Changes

Whoa! Stop posting for  9 months, come back and everything has changed! I hope I can do this right..So since I have one faithful reader {Hi Missy!} I'm just going to jump right on in and write about the hear and now.
Summer is here and the kids are out of school. We embarked on our first ever Family Camping Trip. We've talked about it for a couple of years and just never got it nailed down. Not this year though.. i hounded Troy til he scheduled some time off and we went for it! We had heard of Patrick's Point from school friends and decided to give it go even though it was over 6 hours away. One big reason was that it was the coast which  equals cooler weather than what we get here in town. And the week went, it was supposed to be in 100's! The other reason was that on the coast, there are fewer large critters to deal with. The kids are freaked out about bears and such and we really wanted them to feel safe and comfortable.

So this was taken on our first day on a quick hick we did. Sophie was disappointed that we couldn't go down to the actual beach. She is my beach-y girl.

So off we went on Monday with a plan to stay til Friday. Best laid plans and all that...we came home Wednesday! It was a combination of things: Weather change-went from clear sunny skies with morning fog, to rain for the remainder of the week. We were not prepared to deal with rain while camping in a tent. And my neck was killing me! The first night was good but after hiking around for two days and not so great sleep support, the neck was screaming for the comforts of home. So Wednesday, as we listened to the pitter patter of rain on the tent, we decided to cut the trip short. We packed up our soggy gear in record time, hit Mc'D's on the way out, and were home by 4pm.  So here is a quick rundown of our time at Patrick's Point. One thing I realized is that I need to take more pictures of our surroundings and not just the kids.

 Troy's dumb "ranger" pose. Usually he is pointing a finger in some direction but obviously his hands are full this time around. This was at our campsite. The green you see in the background completely surrounded our spot! It was gorgeous!

 One of 3 photos of me on this trip..Got to give up the camera more often!

 A Bald Eagle! This was one of my favorite parts of the trip. It was amazing to see this bird in nature. I tried to get a photo of him flying off but it was blurry..

 A little flora from the area. I was stuck on the stairs going down to the tidal pools so I got photos of what I could.

 The girls getting along! Amazing! Love when I can catch this! They both loved the tidal pools..all those sea creatures..

 And a great shot of my boy! I love his under eye dimples!

A recreation of an Indian village. It was cool but felt a little erie..

Sophie and Troy. He went out onto a ledge and my dare devil followed..


What is planned for the rest of the summer? That is unknown..maybe a quick camping trip at the end of summer, a few day trips to the Sonoma area, drive-in movies(already saw MIB3-so good). We might even start exploring the river area..We really should since it's so close..Sophie would love it!