Saturday, July 25, 2009

A Day at the Beach with Claudia


This is my high school friend Claudia.  We've had a great time hanging out lately.  After 18 or so years, we haven't changed much, and yet we are so much more comfortable in our own skin.  It's nice to have such a level headed can do friend in my life right now.  :)  The kids LOVE her and call her Glaudia! LOL!


I couldn't help but take the pic of the bird who sat there so peacefully at the shore seeming to be enjoying the romance of it all.
No lifeguard was on duty so the kids had fun!

I admit that I had to pressure Claudia to get her to make the jump! LOL!
Sometimes no matter how high you fold up your jeans, it just isn't high enough! 





Sailing Long Beach



We needed to go potty so we stopped by our old stomping grounds! Claudia and I "grew up" inside the halls of FBC Long Beach.  We each learned so much about life there, and now we're each glad we're free! Sometimes the Lord puts us in places to mold us, but as we grow, we realize if we had stayed there we would do nothing more than grow mold! LOL!
Inside the church, Claudia was teasing Zack...
These two can thank their mama - they'll never know a legalistic life.  
Dinner at an Italian Restaurant on 2nd Street.
Claudia teasing Zack some more!
Gina and Claudia in a serious conversation!
A stop at the Cupcakery on 2nd Street - $2.95 for a cupcake!!! dang!
But, they were GOOD!!!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

ECO Mud Run

This morning Zack, Sophia, and I went to watch Gina, Sonya, and Kenny run in the ECO Mud Run in Irvine.  Other than missing them at the finish line, it was a blast to take pics and to watch the fun!  

Here is Gina sock, shoe, and leg before the run...
A pic of the lagoon because I couldn't help myself...
Here are the runners!
Sonya looks like she's having a blast, huh?
In the trenches...
Looks like Ken is getting a mud bath!
Here Zack and Sophia sit watching and waiting for Gina, Sonya and Kenny to come crawling through the mud.
Here they are after a volunteer kept challenging them to jump in...  I eventually just said, "Go ahead"!





That was our day at the mud run!  The kids were troopers while they waited, and I was glad they got to jump in, BUT, I wasn't so glad when I got to clean them up!  Sometimes, I guess it is good not to be so OCD though.  I truly enjoyed watching Gina, Sonya, and Kenny compete in the run.  I wanted to be a part of it with them.  Next year, I think I'll put the kids in the kids mud run and bring someone to watch them so I can run with the grown ups.