advanced class), he already is doing good, but he would rather "play" in the Dragons class:) That's fine by me, hes a kid, its his class!
In June Little Paul graduated from First grade:) They had a little promotion ceremony for the kids, it was so cute. I have other pictures of him holding his certificate, BUT they will not load? WE were SO proud (SO WAS HE)!
For the 4th of July we went over to the beach to see the sand castles/parade, then later we went to the in-laws for a BBQ. Then that night we went to Barney Schwartz park to see the fire works!! Lastly we ended our night VERY late at sister Olivia's to do some FIREWORKS!!! The kids had a blast!

I don't have many pictures from the fair:( BUT we did go three times,the kids rode rides and we ate some good fair food:) We shopped, played games, LOVED the goats, watched the pig races, watched a concert (Naked brothers band), and watched Jordan perform. We had fun every-time we went, and stayed just about until they closed, the kids did PERFECTLY!

NOW we finally got our little bunny home, he is almost 7 weeks, but we were able to bring him home a little early:) HE is so cute, he is a really good little guy! Bugzy is his name, isn't that the cutest??!! He is at the moment living in his HUGE cage in the living room on our side table under a window, I'm not sure I like that area (does not go to well with my decor).
So that's the best I can do for me, to get some of the details down (I guess I happy now about that)!!
HOPEFULLY SOON, I will get better at JUST posting, even if it does NOT have pics.!