The South Koreans Invade

Jan 27- Feb 5 we were lucky to have two teenage girls from South Korea stay at our home.  Anne and So Dam were a ton a fun and made our week interesting.

Birthday #32

 Last week I celebrated my 32nd birthday. The older one gets the less important they seem. But Kyle did spoil me and surprised me with a new bike. He has been detailing some vehicles for Felt Bicycles and was able to trade his services for a road bike for him. I mentioned that I would like one in the future, so he told me it would take about a month for them to have more work for him to do to be able to trade for a bike for me. But lo and behold, what did he come home with on my birthday but a pretty new bike. Guess he talked them into giving him the bike early and will do the work for them soon. I've already gone for a few short rides and love it. It sure is much faster than a mountian bike. I just need this wind to stop and the days to be longer so that I can fit in some evening rides.
That evening Kyle took me to my favorite restaurant which is Las Campanas at the Mission Inn.  Always a great place to eat with great scenery. Then we walked over to the Fox Theater where we saw the Mythbusters show.  The following Sunday we went over to my parents for my birthday dinner and cake.  I requested Hamburger Pie and German chocolate cake.

Outside the newly remodeled Fox Theater

Mission Inn

My new road bike, isn't she pretty?

Doheny Beach

Back in July I wanted to go camping at the beach.  Well you usually have to book that 7 months to the day in advance, so there was no way that was going to happen soon.  So I thought, "Why not go beach camping in December when I'm off from work?"  So I went online and made reservations.  Two days before our reservation started it was windy and cold in Fontana, and I was dreading being cold and miserable in a tent. So................I asked my wonderful in-laws if we could borrow their motorhome, and it worked out perfectly.

The campgrounds were less than half full, it was decently warm and sunny during the day (it did get chilly at night and would have miserable sleeping in a tent), and we enjoyed relaxing and bike riding.  I loved it so much I want to make a yearly tradition of it.



Front Porch Finished

A few posts ago I mentioned that we were finally doing our front porch area.  Kyle put a lot of work and effort into it and it looks great.  He bought a flag pole at the LA County Fair back in Sept and has been just waiting to be able to use it, and now he does.

Finished front porch with concrete slabs and grass

Kyle's new flagpole, he even hooked up a light to the house to shine on it

Principal of the Year

My mom is the coolest!  She was the Principal of the Year for the entire district!!  Love you mom!

Dumont Dunes Thanksgiving 2011

This trip didn't turn out as planned but we made the best of it anyways. 

The plan was for all of us to drive up to Dumont Monday morning, stay 5 days, have Thanksgiving all together and then come back home Friday afternoon.  Well...my mother-in-law woke up Monday at 3 am with extreme pain in her side and abdomen.  So much so that she decided to go to the hospital.  Turns out she had kidney stones.  Kyle's parents told us to just go without them and they would head up when the kidney stones had passed and she was feeling better.  Turns out they released her from the hospital around 10 am and she was doing much better, so they decided we would all head up as planned. 

The kidney stones reared their ugly head twice more while we at the dunes, and then it was decided that she needed to leave and get to a hospital again.  Kyle and I stayed behind seeing that it wouldn't do any good to have 6 people in the hospital room staring at her waiting and waiting for them to pass.  My family came up on Wednesday and spent the day riding and hanging out, Kyle and I had Thanksgiving with friends, and then brought the motor home and trailer home.



Kyle pulling Kaleb



My sister Erin enjoying the ride

My brother Brian tearing it up

Our friend Troy let my brother Brian give his bike a go

Brian getting some air

Kyle teaching Zeke how to ride

My dad Mark putting around with his grandson Zeke

Zeke better learn to love the dunes with his Auntie Cheryl

Zeke getting a better view while driving the Rhino

Thanksgiving dinner with the Andersons and Hickens

Last Pack Meeting

Kyle and I had our last Pack Meeting last night and it was kind of sad.  The boys earned tons of awards and are really doing well, but I guess it is time to move on.  Kyle was called to be the Scout Master, and I was called to be the Relief Society President, so we are both going to be super busy and had to give up the Cub Scout and Sunbeam Teacher callings.

JUSD Picnic

Recently my school district put on a BBQ/Picnic for all employees and their families.  We decided to take our nephews and had a great time.  There were jumpers, a Choo Choo train, a petting zoo, crafts, a band, a creepy looking ventriloquist, and some decent food.