Last Sunday we got together with Amy and Sarah's family to celebrate Chloe and Isaac's birthdays. Chloe turned 3 and Isaac turned 6. These are some cute pics taken at the b-day.
Chloe
Juliana
Jada
Isaac
Mallory
OK, things are lookin up. I did get my schedule done and it looks so purddy on paper, but in the real world, probably won't fly, cuz kids are kids and you can only make em move so fast! Thanks Misty and Sarah for your encouraging words. I am using dad, he isn't gettin off that easy! He is going to know what a kinder teacher has to do , hehehehehe.
How is your stress level Sarah???? Calming down yet? Love you guys!
School is about to start for me, we start on Monday, which is actually an orientation for our kinders. Right now I am going a little bit crazy. Our school has implemented 3 new things for our curriculum, 1. new writing program 2. standards plus program and 3. new math adoption. That is so swell! First of all, let me tell you, as for kinder we have 4 hours with the kids, 45 mins is recess and lunch time. Language arts is 2 hrs, math 30 min, ELD 30 min, Universal Access 30 min, standards plus 24 min. & social studies and science???? So, count up the time and I ask you or anyone, where is the time?????????? So I am freakin out just a bit cuz I don't know how to fit this all in and do reading and music and art, and just plain kinder stuff??? I am having a stress attack right now. I will calm down, soon, maybe. I had a fabulous meeting on Wed. morning, and a Buy Back day ALL day today and tomorrow, SAT morning, a math training!! Sooooo fun for me right now. I have to say, blogging this does help me to get it off my chest a bit. So whoever reads this, thanks for listening. I will check in for my blogging therapy session tomorrow or Monday after school and let you know how I am then. Later!
Well, on our way home from mammoth, John and I stopped by Sarah's because she is right off the 395. We dropped off some fish we had caught and decided to bring home Juliana. I guess you could say we traded 10 fish for one! heheeee, she would be a mermaid. Anyway, the next day Sarah called and needed 'daddy' cuz her car wouldn't start. Dead battery. So daddy, went up to rescue his little girl and fix her car and then brought home Luke. The two of them were very good and fun to have here. They swam in the spa and played the Wii and rode on their scooter. Yesterday was Isaacs 6th b-day and they decided to take him to Lego Land. Daddy, talked Sarah into leaving Jada with us so they could have a better time with the three kids. She had a fun time playing and goofin off.
Juliana & Luke
Luke
Juliana
Luke & Juliana
Jada
Jada & Grandpa
Jada
Jada and her new jammies gramma got her
Well, today John decided to go and buy a bike rack for our car and we took a trip down to Newport Beach and rode our bikes all afternoon. It was a blast!! We rode to the end of Balboa and then back and over to where all the arcades and restaurants are and partook of a fabulous Balboa Bar. Then we rode down to Newport pier and down to 36th street, which is as far as you can ride, south. Then we rode back to the pier and crossed the street to the Crab Cooker for dinner. John had a fish-ka- bob, and I had the crab cakes which were excellent!!! Yummmmmieeeeee!!!!! then we rode back to 11th street and loaded the bikes and came home. John and I jumped out of the car, did I say jumped?? I mean, climbed out, we were so sore!! Can't wait til morning when I can't get outta bed. Anyway, we want to do it again soon!!! Oh, and of course, what else but, ummm, it rained on us too. Doesn't it just figure?? The middle of August and we finally decide to go down for a bike ride and it rains! What ever! It was still tons of fun.
Our yummieee Balboa bar
Newport Beach bike path
Ruby's on Balboa Pier
The Crab Cooker, where we had dinner
Shark that was caught in 1960 off the shore in the restaurant
What I had to eat at dinner, crab cakes
I failed to mention a few more people that enjoyed my tacos, I didn't want to seem like I make the best tacos ever, however, I do!! But that is beside the point. Here are few others that liked them, and if I forget you, let me know so I can add your name to the list, hehehehehe.
Jeff Denkers, Cara Wakumoto-Smith, Aaron Escher, And of course, my kids, Sarah, Amy, Jeff & Marc, along with Heather, Clark and Jeff Toki, maybe Johnny Hadfield, I know he ate here too. That's my list and I am sure there are more, just let me know, hehehehehe!!!
Tonight we had tacos for dinner, and as I was fixing them I remembered the comments some of you, Becky, Emily, made and how much you liked my tacos. I was telling John that I could eat these every day! He said, if I was making a turkey dinner or these, he would pick the tacos! So I told him, we should have tacos for Thanksgiving this year. Probably not though, just wouldn't be right. Anyway, anytime our friends are around and want some of my tacos, just call me and we will have them!!!
Here are some more pictures I took while we were in Mammoth. I love to take scenic shots and I know not everyone likes to look at them unless people they know are in them, I kinda am like that, so I understand. Anyway, I try to get interesting shots, I love boats and cloud formations, so I hope some of you enjoy these shots I took.
Rock Creek Lake
Looking at Mammoth Mountain
Sunset on a mountain
Cool clouds @ the condo we stayed at
Virginia Lake
Fire that started on Sunday, 2 miles away from mammoth in Sherwin Creek
We just came back from a fabulous vacation! We spent 8 days in Mammoth and 2 days in Tahoe. We fished, hiked, took pictures, ate, went on the gondola up to the top of Mammoth Mountain, drove around and saw lakes and streams, and beautiful scenery. On Friday, we met up with Marc's family in Tahoe and had a great time. I had never been there and I was surprised how big that lake is and how many people were there! Way too crowded for me! I think I have had one of the best summer vacations ever, aside from the beginning when my dad passed away. I met up with a few of my childhood friends that I grew up with and that was interesting. Below are some pics from our fun trip.
My first fish!!!!
John's first fish, hehehehehe
The day got better, we got our limits!
Next day, not too shabby!
Going up to the top of Mammoth Mountain!
On the top of mammoth
The Mineretts
Mammoth Lakes
Lake Tahoe~ Grampa & Logan
Ethan's 6th B-Day
Grampa helpin' Ashton fish, this was a kids only fishing pond.
Grampa helpin' Ethan fish
Marc helpin' Taylor fish
Taylor
Ethan
Logan
Bathing Beauties!!!
Ashton swimmin' at the condo
Our last day at Tahoe
Marc & Misty and kids
