Pool Party

Well….summer is in full effect now. Unfortunately it will probably be over way to soon! Cooper and I went to our first day at the pool yesterday! He absolutely LOVED the water. He splashed and kicked and layed back in his float like he was an old pro. Looks like we’re gonna have a little water baby on our hands, which is a good thing considering how much his parents love to be near the ocean and any other body of water! Auntie Tessa invited us over to her pool and took pics of us while going in for the first time! And Auntie Julie was with us in the water the whole time soaking up the fun! Dad missed the first pool party, but will be there next weekend for the second round.

Summer finally came out to play

I realize that summer has been in full effect for many parts of the country for quite some time. However, Southern California has been in a bit of a weird funk. We’ve been waking up in the morning to overcast, marine layer 60′s that occasionally burn off later in the day (but more often we’ve been left with the cloudy mid-60′s funk into the evening). Nobody seems to be able to explain what’s going on with the weather, chalk it up to global warming if you want, but just this past week we have started to see some clear 70-80 degree days – summer is back!

US Open of Surf

It’s that time of year again for the only pro surfing stop on the ASP tour down in Huntington Beach, CA (ASP = Association of Surfing Professionals in case you didn’t know). Every year we make our pilgrimage down to Huntington to check out all the chaos, soak up some rays, and check out the best surfers in the game throwing down!

Sequoia National Monument

Summer, that magical time of year for road trips, camping, and visiting a National Park you haven’t been to yet. This past weekend, Clinton grabbed his bible study crew and headed up to Sequoia National Monument for a weekend with the boys.

Sequoia National Monument is best known for the huge Sequoia trees, but interestingly the park is a pretty amazing overview of the Easter Sierra climate and landscape. It took about 4 hours from LA to get to the park. After setting up camp, we all jumped in the 4Runner (one guy designated to the way back) and headed off on some dirt roads to do some exploring.

Summer concerts at the Santa Monica pier

Every summer Santa Monica provides the music (and the beach) for the summer concert series at the pier. This past Thursday we met up with some friends, listened to some awesome Australian/Celtic inspired tunes an soaked up the sunset.