An afternoon of surfing with Alexis.
These two make a super star team of forwards on their soccer team.
Todd somehow ripped the seam of his board shorts from front to back. 😬😂 We have never laughed so hard!
I was staring at the point and realized that it looked like a profile of a man's face. See his hair, nose and mouth?
Todd found this sign hidden in our garage and made it all fancy. I should have taken a before photo.
Sam's organized room still going strong. 🙌
When you bump into your daughter and her friends down at the harbor.
And then they come back and find you and ask for money.
Only because Mia's chopstick hair was so cute!
I love our harbor.
And how close we live!
Surf buddies.
Boat day for the boys.
The annual Hope Ranch Beach camp out.
The Ethika lineup.
Sleepovers never look comfortable.
Half this group was taking the game REAL seriously.
They are like siblings.
Looks like Lila opted for the floor this night.
Lollipop never ends up on the floor.
Blake and Hayley turned 10 and had a fun backyard party complete with the "toilet paper bride" game!
Perhaps some future wedding dress designers in this crew.
Sam came home with just a few photos.
The moms managed to sneak one in too. 😂
Dixie doing her best impression of the lizard next to her.
Sam started Mad Skills volleyball to get her ready for the upcoming season. She was officially going to switch from softball to volleyball. Kind of sad about it because watching softball is so fun but it's also fun to watch her in a new sport.
Dressed and ready for the Angels Foster Care event at the Biltmore which had to be postponed from its usual time in the Spring due to the mud slides and the Biltmore being closed for repairs.
We spied Betsey Johnson having lunch at the hotel. She can't really hide with her signature look!
And we didn't leave her alone. 😬
Victoria is a huge fan so I blame her for us being so obnoxious. 😂
Impromptu shoreline dinner with neighbors.
We even dragged our ping pong table down.
We turned the evening into a birthday celebration for SJ and Vic.
Sam is the chef in the morning and takes care of breakfast for herself and Thatcher. She's so organized. I wonder what the difference between "Sinamin Rolls" and Cinnamon Rolls" is? 🤔
This hair-do didn't go away all season.
At least he's reading though.
Lollipop has practically no eye sight left but she did manage to zoom in on our bunny.
Taj and Thatcher skim boarding.
And hopefully being careful not to break a wrist. 😬
See why I worry about broken wrists? or worse...
Skim board wounds.
Soccer Saturdays with friends.
I felt very "Pinterest-y" making this. We've added four more buttons since this picture, two basketball and two baseball.
Testing out boogie boarding and fins. Not sure how well that went.
The endless summer.
It's kind of like staring at Sam when he has his ponytail in.
Sam can officially make an egg and if she forgets, she made notes. 😂
CPK with Rio and her sweet twin siblings.
Bocce and friends at Pure Order.
Another bee sting for Thatcher and another crazy reaction. They keep getting worse and worse.
The crutches were a little overkill though. 😂
Dressed and ready for the CEC Green Gala.
These lovely chairwomen.
🤙
Coming home to our favorite sitter who is now in college and moved away from us. 😢
Seafood paella at the Acosta's
The girls definitely got into some makeup.
Welcoming the Friendship Paddlers in.
After school ice cream with Maddox and his sisters.
Sam gearing up for Halloween. Her smile is SO different a year later. She's more than halfway done with braces (if things go according to plan).
Testing out the new play equipment at Shoreline Park.
The big and little kids were not impressed.
Clue!
A friend sent this to me. 1991 jazz hands 😂
Dressed and ready for the Girl's Inc. fundraiser lunch.
Seeing Alanis Morissette at the SB Bowl. These two have no idea who she is but they know what M&M's are.
The person taking our photo kept rearranging and posing us. We look a little like a modern family.
Went for a selfie after the photo shoot.
I was impressed by Alanis. I had seen her about a year prior and was not so impressed.
Somehow all the parents of these kids went out, including my husband, and I was left as babysitter. 🤔
But it's worth it when Fiona is here!
She definitely wasn't going to go to bed any time soon. 😂
Sleepy pup.
It must have been crazy hair day?
Happy kids.
My sidekick.
Every morning our bed looks like this.
