Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Day 43 and 44

So I haven't had much opportunity every day to use the computer, but I blog when I do!

Yesterday and today have been days of friends and fun in the sun!  I babysat my friends two cute kiddos yesterday and today and we had a BLAST going to the beach and playing at a water park.

Yesterday at Baby Beach down in Dana Point, my friend Marisa met up with us for a couple of hours.  It was fun to sit and chat with her AND as a bonus, Joel's camp came out to the beach and were digging for treasure so I got to see how much fun Joel was having!

Marisa was getting ready to leave and my friend Lindsay came and sat with us for a couple of hours!  It was a rotating friend beach day!  She was such a great help getting the kids washed up and to the car.  I was so happy to see how much fun Connor was having in the sand and he met lots of new little friends at the beach playing in the waves.

Last night as Connor was going to bed, he asked me to tell him a bed time story.  We have been making stories up lately and telling them to him.  So I told about a little boy named "Connor" and all the fun he had at the beach and some BIG adventures he went on.  It was SO cute to see him use his imagination and smile the whole way through the story!

After Connor went to bed, my dad surprised Joel with a Jackalope head lol.  Joel had been asking me about them since we moved to Texas (I guess he thought they live there or something) and I told him they are around.  So he was so happy to have his very own stuffed Jackalope!

Today was so much fun being at the water park with the kids!  Connor had SO much fun swimming in the 2.5 feet of water and going under to catch the torpedoes we brought.  He had a lot of fun playing with friends and I got to enjoy my time with my friend Lisa who stopped by....rotating friends week I tell ya!  We sat in the water and talked about her visit to Europe...how fun!  I think one of my favorite happy moments is to listen to other people tell about theirs and see their faces light up as they remember great times!  One of her favorite times was in Ireland listening to men play traditional Irish music...IN Ireland...doesn't that just sound so fantastic?!  She said she was almost moved to tears....such a beautiful happy moment!

After the water park, I picked Joel up from camp and we went back to my friend's home with her two kiddos.  My friend ordered us pizza and we ate and then the kids played.  I am so thankful for having the opportunity to watch my friend's kids these past couple of days!  It has been so much fun and quite the vacation treat to provide Connor with friends while Joel is away.

I hope you all are enjoying the summer.  It sure is flying by, but stop and take a moment or two to do something you REALLY have been wanting to do this year!  Have a great night all!

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