Bowling

We took the kids bowling for the 1st time on July 6th. 

Sydney was most excited about the new shoes :) 

They were SO proud everytime they rolled the ball down and did a great job cheering each other on. 

Wooo - hoooo, 

Pouty face when she missed the pins

So sweet watching the ball roll down

And mama obviously needs to get out more.  Yes ,the kids had bumper bowling but still... they both beat me!!!!

Coronado!

After a few crazy weeks of packing, unpacking and cleaning, we are excited to call this little house 'home' for the next few years. 

We got the kids a new ride for island life.  They are loving the new bike trailer!

Cole practicing his surfing in our backyard

Storytime at the library

Going for walks and checking out the kitty cats

Lots of beach time

I think we're going to be happy here :) 

Zoo with Jawg

We tried to have a little bit of fun with before Jawg had to head back to Florida so his vacation wasn't all work!  He had never been to the SD Zoo so we took him there on Monday.  

Taking a break from all of the walking

Biking/walking to the ferry landing

We loved having you, Jawg (and are so appreciative of all your help)!

Moving Day!

Dave got a new set of orders (San Diego again!) in January but he was going to start working in Coronado instead of near Old Town.  With the addition of crossing the bridge and the number of military trying to get on base everyday, we estimated it would take 40 minutes one way (on a good day) which means almost 1.5 hours everyday spent in the car.  With the kids going to bed around 7, we knew that it would eat into our family time. 

After lots of searching, we found a cute little house to rent on Coronado!  I lived on the island 10 years ago with Ashleigh and LOVED it, so didn't need any convincing to move back :)  

It was a crAzY few weeks/months of putting our house up for rent, finding tenants, figuring out how to be landlords, packing and moving.  Dave's dad (Jawg) offered to come out and help us move since he "loves" it (not sure how anyone can "love" moving, but, he was hired!). 

Mimi headed to the airport and these two guys got to work!

These two were amazing!  They knew we were going to "Coronado" and kept saying when we get to Coronado but I don't really think they really *knew* what was coming.  Packing was definitely a challenge during the day with them running around and finding their "treasures" but we made it work. 

Checking out the truck

Helping daddy load

Is this an all star crew or what?!?  Both of our brothers also helped tremendously but don't have a picture of all 5!  We would still be loading up our old house if it weren't for them all of them.  We are SO grateful.   

All packed up!

While we packed/loaded/unloaded, Nani and Poppa graciously watched these two!  Sydney and Cole got the best deal with a fun sleepover, swimming, treats and a trip to the Safari Park.

Cole and Poppa playing catch before bed

And for now, we said goodbye to our first house in San Diego.