Descanso gardens

Super fun day at Descanso gardens. I realized I had never been there before. We were hoping for ducks but we got lots of fish and one big goose instead.

Watching humming birds

Watching humming birds from my outside swing today while the kids play in the pool.

My two pirates

Yoga

Tanner is doing yoga in the park after going for a run with his track team. This is the best picture I could get off him without getting out of my car and embarrassing him. I was quite impressed.

Craft activity

We did an art activity today using glue, salt, and water colors. Teo really liked it. I was hoping for a bit more.

First, you're supposed to cover your paper with a glue design. Then cover all the glue with salt. Once you've done that, shake off the extra glue. Last, you use water colors to put color on the design. The water colors are supposed to spread down the glue line. I think it should have spread more, but only I know that. 

Teo had a great time and Lola happily painted in her own way.

Craft Recipes Galore!

Found a great site for many craft/paint/playdough recipes you can do at home.  We will try some today!

craft recipes

Natural History Museum

These are a line of caterpillars on a tree branch that we saw inside the butterfly pavilion. They were all in a row from largest to smallest. I couldn't believe it.

I thought I took more pictures at the museum but I guess I was tired that day.

Monrovia Canyon

We hiked the Monrovia Canyon on one of the days that Sophie was here to visit us. It took us about an hour to walk the 3/4 mile bike to the water falls. Lots to see and do along the way.

Of course once Tanner found a walking sick, both Lola and Teo had to have a walking sick too. Lola pants were basically ruined with dirt stains. I couldn't get it all out in the wash.

Teo caught a butterfly by hand which he has done before. He did not want to let it go. But then he caught a grasshopper and carried that for a while until it also jumped away. 

It was a lovely day. And after we went to Subway for lunch and then swimming at Julie's. Perfect ending to a hot hike.

Magic Mountain

So we get to Magic Mountain and park our car, and start getting all the children out and what do I discover . . . That Lola has decided tho take her shoes off (after I had already put them on her). She took them off in the house before she got in her carseat. So she had no shoes!!

Fine, I will just go buy her some shoes at one of the stores inside. But no, there were no shoes for a two year old, only for teenagers. So Lola spend the whole day at Magic Mountain WITHOUT any shoes. I done know how we did it. But it seemed to work out ok. I guess you don't have to have shoes in order to ride the rides.

Here are some pictures I took.

Santa Clarita Pool

Hot summer day playing at the pool. We stayed much longer than intended. Everyone had a great time.

Our new Indoor Swing!

We have been working on creating a playroom in our home this summer. 

Hanging the swing is one of the last things to do. I'll give a complete reveal soon.

Agoura 10K

Tanner and I ran the Agoura 10K this morning.  It was Tanner's first 10K race and mine as well.  It was a challenging course, but so lovely and a great expo afterwards.  I guess they were giving out free pancakes with chocolate chips (I didn't know that until after I got home).

Here we are waiting for the race to begin.  It was FREEZING!  

Now we have taken off our warm clothes and are waiting for the race to start.  Tanner took off way less than me.  He ran in his pants, but I ran in my shorts!

The last couple yards.  

Tanner kept me running hard.  In fact, it's the fastest I've run to date in a race.  I think it was a piece of cake for him.   Afterwards, I needed to stretch.  He didn't so much.

 With our Finisher Medals in hand.  

Next time he said he'd do a Half.  Yippee!