Thursday, June 30, 2011

Our Cabo Trip 2007

We set off for Cabo for about a week and stayed at an all inclusive resort.  

We had fun in Cabo!  It was hot, hot, hot though!


We snorkled in the bay.  It was my first time snorkeling and we saw a lot of incredible fish.  I have a fear of sharks though, and I was really scared.


Carson was so little!!

Too much Testosterone occupying one space.
Beautiful miss Karly with little Carson

Little Christian






Kristen let us each have a turn carrying Carson.

We went into the Village and walked around looking for souvenirs. 


Miss Kenzie, always with a smile on her face.



Come on Carson.....wake up for just one pic.


I will never forget our first dance!


Too Cool for School!




Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Rafting the little San Luis Rey River!



So I read about this little place called the La Jolla Indian Campground that had a lazy river that flowed  through the campgrounds.  I read all of the reviews and decided it was a great place for our next family adventure.   Sometimes they are a hit....and sometimes they're a miss.  This was definitely a hit.   We entered the campground and I realized right away that this was not a remote campground, apparently those are difficult to  come by in Southern California.  This place was almost as popular as an amusement park. 

We looked long and hard for the perfect spot and we were lucky enough to find a beautiful little site amongst the trees and right next to the water.  I had purchased our rafts at my Murrieta Wal-Mart and we couldn't wait to get on that lazy river.  I would say that there were parts of that river that I thought someone could lose their life on.  We avoided those places, and as it turned out, noone in our little group was seriously injured. 
 Large groups of friends come here and you will occasionally see people rafting down the little river with their drinks in hand, only to lose it 30 feet later down the river.   That was funny!





 All in all we really enjoyed our time here.  I would suggest going early in the season when it is not too hot and the river is high enough to not be too dangerous.  There are portable restrooms at the site which makes it nice.  Also, plan on getting here early to get a spot.  There were  plenty of campers that did not get a creekside spot.





Annual Pirate Party!






We go to this annual Pirate Party every year and we always have so much fun! 

Camping San Onofre 2010 Summer



This was one of my first times camping in southern california and my beloved took me to the San Onofre camping spot.  While it has a definite advantage of being close to the ocean, it was not the remote spot that I had in mind.  Being from Alaska I am used to camping in the most recluse of places.    I love camping.  In this particular spot, I was awaken at about 3:00 in the morning with a train rushing through our camp.  I thought we were going to die, but fortunately it was just our ear drums that were damaged.



















Seeing all of these pic's again makes me want to go camping!

Santa Rosa Plateau Summer 2010

The Beautiful Santa Rosa Plateau


Kevin and I packed a picnic lunch and went one morning last summer and hiked the Santa Rosa Plateau.  What a work-out.  I was exhausted afterwards. 
What a beautiful country and how lucky we are to have it so close to home.  I tried to drag some of my kids along, but no such luck!  This summer it's on my wish list to hike the Hollywood Hills Sign.





Sarah Mchlachlan /LA Fashion District

 Kevin, Kenzie, Kristen, and I started our day at the LA Fashion District.  We had fun browsing all of the shops and all of us girls made some purchases of course!     We went to dinner at one of Wolfgang Puck's restaurants at LA Live.
 The Nokia Theatre- LA


We enjoyed the Sarah Mchlachlan concert at the Nokia Theatre in LA.    It is definitely one of the nicest theaters that I have been too.  Kevin and I really haven't been to any concerts together until this one.  We wanted to take everyone to Lady Antebellum at Pechanga this June, but they were all sold out.