When we woke-up Halloween morning none of us had a clue what we were going to be that night. Hailey changed costums 3 times, Shane 2 times, and the big kids had to run to the Goodwill at 9am for inspiration. But it all worked out in the end.
Captain Shane
Sporty Spice out in force
Molly as our favorite America’s Got Talent act iLuminate
“Brains…Brains…More Brains”
The Crew
A nice change of pace for Jesse and I. Friday was Kids Night Out at Rancho Vista (the teachers babysit the kids at school) and we went out for a nice dinner. Saturday was Stephanie’s wedding and i caught up with some high school friends. And Sunday was Jesse’s Birthday party with our “Birthday Friends.” Everyone was to bring a list of “guilty pleasure songs” that we would play during the party.
Steph and Scott’s Wedding
The Birthday Crew- The guilty pleasure songs were a hit, we were up dancing and singing to the songs
Happy Birthday Bud! Love you lots
I was doing Hailey’s hair the other morning and i asked her which clippy she wanted me to use. She was standing in front of the drawer with an assortment of clippies and would say, “I want this one,” and would hand it to me. Then she would grab another clippy and say, “Actually, I want this one.” This went on at least 5 times and then she said, “Am i killing you mom?” I said without hesitation, “Yes!”
We had one of those awesome fall beach days. A big group of us went to enjoy the beach after school. The boys found a dead Sun Fish in the ocean, rescued it and eventually buried it. -That’s a first. The white thing on the sand is the sun fish.
The burial
Then a bunch of us had a nice dinner out at the Riv. Felt like Friday!
We went swimming at Twylla’s pool with Isabell and Clark. Here Shane looks so much like Jesse, who is always touch and rubbing his nipples
Hailey’s new “earrings” last for days, even in the pool
Cathy and Twylla in the Jacuzzi and Hailey and Clark swimming
Duane, Clark and Hailey with her new monkey she has to wait till Xmas to get. It’s killing her
The Birthday kids-Jesse, Natalie, Clark, and Cathy
We headed over to the Zoo for a couple of hours Sunday morning
Shane putting his acting skills to use
Hailey was our navigator, and she was serious about it
Shane doesn’t know about the new trend of planking, he just needs to be doing something that incorporates strength
The hippos were snuggling in the corner
The hit of the day- Skycab. They wanted to go on it as soon as we got there but we dragged it out till the end
Wish this was our family Xmas card. So good of everyone
Hailey loved the Red Cheek Gibbon monkeys that would scream really loud. Here is her reaction to the monkey screaming.
It was our first time going to the zoo without a stroller and the kids did great. Cathy was the one who rented the stroller for all her “stuff”.
Shane trying to reach for the gold ring on the Merry Go Round in Balboa Park. Free ride if you do
The Blue Whales are out in full force in Redondo Beach right now, so we decided to do a little whale watching. Here Duane and the kids are waiting for the Voyager to arrive. We couldn't have had better conditions to go out- Warm and calm
We had a great day and saw many sightings of the whales, one of the shots we saw from the boat
We were out for about 3 hours and saw a pod of dolphins, seals, sun fish and a few of the same whales over and over. The kids were so ready to go after about 2 hours, they had seen enough whale tales. Of course, as we were heading back to shore we came across a whale, the closest of the day and stayed out longer.
Somehow i managed not to get sick on the boat, a combination of old age, and the drugs?
Shane finished reading a book and in the back showed a step by step process on how to draw the characters. He had the urge and drew this..............
