MORE PICTURES THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR...or David just uploaded a summer's worth of fotos from his phone.

So today, we headed out to the Malibu and discovered a new beach (new to us that is.) David did this to the kids.


Man, if I lived on the beach, Time Outs would take on a whole different world...

Yeva Series One.
Cute as can be, enjoying the sand and occasional waves washing over her legs.

Oh but she's a curious one.

and that sand was so squishy

and she really couldn't resist because what if it tasted as good as cheerios?

So we figure, why not? It's not like she'll keep eating it right? Oh, but she did.

"Hey guys, when I'm big, can I go surfing with Jeff?" (As in Jeff Westra) Ale asks today as we get out of the car. Here he is, maiden voyage with a new boogie board. The board stayed nice and safe on the sand today. We have some time before we need to be buying surf boards I suppose.

Los Angeles forest 3 weeks before torching.We wake up thinking we will do a nine mile hike from Switzer picnic area back to our house. We soon get our sanity back and decide we shouldn't attempt such a long rigorous hike with kids who are not accustomed to it (Nor are our backs). We make it 4 miles and go to El Pollo Loco instead.

Ale rides the Walling Deer in Fresno.

Two Brothers, some bagels and an early July morning Santa Monica Beach.

The Latin Lover in newly shorn glory.

Have I ever mentioned how serious this kid is about his food?

I've recently spent some time at this blog. I liked her beanbag idea so I gave it a shot last night. The "e" is pretty bad, I know, but it got better. Ale liked them so much he asked for more.
So we made more.
and you can turn them around for lower case.

And because Ale said Miles had to have some too...

The boys change the chicken coop hay...with the air so bad they did it cowboy style.
and took a moment for a photo shoot.
he had just finished watching treasure island with all the pirates and guns.
David couldn't figure out how to make a boat but he did make a hat for Ale.

Ale wrote his first story this morning. I think it is very cute.
It went like this:
Today Grandpa and Ale go fishing.
They climb to the mountain top with their fishing poles.
The fishing poles break.
Then a shark comes and eats the fishing poles.
Grandpa and Ale walk away and get new fishing poles.

The END

P.S. Dad, I hope you realize you have expectations to fulfill when your grandsons come for a visit...

our family is digging this song at the moment originally by damien rice.