21/365/2017 - Gavin Stone

Went to see The Resurrection of Gavin Stone today as a family. Funny movie, we enjoyed it a lot.

(B misplaced her movie ticket or there would be four like there should be)

2/365/2017 - Golden New Year

Wishing everyone a very Golden 2017!

170/365 ~ Outdoor Enjoyment

So much you can do during the summer months, including taking board games out to the picnic table in the evenings. And eating ice cream while playing is definitely a bonus!

The Reservoir ~ 146/365

Took a trip to a semi-local park (it's about a 30 minute drive) to have a picnic. Well, we didn't find the "perfect spot" and ended up dragging our cooler about halfway around the reservoir before finally stopping to eat. But it was still a lot of fun. Too bad it's forbidden to play in the water though, cuz' it was a warm day!

Back Yard Camping ~ 145/365

After failing to reserve our spot on our favorite mountain, I decided to set up the tent for the kids in the back yard. Yohn wasn't sure about sleeping out there with us but the kiddos can be pretty convincing. It was a fun night that we all thoroughly enjoyed and I imagine will be remembered by two kids for years to come.

A Bike Ride ~ 135/365

Our evening together was spent exploring the bike trail. We rode about 2 1/2 miles one way (and then back, of course!).

SS Jeremiah O'Brien - 95/365

It was a beautiful day in San Francisco. We visited the SS Jeremiah O'Brien and spent nearly 2 1/2 hours exploring the large ship. This is us sitting on the deck with Alcatraz in the background.

Bubba Gump's ~ 94/365

Wish I was looking at the camera for this family selfie... Ah well, it's the one that turned out the best.

Happy 16th to us!

Double Scoop Night ~ 86/365

Purchase a double scoop and get a free waffle cone. Yes, please!

After track practice and dinner, it's the perfect end to the night!

After the Run ~ 82/365

So her track coach wants her to run the 800 since she really can't compete with the sprinters. This means two whole laps around the track and a lot more conditioning. She balked at first, even refusing to do it. But then I talked to her and she agreed that if I started running with her on the days there is no practice to help her that she would give it a try.

Let's just say she's way more in shape than I am!

Along our chosen path we saw ducks with fluffy heads, turkeys, flowers in bloom, airplanes take off and land and a bicyclist who needed to pull his pants up a bit! :)

This is her after the run, while we enjoyed the quiet of the pond, the geese, the crane who caught a crawdad, and Bethany feeding snails to the ducks.

Goin' For a Stroll ~ 66/365

While Elisha was at a friend's house the three of us decided to head to 7-11 to return our Redbox movie and get a Slurpie for Bethany.

Bonus Pic:

I had fun snapping this picture off the bridge over the freeway while Bethany waved at the drivers below. She got several to honk and wave back at her.

Out ~ 28/365

The night got away from me. There was basketball practice, and homework, and lack of planning, and someone needing an errand done, and a little bit of disciplining mixed in to all that, and then BAM! It's 8:00 (I know seriously late for a school night) and no one has eaten dinner yet. So off to Burger King just down the street we go for food and giggling and guessing movie quotes. And guess what? Late night on a school night or not, we redeemed our night out well.

Can you tell we had ice cream cones for dessert?  ;0)

Enjoying the Sunshine ~ 20/365

We enjoyed a nice scenic sunny day at the Marina today!

More photos from today's fun can be found here...

Super Bowl Predictions ~ 17/365

A quiet evening at home. The boys played the NFC contenders (Yohn - 49ers vs. Elisha - Seahawks) and then the AFC contenders (Yohn - Patriots vs. Elisha - Broncos). Their predictions for the Super Bowl? 

49ers vs the Broncos!

Let's see just how accurate they are!

Mmmmm..... Ice Cream.... 16/365

Family Night at Coldstone

We happened to have a gift card to Coldstone, so we decided to visit for the tail end of our family night excursion. We had to find snowboots for an upcoming trip and since we don't really live in a snowy area this proved to be a chore.

A Puzzling Moment ~ 4/365

My girl was given a 300 piece puzzle the other day and she decided that today was the day the puzzle was going to get done. She also decided Mama was going to "help" her. Four hours later, and no thanks to a distracted kid who just had to keep doing "one more thing" somewhere else, it's done. We are definitely needing practice in the puzzle department apparently. :0)

Bonus pic: 

Just in case you wanted to see the finished product!