Friday, August 9, 2013

"Summer, Summer, Summertime... And put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime"

I have been trying to think of how I can make this a great post. With a cute theme and what not. I have been racking my brain and now it is already August and I still have not posted anything about our fun trip to Oceanside, California. So I decided to just let the pictures (of which I took at almost 600) be my theme of our "Summer, Summer, Summertime!"

Oceanside ~ 2013

Day 1

 The drive down
"Here it is the groove slightly transformed
Just a bit of a break from the norm
Just a little somethin' to break the monotony
Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be
A little bit out of control it's cool to dance
But what about the groove that soothes that moves romance
Give me a soft subtle mix
And if ain't broke then don't try to fix it
And think of the summers of the past
Adjust the base and let the alpine blast
Pop in my cd and let me run a rhyme
And put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime"
 The first entry
 The second thought
The "FREEZING" cold water
The dancing to feel her legs again.
Yes that is the amazing beach house where we crash day in and day out (Are you jealous?)
Thank you so much John Barnes for working for such a cool dude who lets us play at his beach house so often!
 
The Family
 
Day 2
Getting dirty
Being pretty
Learning skills
Applying skills
Finding shells
Missing daddy
 "Calling Maybe" -
choreographed by Charity, danced by Afton and Emily, song by Carly Rae Jepsen

Watching trains
 
Day 3
Early morning Tether Ball competition
I swear I heard one of them say, "Your mom goes to college!"
 Early morning snuggle and talk reminding Jack that Daddy will be here in a few days.
 All ready for the evening
 Street Fair means good food!
 Jack had a churro that was bigger then him.
Mommy had donuts.
Afton had an ice cream, but I was on the phone with daddy and she ate it too fast for me to get her picture. :(

 Being silly waiting for the sunset.
 Missing Daddy
MELT
MY
HEART!
Staying up late with cousins!
 
Day 4
Playing catch with John
Playing catch UP with Angela aka World's Fastest RUNNER and Marathoner!
(BY the way, I have ZERO pictures of baby Eva. How did that happen?)
 
Day 5
"School is out and it's a sort of a buzz
A back then I didn't really know what it was
But now I see what have of this
The way that people respond to summer madness
The weather is hot and girls are dressing less
And checking out the fellas to tell 'em who's best."
 (Someone flies in who we are ALL very happy to see!)
 
Day 6

Just busy playing with Daddy!

Fun with Tanner!
Adult dinner - Thanks Tanner, Brenden and Dallin for watching ALL the little ones!
 So nice to have my sugar here, finally!

Day 7
On our last day we busted out the actual camera, not the phone! So there are lots of fun ones.
"J. A. C. K"
 The many faces of Afton!
From the front,
 From the back,
 From the front and back!
Grandma Joy and Grandpa Jerry
 
Clearly we had such a fun time! Each day was beautiful weather, filled with laughs and memories with each other. I am thankful to be a part of this family (Sadly, I did not take many pictures of the entire family that was there and am now feeling like a complete jerk). Thanks sugar for making that happen! I look forward to many more days of "Summer, Summer, Summertime" with you!
 
Will Smith said it best:
"There's an air of love and of happiness
And this is the fresh prince's new definition of summer madness."

 
Oceanside ~ 2013

Getting our Money's Worth!

If you live in Las Vegas, you have little kids, and you have a brain, you must get the Discovery Children's Museum Members Pass. It was $175 for a year. You can have 2 card holders and they are each allowed to bring in 7 additional guests with them each time they come. Regular admission for anyone over the age of 12 months costs $12! That is INSANE! I am so glad that Bobi Tone and I split the cost of the pass. I am pretending to be part of her family, but I don't mind! :) Needless to say, we are definitely getting our money's worth!
 
We have been here at least 6 times in the last 4 months but they are still excited to go every time.
They couldn't wait for it to open.

 Our guest today was Grandma Jones!
 Captain Jack!
 Queen Afton
 Discovering Colors
 Playing Veterinarian
 "Mom, he doesn't look like Deuce, but I will call him Deuce.
Do you think he cares? I don't think so."
 "I am ready to work! Like now!"
"On nice and tight!"
 
Every time we go, we find somewhere new to play! Somehow we have missed this construction worker spot. It was a hit today!
(Well, back on July 19, 2013. I am behind on blogging!)

Jack's DIY Room REDO!

We got this bed for Jack as a trade! So ... IT WAS FREE! Let's make that very clear, because I WOULD NEVER buy anything race car! EVER!!!!!! (Can you tell I am not a NASCAR fan?)

But since he got this bed, we needed to convert the room from a baby room to a big boy room. He got this bed for Christmas and it has just not been complete. My mom and I finally got around to it in JULY. (Only 7 months after Grandpa Jerry and my sugar put it together. Thank you for doing that by the way!!!!!) We needed to paint, get new window treatments, and create something for the wall - all on a budget of course. We are STILL a dental school student family!

1. Paint

The painting was easy. We had extra grey paint so we just had to get rid of the baby blue and brown stripes. (So sad I can't find a picture of this. I know I have one somewhere. ARGH.)

2. Window Treatments

My mom found some old red napkins at Savers (thrift store) and some checkered bandannas at JoAnne's. We overlapped them across the curtain rod and BAM! - a new window treatment. I used the extras around the room as accents, to cover my lampshade, and a few baskets that had the old blue and brown décor.
Thanks Aunt Debbie for this fun cake mold that we have here!
 


3. Something for the wall

On the side where his bed rests, I wanted to paint a black road, with the yellow stripes down the center. My mom talked me out of it because she said it would be too dark for the room, and I think she was right. :) But I needed something on that wall and it needed to be big. So with that in mind, we went to Goodwill. My mom always finds something there. No matter what!
And lone behold, we found this for $3.00.
A 1972 Deluxe Play Track.
No, not all of the pieces were there, but we didn't mind.
IT WAS $3!!!!!
 In fact, inside there we found extra hidden gems, such as a Mickey Mouse pencil sharpener (also 1972), a rubber band, and leaf.
Score!
 
My mom was able to manipulate the letters in such a way to spell... wait for it...I am sure you won't even guess... Well, maybe you will... Ok. It was ... 
JACK!!!!!!!
Yes! So off to Home Depot we went.

We bought a plywood board, primer, and some liquid nails.
 We primed.
 We trimmed.
 We perfected.
 We placed.
 We painted red. (I had already bought this paint back in December with some sort of plan for his room, but that red was to paint a an armoire. (Which I decided was WAY TOO MUCH WORK!)
 We glued. (with E6000 instead of liquid nails - worked fabulously)
Later I added little race cars on each letter! SO cute!
I still feel like it needs more on this wall, but I will be on the look out!
But as for now, I am calling it DONE!