Oxnard 2024

We are back from our trip! 

The place, as always, was amazing!

We did family challenges and laughed SO much:

We ate at Toppers!

These two…

We ended our arrival day by playing Skull King:

He was my team mate:

Our first day was spent at the beach:

My sister and I did a trick:

Games all day!

I also found treasures:

We headed back for dinner, more family challenges, and games:

The next day we headed out for a hike in Malibu and lunch at the Vintage Grocer.

We got to watch the sunset…

The day of the Opening Ceremonies for the Olympics, we took walks, went on bike rides, went to the beach and did some fishing and reading, and then had a dinner of international snacks. 

We also did some family challenges and laughed the entire time!

We had a relaxing day where we went to the beach and took walks, Kit and I got a coffee date, we saw the concert in the park, we played games, and then ended the day with a movie on our rooftop patio!

We went to the farmer’s market and got all of our regular goodies!

We went paddle boarding!

The dads took the girls on a double date:

We had Jordyn visit!

Eating pasta and drinking mock-tails:

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Then Yahtzee:

We hiked to Mugu Peak:

This was the first time we saw deer!

We rewarded ourselves with doughnuts:

We played pickleball!

We hung out at the house, watched movies, did a puzzle, and then had our Ethan and Dani over for dinner and games!

And of course we had to end with a family challenge!

Almost everyday I took a walk in the neighborhood. I just love this place:

We spent our last day at the beach…

We ate our last dinner at Toppers, then came home for games and hanging out! Then we took our annual family pictures:

I love this family of mine so much!

Until next time, Oxnard! You are always so good to us and we can’t wait to see you next summer!

July Books

 Here are the books I read in July!

I found this book absolutely fascinating! It’s basically a book about discovering your chronotype (a person's natural inclination with regard to the times of day when they prefer to sleep or when they are most alert or energetic), and then determining the best time of day to complete your activities: waking up, eating, exercising, problem-solving at work, going to bed, etc. I found it so interesting and it has led to some fun discussions in our house.  You can take a test to see which chronotype you are before reading it.  Then as he discusses each type, you know which to tune into!

The kids both read this for school and I had never read it.  Such a sweet story.  A very quick read, but the story of asking yourself, "If I could choose to live forever, would I?" was such a good one.  I liked her simple character development and story line.  I see why this is required reading forour kids and I would recommend reading it with your kids.  Such good discussions!

This is my second book by this author. it’s another light hearted book version of a romantic comedy. This book had more steamy scenes than the previous one. This book had a theme of recovering from emotional and physical abuse, which I thought the author wrote really well. Overall I thought this was another good one by Abby!

This book was recommended to me as we have been watching the upcoming political race. Vance is the running mate of Trump and reading his story was really eye opening to me. I love hearing people’s stories and learning where they have come from. I thought this book was fascinating. I’ll be curious to see what happens in November. 

Off to Vacation!

We are in one of our favorite spots for a week with family! We love this place so much and can’t wait for all the memories we get to make!

LA Galaxy team bonding!

 Last week, while I was working, Kit took the kids to have a team bonding night for Eden’s team while watching an LA Galaxy game!

They had so much fun! I’m so thankful for all the memories that are being made for these kiddos!

a special time of prayer…

 Sharing a very special moment from Ryder’s tournament:

A Two-Tournament Kind of Weekend…

This last weekend, both kids had a tournament, Ryder in Oceanside, Eden in Irvine and Santa Monica. Kit and I divided up, sent updates and photos to each other and leaned on our teammates to get the kids where they needed to be. There was lots driving… Here are  a few snapshots of the weekend:

In Irvine:

Eden had a night game and it was really fun to play under the lights and out of the heat! She got to play in the field and that was SO fun to watch!

They took home the win!!!

In Oceanside:

After three days and five games, Ryder’s team also took

home the championship win!!!

So quick recap… Kit and I have SO many reasons to be proud of these two, who they are on and off the field.

Now I need a nap…

Work

Working today…

These stairs are one of the spots where I pray over my day… 

Here we go!