Stephen and his friend, Luke, took an evening last week to learn how to put up a tent (supervised by Curt and Lori), as they were going to have to be able to do it themselves at the Scout Camporee.

Nanny and Papa Parr

We had to say goodbye to Papa Parr last month. It has been a number of years since Nanny has passed on, but still they are in our thoughts. I feel blessed to have been able to spend many summers and holidays with my grandparents. I only wish it could have been more. I will miss Papa's phone calls.

I wanted to encourage everyone to call your grandparents this weekend. Make the effort to ensure that your children spend quality time with their grandparents. If you are lucky to have your kids grandparents live nearby, do not take it for granted.

Day 3 in San Diego! The last day at the beach, and the kids were determined to make the most of it. While Stephen and Sadie played in the waves, Sawyer played in the sand. We were sad to leave the beach, but were glad that we could make the trip.

And a big thanks to Lauri Gardner for telling us about Picasa, the program we used to make the photo collages. It should make blogging even more fun!!

Day 2 in San Diego. Back to the bay beach, then over to the ocean beach. The kids loved Mission Beach because there were actually waves there, as opposed to the bay. Then, after some pooltime, we went back to the ocean beach to watch the sunset.

Day 1 of our San Diego vacation. Stayed at the Catamaran Resort, right in Mission Bay. We had fun building a sand castle and burying the kids.