Ocean and the zoo!

Last weekend we went on our annual trip to Pacific Beach with the family. We had a great time. We went Saturday-Monday. Saturday ended up being a rainy day, but we still had fun. Mom and I ended up going down to the beach right before dusk, but otherwise we didn't go on the beach because of the weather (and because the forecast was for much better the next day). We had fun in the "beach house" as Shaun calls it and 6 of us went and played a game of bowling.

This is our 4th year staying at the Navy resort and we love it. A 5 bedroom house on the bluff by the ocean for really cheap; can't beat it. It is one of the reasons Bill wants to stick out the reserves until he can retire, because then we get to keep privileges like these! There is a small 4 lane bowling alley that we have enjoyed each year. This year they had done some upgrades, so there was a whole new computer system which included the feature of player by player choosing if you wanted to have bumpers. So, Shaun could have bumpers and the rest of us didn't have to; really nice! Most of us wished we had put on bumpers by the end because we were pretty rusty!

Sunday ended up being a perfect day! It was sunny with a few clouds and NO (or hardly any) wind. That is really unusual for the ocean especially when it is clear. So we were able to sit and let the kids dig and play. I know other years we have not done that because it has been too cold to do anything but move around.

Logan did fine with his cast. We used one of Bill's big wooly socks to cover it up and keep it clean and dry; that worked great! He played and had fun using his left had like always. It has been on now for almost 4 weeks and he acts like it has always been there and always been a lefty. We were saying that this is probably making new pathways in his brain so making him smarter! :)

This year the boys shared the bunk room. The 5th bedroom in the house is a small converted laundry room, so big enough to fit a bunk bed and a side table, but that's it. They were both so excited and thrilled to be sleeping on the bunk bed. In year's past, Shaun has slept in the second twin bed in Auntie's room and Logan has slept in the bunk room in the play yard. But, they are growing up and could both sleep in the beds. However, going to sleep was a little chore. Bill finally sat in the room with them to get them to be quiet and stay laying down. The first night they didn't get to sleep until 10:45 or so...but then slept great until morning!


Today, we went to the Woodland Park Zoo. We had received an annual zoo pass as a gift and it is about to expire, so we wanted to get one last trip in on the pass. It was a great day to see the animals. It was a little chilly, but we were fine in just sweatshirts. At times it was even warm in the sun!

We even let the boys go on the carousel today. Logan had never been and was a bit unsure about it; until it started going that is. Right away he got a big smile on his face and had a blast! Shaun made sure to get on a horse that "goes up and down" he said. This is Logan's unsure face before it started....