Carpinteria State Beach

Last weekend we went to the beach and had a fantastic day!

The kids had a great time in the sand. Nathan thought the water was too cold but we had to drag Alyssa out of the ocean when her lips turned blue.

County Fair

I remember the county fair in southern Utah and believe me it was not worth talking about, so I was very hesitant to spend the money to take the kids to the LA County Fair. What a surprise! We had a great time and Alyssa did not want to leave, ever.




The rides cost a dollar on the day we went so we didn't think it would be too bad taking the family. The height limit for kids to ride alone was 36 in. Unfortunatly Alyssa is 34 and 1/2 inches so Michael and I took turns riding with her. Yes, that makes two dollars a ride. Alyssa went on this slide about 5 times. It was fun but 10 bucks really? Oh well, she LOVED it!
Michael was so nice to let me take this one...

...and this one.
I cut myself out of this pic. since it was so awkward for an adult to sit in the little roller coaster. My back was so sore for a week. Thanks Honey!

A couple of kids in the ward got first and second prize for their turkeys and got over $3,000 dollars for them. What are we doing teaching?

There were water pumps with rubber duckies in a trough. Nathan enjoyed watching and Alyssa had the time of her life pumping the water and watching the ducks slide down.


For those of us who are not fond of sand think of doing this, corn. OK, so you can't make sand castles but you also don't have to get it out of your ears and other fun parts when you get out either.

Alyssa thought she liked pigs until she touched this one. They shave them before they sell them so they are very prickly. So much worse than a week of not shaving your legs.
The kids got to dig up and plant potatoes.








Alyssa got to milk a cow! So it wasn't real, don't tell her.

Fun Pictures

Grandma and Pi came to visit a couple of weeks ago to play with the kids and babysit so we could go out on a date. Thank you! Grandma got a new camera for her birthday so we went to the park and took family pictures and they drove out to Lake Elizabeth with the kids.


















This is what the sky looked like because of the fires. No, they are not clouds!