15 August 2008

FAMILY OUTING

A big day for us all. Everyone (but me) has a birthday over the summer. Actually, beginning with Father's Day, someone is opening a present around here every 10 days or less until Clay's birthday Aug. 7th. Well, not many people opened anything around here this year as Charles stole the show all summer long. Birthdays came and went nearly unnoticed were it not for all the cards from family in other states trickling in. THANK YOU to all of you, this year more than ever, it meant a lot to the kids.
Anyway, Steve had the idea to do something big as a family together. We contemplated an overnight in Santa Cruz at the Boardwalk at first. The more we thought about it the closer our trip got to home until we ended up with Marine World. It was a wonderful bonding time for all the boys. We are a technologically advanced family here, so all the kids had their own cell phones and were instructed to check in with us every hour, stick together, don't get in trouble etc etc... Clay brought a friend and we all paired off, running into each other by accident here and there, meeting up for lunch. Steve and I saw the exhibits and walked all day. After bed rest and birth...this was the most exercize I've gotten in 3 months! It felt great actually.

Cool kid: will be embarrased
to be seen with mommy
before you know it!.............................Butterfly Garden


Charles and "Babar." Charles probably wondering
what that awful smell is. Mom & Dad, after so many
diaper changes, obliviously asking "What smell?"



Charles swimming with the sharks.
Actually the look on his face, though
perfect, was quite by accident.

At one point I was trying to prop Charles up in the stroller so he could get a good look at what the walruses were doing. Steve started to inform me of....when I interupted him and said "I know, but I want to pretend that he has an inkling of what's going on around him." Steve said, "Ok, knock yourself out, so long as you know you're pretending." LOL If I can't laugh at myself, it wouldn't be fair to laugh at others. ha ha to THAT!

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