Sandy-ego

Emma and Maggie meet Claire

Emma is still riding. Yasmin met the girls and I at the barn and Emma got to ride Claire. Maggie was too small but she helped groom her and was able to sit on her. Then we watched Yasmin ride Claire. Claire is recovering from an injury and still can't jump but then cantered for us!

Wakeboard Camp

Finn had a great week at wakeboard camp. He had a blast. We all went down to the bay to watch him on Thursday but we did not see him for long. He blew by us in a blur, holding on with one hand to wave! We're hoping Pops' pontoon boat is powerful enough to pull him.

MORE FUN!

Sunday, we celebrated Grammy's Birthday ALL DAY! We started with an 8am pajama swim! We had lunch at Rubio's, then Uncle Brain and Yasmin came over for a swim and dinner!







Today we went on a hike at Torrey Pines State Park. It is one of our favorite spots! We took our friend Scott. After hiking down to the beach, the kids got their feet wet.... and then themselves wet! They did not wear their bathing suits but that did not stop them!!

Universal Studios Hollywood!!

Grammy and I took the 4 kids to Universal Studios for a couple days of fun! Owen started off the adventure with a lead role in a robot horror film! He did a great job frightening the starlet!

We saw many of our favorite friends...




























And a few new ones!!



The water park was key! It was steamy in Hollywood! There were great shows that taught us all about the special effects they use in the movies. Finn and Maggie impressed us all walking through the House of Horrors that was not recommended for those under 13! It was pretty spooky! Imagine a haunted house brought to you by the guys who created Frankenstein, Psycho and Chuckie! I won't be rushing back in there!!! Just in case these 5 photos are not enough for you (Mimi!) you can view ALL the pics from our Hollywood vacation at :


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Beach Bums!

We had a great time at the beach today. It was overcast so I thought we'd build a few sand castles, play on the playground and then head home... WRONG! I could not get Emma, Finn and Maggie out of the ocean! They had a blast. Owen was good staying pretty close to shore and outrunning the waves!

Horsin' Around!

Emma had a horseback riding lesson today. She had not taken one in 2 years! And this new barn teaches English riding, her old barn was Western. She did not miss a beat. When we first arrived we fed a few carrots to Yasmin's horse Claire.

Emma rode a spotted horse named "Precious". She had to go get her, comb and brush her, pick her hooves and saddle her up. She had a great lesson. Her coach Andrea was very impressed. We fed a few carrots to Precious after we put her up and then found Yasmin's other horse Jina. We had one big carrot left for her!