Swim Ribbons

Last Tuesday Callie passed her swim class and received her ribbon! She also received a bronze medal because she passed the last beginner class and is now in the first of 4 intermediate classes. And yesterday Anderson passed his class and received his ribbon! He is now in the 3rd beginner class. We're so proud of both of them! 

Boys 1st Basketball Practice

Santa Cruz

Today we headed to Santa Cruz bright and early (8am) in hopes of avoiding traffic. Which we did and it only took us a little over an hour! This past week has been over a 100 everyday so I thought the beach would be perfect! We had lots of fun but it was overcast and in the 70s! So chillier than ideal but it worked! Our first stop was the pier (the longest on the west coast) where we watched fisherman, window shopped, stopped at a candy store (apprently a theme in our CA day trips) and best of all saw the sea lions! We first saw them from the side of the pier looking back but as we went down the pier they had openings for us to look in! We could see them bark, swim, lay and slide up and down the pier posts! So cool but a little gross! We then went to the beach to play in the water, build sand castles and eat lunch. We followed that up by getting changed into dry clothes and then heading down the wharf to the Boardwalk Amusement   Park where the each of the kids rode a few rides. Then we headed home with no traffic! Best day of driving in CA yet!

Dance Class

Callie's had 4 dance classes at her new studio and we are loving! She says she wanted to try tap so we found a studio a few blocks from home that offers a 45 minutes ballet/tap combo with a splash of jazz! It was a bit of a process to get her all geared up (ordering online and having to exchange sizes) but she is officially ready to go! And her new favorite thing-doing dance shows at home!

Scottish Games

Today we headed to the Scottish Games. The kids did really great and everyone loved seeing 3 pint-sized red heads. We took in lots (gladiator fighting, pole throwing, meat pies, sausage rolls, pipe bands, sheep dogs) but the kids really loved the dancing!

Sacramento

Yesterday we spent the day in Sacramento. We got to town and stopped for a quick easy lunch at a pizza place near the Children's Museum before heading into play. The museum was pretty small and disappointing so good thing we got in free for being military! After an hour we headed to Fairytale Land-free thanks to being military! We enjoyed this a bit more and the kids had a great time running around and playing. Our last stop of the day was Old Town Sacramento. It turns out Gold Rush Days were going on. They were pretty much over when we got there but a few actors, cowboys and horses were still around and the kids managed to each get a gold coin. We had an awesome early dinner right on the river in Old Town. Oh and save the best for last...a huge old time candy shop! We all found our own sweet treats after many difficult decisions!

Haircuts!

We finally got haircuts! Thanks to the police car chair and the TV it went so well! Anderson had to go back after lunch to have his front trimmed a little more. Now we can see! No hair in our eyes! And don't they look so much older!?!