The Rest of the Adventure.

How can I possibly still have pics to share from this summer?  I must be on slow speed these days.  

Confession:  We did not just go to San Diego for the free day at the children's museum.  However, that fun event did manage to get our bodies up and at 'um a lot earlier than we normally make it out of the desert.

We went to CA for about a week ... to see all our CA family ... Cake, Pap Pap, Aunt Jenn and Uncle Bob.  The whole crew joined us for a day at LegoLand and the boys couldn't have been happier.  

 Aunt Jenn took J. How on the water ride ... 

 And Uncle Bob won Eli a blue angry bird ... 

 Audrey spent most of the day in her stroller ... most happy to pose when asked!

 The boys took me all over the world on these airplanes.  There was no one in line ... so we rode it again and again.    

We did have a bit on an unhappy boy ... who desperately wanted an angry bird of his own.  Pap Pap, Uncle Bob and Ben tried way too many times to win one at the other game and Joshua wanted to try one more time on this crazy contraption.  I have never seen a kid so determined in my life!  He made it two rungs from the top!  (And to keep him out of therapy ... we bought him an angry bird at Build a Bear on our way back to AZ!)

We also spent a day jammed full of fun with some friends from Mayberry ... who were visiting their family on Coronado Island.  

Mr. James wowed the crowds and caught a baby shark seconds after we arrived ... 

Then we went out on the water and the boys got a chance to show us their boating skills!

My two favorite boys!

Then it was off to the beach to bury treasures ... and kids!  A lovely way to keep everyone contained :)

Until they managed to escape!!!

Audrey missed the beach adventure and stayed home, riding her pony, with Ben's parents.  I think she might want a real one???

And on our way home, we saw this.  300 plus miles from the ocean.  In the middle of nowhere.  In 115 degree heat.  Shrimp and Lobster for sale on the side of the road.  YUMMY!

Oh ... and since I'm into confessions these days ... Eli also got his haircut.  I know.  Everyone was digging the longer do.  But he caught wind of himself in the mirror one day and started crying, "I don't want to wook wike a Mommy!!!"  So the long locks are gone.  Just wanted to break it to you gently before you see the proof in the pics!