My favorite childhood memories lay along Broadway Street and the Promenade, in Seaside. It is the best little beach town!
Bumper Cars and Tilt-o-Whirls:
The Arcade and Ice Cream Shops:
And we can’t forget Pig-n-Pancake:
The ninos started building their own little traditions and memories in the same little town, on the same little street. Mucho Joy!
While staying in Seaside, we took a day trip to Tillamook, OR for the “cheese tour.”
The drive had spectacular views:
There were cows and cheese aplenty:
And the ice cream was to die for:
Actually, Tillamook ice cream is my most favorite ice cream on the planet.
And the cheese is my family’s favorite–although I (the cheese hater) would know nothing about that.
Here’s the caravan of cars, bike racks and all, as we headed to Seaside, OR.
Our beach house was only steps from the water.
Adam and Papa Penning broke out the kites within an hour of arriving.
I think there was a total of 10 kites up at one time, all from our band of littles.
A great beginning to a great week at the beach.
FAMILY VACATION 2010
Utah and Montana Road Trip…June 2010
most improved, reading… ezzy, nikki
most improved, math… danny
citizenship award… juan p.
They worked really hard all year. And I dare say it is starting to pay off.
June 2, 2010
I think the best present is the amazing amount of growth we have seen in you the past six month–learning to read, taking responsibility for your actions, responding to directions, relaxing your frustrations, and melting down A LOT less. You chatter on non-stop, asking questions about anything and everything.
Your favorite thing to talk about right now is how things are made.Yesterday, you wanted to know how the ‘machine’ takes the poison out of the river and lake water so that we can drink it. You also used the phrase “welcome to my world” yesterday when your sisters were telling you how hard they had it sitting in the back seat of the car. I wonder from which parent you picked that up?
Love you, little man! It’s almost our two year Famiversary. But to us, it seems like we have known you since you were born. We are grateful for your smile in our home.
Highlights:
1st annual talent show
complete with video crew, spotlight guy, and MC
Hiking
Yummy Food
Lots of Cool Messes
And good all around fun
We love our tradition we have created for our family. We look forward to many more Zion trips in our future. Here are more pics!
Summer will quickly be upon us here in the desert. And you all know how cranky I get when summer comes. So I try and make the summer as busy as possible for myself so that I can endure the baking hot sun.
Here is what we are planning:
MAY
—Zion Nat’l Park, of course. Year six. We leave tomorrow.
JUNE
—Spring Mountain Ranch, Willy Wonka. Planning this outing for months now with friends. So excited to take the kids to their first official play.
—Camp Invent. Danny is going to his first invention camp with a buddy. He is totally stoked.
—Bear Lake. The kids and I are planning a week at the lake with my mom and sister. (Adam will be in China on business–boo, boo!)
—Swim lessons. Hopefully we can squeeze a couple of these in. :)
JULY
—Grandma Penning Visits. YAY!
—Relay for Life. We are going to Oregon to participate in Team Georgie this summer. So Excited!
—Washington. Oh how I love escaping the desert heat, trading it in for two weeks in Yakima. I can’t wait to hang with my family, scrap with Jes, camp at Rainier with cousins, and see old friends and their children.
AUGUST
—The Beach. Yes! Who love the Oregon Coast? We do. We do. We have been planning this vacation since Thanksgiving with my parents and siblings. One whole week in Seaside with my family. The kids are going to learn to body surf this time around. Can’t wait for vacation with my hubby and kiddos.
Things I suck at lately:
daily workouts
filing bills
putting the laundry away
posting on our family blog
clipping coupons
calling mom and dad just for fun
keeping up on the kids’ adoption life books
removing dishes out of my bedroom
having more faith during the current political climate
making a firm decision about becoming a foster parent
Things I rock at lately:
going to bed earlier
making Adam smile
meal planning
daily calorie counting
posting on the adoption blog
paying closer attention to friendship
capturing more quiet moments
daily scripture study and meditation
loving my children more, on purpose
finding killer deals at Target, three weeks running
