Kayaking

We were in Morro Bay last weekend and the boys went kayaking. This was Tyler's first time, except for the blisters that he got, I think he enjoyed it.

Storm

We had our first storm at our new house. What I love about this house, it is on top of a hill, so you can see the storm coming. The down pour started at 4:00 am on Saturday morning and went all day. We had thunder and lighting, one of our favorite things to watch. Here are a few pictures in the afternoon as the storm keeps coming.

Family Night

As we unpacked, we came across some games and puzzles that everyone said they would like to do, so our first endeavor was putting this puzzle together. It probably take us a week to finish it, if we are lucky. So far its been allot of fun doing this together. Even the kids seem to enjoy it, and its not even a video game. WOW!

Unpacked!

I don't know if I'm really all unpacked, but I'm going through the boxes I didn't know what to do with the first go around. Tyler seems to like his new school, but of course he will never admit to it. Ryan is looking for a job. He has his first interview on Monday. He plans on attending College of the Canyon next semester. Steve seems to really like his job, never a dull moment when you have over 20 stores to supervise. I really like working from home. It's amazing how much work you can get done when people aren't coming around your desk. I will have pictures of the house, as soon as I can find my battery charger. Agua Dulce Winery is just 20 minutes from our house and the wine is pretty good. So when you come to visit, guess where we are taking you.

Clint & Stephany's Wedding

Move Update

The movers will be here on August 19, to pick up and move our junk. When you bring stuff down from the attic, that is when you start saying JUNK, and we have tons of it.

We finally found a house in the Castaic area, just 10 minutes from Magic Mountain. It was crazy trying to find a place to rent when everyone is doing the same thing, just before school starts. Tyler will be starting school this Thursday at Valencia High School. Both boys are down there until I get everything moved. Steve gets lucky and is heading back East for a Trade Show Conference this Friday and doesn't return until next Thursday. What perfect timing on his part! So of course I called "Mommie" and she will be here to hold my hand or help me clean....lol

I'm hoping only 1 more week of craziness and then we will be settling down. Family and friends are always welcome to come and stay if they want to go to Magic Mountain or just visit.

Moving

Well, it's official we are moving to the Santa Clarita area. We will be renting our home, so if you know of anyone that would like a 4 bedroom/2 bath, please let me know. We are excited about the move, all of us except Tyler. I know a lot of work is in store, but I'm just ready for everything to fall into place and move. I will keep you posted.

Brother's

They fight, they get on each other's nerves, but no matter what they say, they are glad to be brother's. I'm so proud of both of them.

Ryan's High School Graduation

We are so proud of you.

Happy Graduation, Ryan!

Tyler's 8th Grade Graduation

You think you can pick your own kid out of a crowd. You would think that when you say, there he is across the stadium, that at least one out of 6 people your with, that one person would say, "NO that isn't him". Don't take 10 pictures of some kid just because he has the same blue shirt as your kid does. But no, that didn't happen. We took pictures of some kid walking on to the football stadium. And when he got up, we got so excited to hear his name. But they didn't say it. We all looked at each other, thinking that the teacher screwed up. I was ready to give his teacher a piece of my mind. Could we have made a mistake??? And then we saw him, on the same side that we were sitting on, the side that kids walked right in front of us on. He had waived to us when he walked in front of us. But he said he knew we didn't see him, we where watching the other blue shirt. Luckily, we had time to get the camera out so we could take a few pictures of the RIGHT KID.

Notice the blue shirt.

When we finally found the right kid.

Next time he is wearing pink, so we know its him.

Congratulations Tyler!

Brotherly Love!

Happy Birthday Gary!

Cake anyone?

I think he still has those white short....lol

8th Grade Dance

Tyler went to his first dance tonight. Of course, we find out the night before that he needs dress slacks and a dress shirt, which he doesn't have. Luckily, he was able to fit into Ryan's clothes. Which I was very thankful for. When he got all dressed up, he didn't look like my youngest son, but a handsome young man. How they turn into men overnight.

Tyler said he had a great time and danced some fast and slow songs. I just remember the days when all the boys stood against the wall and all the girls danced with each other. I guess times have changed.

It's all about looking cool!

Watch out John Travolta!

What cuties.

Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner

I went to see Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner last night. This was the first time that I have seen either one of them and they where fantastic. Josh Turner has that deep sexy voice and smile that makes you say, WOW.
Carrie Underwood is a beautiful and a amazing singer. She can belt out a song like you can't believe. I don't think there is anything that she can't sing. The only thing that I can't get use to at a concert, is when they do an encore and everyone holds up their cell phone. What happened to the good old bic lighter? Talk about feeling old. I guess it could be worse, I could remember when the held up matches.

Ryan's Senior Picture

After about 400 pictures we picked this one to be Ryan's official senior picture. Of course, he thinks he looked great in all of them, but personally I love the smile in this one.

Coastal Beauty

It is amazing how beautiful the flowers are when you go to the Coast. We were in Morro Bay last weekend for our family reunion and I couldn't pass up taking pictures of these wonderful flowers. I think the colors are just amazing. Like most pictures, its even more beautiful in person.

Senior Pictures -Behind the Scene

A friend of mine took Ryan's senior pictures on Sunday. I took some behind the scene pitures. It's kind of funny what you don't see in the pictures.

Ryan sitting on tool box.

Ryan remembered socks, but one was black and one was blue. Luckly, no shots showed his shoes.

It's hard to look this good!

Meter This!

What better way to use a parking meter!

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Cellar Tracker

Cellar Tracker is a great way of keeping track of your wine bottles. I have entered all of my wine that I have and it's kind of scary on how many bottles you accumulate without realizing it. I think it might be time for another wine party. Even if you are just starting out drinking wine, this is a good place to note the wine and what you thought of it. I know my memory sucks, so this really helps. You also get other peoples comments and when you should drink it, it's not always the day you buy it. The only draw back is that you can list the price of the wine, sometimes you don't want to know how much you have spent on this little habit.

Smokey Mountains

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Wild Women on Wine

I just joined Wild Women on Wine and the men that love them or drive them. How cool is that? How many groups can you belong to that you meet great people, help people and drink wine? I knew this was going to be a perfect match for me. I went to my first meeting last night and everyone seemed so nice. So I volunteered to help serve the Area Football Team on Wednesday at Milla Vineyards, it should be fun. But you know I'm only doing this to have something to write about on my blog.