Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Monday, September 11, 2017

Silverstrand Beach

For some reason this summer we didn't go to the beach as often as we usually do. That may have to do with the fact that our favorite beach is obsolete now. For the last two years we have made Marina State Park Beach our go to beach but when we were there earlier this summer two thirds of the beach was pretty much gone. We're still not to sure what happened but for a majority of the stretch on the beach it was full of huge rocks. We don't know if the city put it up or if it all washed in. After a little research I found Silverstrand Beach in Oxnard. We had been there once before but only to eat lunch after our whale watching trip. If you get there early enough you can park in their parking lot. The beach is real clean and there were no rocks or pebbles as you got into the water. The waves weren't huge either but they were big enough for boogie boarding. Since Judy, my mother-in-law, was in town we hung out at the beach all day soaking up the son, enjoying the waves, and playing together.









Thursday, May 4, 2017

Descanso Gardens Part 2 : Now and Then

I knew I had some older pictures of the boys in the same spot when we were at Descanso a few years ago. I love comparing pictures to see how big they've gotten and how much they've changed.

April 2014
April 2017



April 2014

April 2017
I'm finding it's harder to get pictures of the boys as they get older. They just don't want to cooperate! Anyone have the same problem? I know that one day they'll appreciate all these pictures....or at least their wives and kids will!

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Descanso Gardens

Spring is finally here and with all the rains we've had Descanso Gardens was absolutely beautiful! My mom has been wanting to get out a little so the boys and I took her to the gardens. Plus the third Tuesday of every month admission is free!
As you got closer to the rose garden you could smell their perfume...it was amazing! 
These are one of my favorites!

The boys were real sweet with their grandma this day ....thankfully!   






The gardens did get quite busy around 11:30 so I'm glad we got there earlier. It was a real enjoyable day and I'm so glad we got to go.

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Moorpark Zoo

In December we finally got to visit the Moorpark Zoo with our homeschool group. I've been meaning to get over there and check it out but have not had the opportunity to do so yet. Moorpark Junior College is one of two colleges/universities in the USA that has a teaching zoo on campus. It's actually quite difficult to get in to the program at Moorpark College. It's based off a lottery system and students wait years before getting in.




The day started off with a show of various animals from birds to reptiles. The students do a pretty good job but as I mentioned before it's a training zoo so they are learning as they go.




We then walked around the zoo and visited all the different exhibits. I am not a fan of animals to say the least but I often feel sorry to see these animals caged up. In this case though many of these creatures have been injured and are at the zoo because they wouldn't survive in the wild. They also have several animals which were confiscated from people who had them as pets. The zoo also gets transfers from other zoos. It was a fun little field trip and it was also nice to be on the campus of Moorpark College. It's a beautiful campus...who knows maybe one day I'll attend there and get my AA degree! I guarantee you though I will not be applying for the zoo program!!

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Family Pictures

As the boys are getting older they are getting less and less excited about having their pictures taken. Sadly for them they don't really have a choice! Jon and the boys get ample warning about when we'll take our pictures so I give them plenty of time to deal with it!

Picture day came and Jon was feeling super sick so our plan to travel over to the next town for that perfect site was out. Instead we drove less than a mile to a super small park.



Thankfully Jon had a great attitude even though he felt so awful. He sets the tone in our home when he's home, so the boys were also ok with our photo shoot.


I know one day in the future the boys will be so happy I took so many pictures. I love seeing how they change throughout the years.



Overall we got some pretty good shots and were in and out of the park in less than half an hour!

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Pumpkin Patch

Today we took a little trip to the pumpkin patch simply to take some "fallish" pictures since it's fall but feels like summer! Seriously folks, today it was 90 in Moorpark. Thankfully with some coaxing everyone obliged and we spent about 10 minutes at the patch! That was enough to get a few pictures for me to scrapbook.



Jojo is getting so big! 


Nay nay is growing up too!






Thursday, October 20, 2016

Carlsbad Beach

After our little San Diego and Legoland time we stayed one more night in Carlsbad and the following day headed to the beach! Yes...beach in October...only in So Cal!



We were all in relaxation mode! This beach is absolutely beautiful and we basically had the whole beach to ourselves. Not only is it beautiful but it's super clean. There were also some surfers catching some waves so that was fun to watch.




There's a nice jetty on the west side of the beach with smooth rocks that provide an easy walkway to go out and explore.



On the east side of the beach there's two lookout points on the bluffs. I wish the pictures were nicer but for some reason Nathan changed the settings on my camera and while I sat back in our spot relaxing he enjoyed taking some overexposed shots with my camera!!! I guess I could have edited the pictures but oh well!! Next time we head to San Diego we will definitely stop by this beach again. Perhaps we can also explore some other new beaches too. All my life I've only gone to Zuma Beach but since moving to Moorpark I've explored different beaches and I'm loving all our new finds! 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Legoland

I don't know how many times we've been to Legoland but we've been a ton! I can tell that Jojo is getting a bit too mature for the park but we all still had a fun time.

This was our first field trip of the year with our homeshool group and there was quite a good turnout.



Amusement parks are more exciting with friends! The boys got to hang out with a bunch of their buds. Plus we really couldn't have asked for better weather. It was a gorgeous day!