Summer!

Since my last post we've been in full fledge summer mode! Great weather, friends and family, days at the beach, lazy days at home and even camping. The only problem I'm finding with our current living situation is that I feel as though I'm permanently on vacation. Who wants to do housework when the first thing you see in the morning is  clear blue sky and the ocean? It will be so hard to get back into the swing of school in another month. However another bonus to this paradise location comes the family and friends that actually want to make the trek out here to visit!  I'm looking forward to BOTH my sister's visits over the next couple of weeks! Hey, so any friends or family reading this you've got a free place to stay if you're wanting to visit sunny California!

July 4th was a fabulous afternoon with our close friends from the valley that came down for the day. It was a great time to visit and watch the fireworks.

The nearest swimming beach to us is part of San Pedro harbor and doesn't have the big waves like the other beaches. The kids just love splashing around in the water there even though it's really cold.

Last weekend we went camping with our new church family. This was first time we've gone since Bailey was born. It was hot but lots of fun. The kids got to try their hand at canoeing. It was a fun experience and they all want to do it again. Maybe my kids are growing to like water and boating like me. Next time they want to try kayaking and maybe tubing on the lake.

So we have one more month before school starts! It will fly by so we are trying to make the most of it. Devin has meetings next week up at a former assignment so we plan to drive up and see our first house together and some old friends. Then Devin will be off for a 2 week deployment training and my sister will come for a visit. Maybe we'll get a few more visits to the beach, another camping weekend and a trip to Lego land before the end of summer! Then we'll be trying to spend as much time doing family things (around school) before November when Devin is scheduled to leave for 6 months. It's gonna be a busy few months!