Summer is over.... and the 09-10 year has begun!

We started school really, really early this year! Here are the kids on their first day. Emily started kindergarten, Ben - 4th, Sarah - middle school (6th), and Brandon started preschool. Mommy starts school on the 24th. She'll be taking Intro to Potions (Chemistry) and Espanol.





I think Brandon's backpack is bigger than he is!!!

Camping at Lake Casitas and the Lazy River

The kids loved camping so much, that we decided to take a last minute camping trip to Lake Casitas. Located just outside of Ojai. It wasn't as nice as Yosemite, but the kids enjoyed it all the same. Here are the highlights of the campsite.







Our campsite was next to a play structure, which the kids enjoyed.


The kids and Daddy went down to the lake to check it out... I think they were daring Ben to get into the water... not sure..


Ben made an awesome fire one night. His fire building skills are getting better!




On the full day we were there, we visited the water park that has a lazy river and a water structure. It was nice to float around. It took about 9-10 minutes to make a full lap around the river.

A Day at the Beach

The kids and I went to Zuma Beach and hung out for a few hours. It started off really cold and cloudy, then warmed up a bit... I forgot to wear sunscreen... opps... and I'm smiling!! Must be the drugs ;)

LegoLand Part Deux

We made it down to LegoLand for our second day! The kids had MORE fun this time!! I think it was because they knew what they wanted to do and where to go. We spent some time in the Pirate Shores where the kids and Matt got wet... and so did a lot of other people! A very crowded section of the park.












The highlight of the evening was riding the Dragon about 10 times. I've had enough of roller coasters for awhile!