August 30th, 2014

today was a disgustingly hot day.  but we knew it would be and planned the run anyways.

i fell seriously under-trained as compared to last year this time.  

i ran a whole lot more last summer and was more acclimated to the heat and trails.  

this year?  not so much.

 although we did take my hydraquivers out for the run today.  pascale borrowed my single barrel.  i wore the double.  thank goodness we stopped at the rolling m ranch (campground area) at mile 10, where there were restrooms and water fountains.
however, it still wasn't quite enough, as all of us finished without a drop of water left and were quite fatigued from the heat and hills.
here, we were trying to "think strong, be strong" which was my mantra for much of the latter part of the run.

 amazed we can all still smile at the end of the loooong, hot run.

August 29th, 2014

matt told me he chose #63 for his jersey this year.  we both couldn't remember for sure what his number was last year.

apparently the same!  yay!

 he loves to read..

August 28th, 2014

back at work today with meetings...

sigh. summer is over.

August 27th, 2014

last legoland trip for summer 2014

 brenny wanted to ride pirate's reef again.  we got soaked, of course

 dashiell wanted to know if his birthmark was getting darker/tanner

 we signed up for a different lego mindstorms activity
brennan was really bothered by the fact that he wasn't old enough.
but we did manage to get him to help a little ;-)

 getting in some last minute rides
we were waiting for dashiell as he went to go drive the cars

 we used the "jump to the front" exit pass that we received this morning for waiting for at the membership counter for a long time
they gave us two, but because the park was not really crowded at all, we barely needed it at all.
but sky cruiser has very slow moving lines, so even though it wasn't very long (maybe 30min?) we used it and got right on!
dashiell had to ride alone though, and he was cool with it!

 they rode the kids' power tower twice.  the second time was the VERY LAST ride for the day, as the operator allowed them to stay one because there was one more pair in line at 6pm, so he had to run the ride once more.  it shut down for the night after them.

August 26th, 2014

finally home after practice

 his new school ID card

August 25th, 2014

nope, not my new books.  they're the ones derek is using.  brought them home for him to have.

August 24th, 2014

went to cost plus world market to get a new bench for the dining table, and found these bacon goodies.
i tried the popcorn, and it was kind of weird.  i didn't finish it.  =(
brought the hot chocolate to work and will have it one of these days.

August 22nd, 2014

we headed to the beach again (wow, twice in one week!)

christina joined us this time, so we got to chat while the kids played

brennan decided he was going to remove lots of seaweed from the ocean as it rolled in with the tide

 dashiell had to help because it was too heavy for brennan by himself

 this one now needed matthew and christina to help as well
it was HUGE!
the part christina was holding had big ol' roots that somehow must've been pulled up
the part by dashiell was all curly and twisted it was like spaghetti  =p

 we had our last show at segerstrom for this season, ONCE
it was good!
love the song 'falling slowly'

 came home to dashiell passed out on our bed, still holding his book.

August 21st, 2014

 brennan wanted to write gramma something, so we went ahead and mailed it out.
definitely couldn't post this until after she received it
he took a lot of time getting the address written out properly.  such hard work!
then he placed it in the mailbox so the mailman could take it.  =D

August 20th, 2014

i invited allison and her kids to join us again at legoland, using the free passes we get for each membership pass.  only the 3 oldest came (sammy, nathan, and danny)

 the sun hadn't quite come out yet, so we went around and rode several rides

 the kids rode splash battle 3 or 4 times! =)

 we finally made it to the water park, when the sun started to come out some

 lots of clouds...so the sun kept going in and out, but it kept it really nice and not too hot

 silly boy!  kind of like something dashiell would do!

one of brennan's new favorites, aqua zone wave racer

 last thing on our list: go to the aquarium

 jelly fish!!

 oh boy...what's his name?!

 the end of a very long, fun day.  we started at 10am and ended past 8pm...
thankfully no traffic home at all.

August 19th, 2014

matthew, before he headed out to practice.  they are now wearing full gear.

first game is september 5th!

 since i was gone all morning working on my new class with a colleague...
brennan had to make it clear to me that he missed...my hair.

brenny was unfortunately unbearable while reading tonight

dashiell agreed to read with him, which brennan said was ok as long as i left the room  O.o