Point Loma Tide Pools

We got up and went to the tide pools this morning at the Cabrillo National Monument.  

We spent the morning hiking around and climbing in and out of tide pools until Liv and Shawn slipped down into one and Liv split her head open.  We ended up in the ER and several hours later left with 12 staples in her head.  She was so brave and hardly even cried during the whole thing.  

Following this we went to the San Diego Temple for some pictures and then had a picnic and headed to the beach for one last big family picture.

Here is the whole gang!

Capri

We are staying at a condo called Capri by the Sea.

It is beautiful.  We have huge floor to ceiling glass windows surrounding the condo.  I slept with the sliding doors open and listened to the waves all night long.  This is the beach Shawn grew up coming to each year.  It's been a bit nostalgic for him watching his own kids play and run on the beach like he did as a child.  Ethan was scared at first of the seaweed that is on the beach.  So scared he wouldn't even go into the ocean for a while, but he gradually got over it.  Uncle Brett taught the kids how to dig for sand crabs last night.  We caught a few.  We sat this morning and watched dolphins swimming out our bedroom windows and the early morning surfers catching some waves.

We also scored an awesome rental car thanks to my mad couponing skills.   We got a two car upgrade for the rental car.  Shawn and I broke down laughing when we saw what that got us.......

Yes, we are riding in style.  It is actually a pretty comfortable ride.

My View

This is my view for the next week!

Beautiful San Diego! 

summer nights

Water Balloons

My mom always sends great packages in the mail.  They are always so random and you never know what you will find inside.  The last package contained a water balloon launcher.  I knew it would be a hit with the kids so I saved it for an especially boring day, like today.

4th of July

Shawn and I were both scheduled to work on the 4th.  Hospitals don't really know what a holiday is.  But after much convincing of my boss I was able to work the night before and get home around 1am and Shawn left for work that morning at 6am until the next day.  It was a little tag team, but we made it work.

The kids and I made tie dye shirts in the morning.  It's been crazy hot and humid here lately so the last thing I wanted to do was go and sit at a parade.  The shirts turned out cute and the kids were excited to wear them for the fireworks.

At 11:30 we went to our ward Hawaiian Luau.  The kids swam, ate food, learned to hula, and had a water balloon fight.  

We came home and cooled off for a while and then the kids rode bikes/scooters/skateboards for the rest of the evening until it was time for fireworks.  We started with a few sparklers in the backyard.

When it was finally dark enough we broke out the glow sticks and walked to the fireworks.

And then we walked home and went to bed!