San Clemente Days 1 and 2 - The Beach

After Doug and Jackson got home from the Webelos camp out we jumped in the car and drove 20 hours (with a stop in Redding) to San Clemente. We rented a house a 5-10 minutes walk from the beach. It was perfect weather and such a nice, relaxing week.

Kenzie, Doug, Coleman, Jackson

Jordan playing in the sand.

Kenzie loved boogie boarding.

Jordan did too!

We loved having this wagon to use everyday. It carried most of our stuff to the beach. And it carried Coleman to the park.

All the parks we went to had sand at them.

The boys and Doug played Horse, trying to throw the ball into the wagon.

Kenzie got a ride back. The big boys were a little sad they were too heavy to be pulled up all the hills.

Doug bought his shirt. :) We think it's pretty funny. A shark about to attack an astronaut on the moon.

This picture and the next one are funny to me because Doug and Jordan are doing the same things with their arms. 

Kenzie made herself a little bed to rest on.

We found another fun park:

Cub Camp

The boys and I went to cup camp for a week.  I had to help each day since both boys were there. It was fun spending a lot of time with them!

Jordan building a display case.

Jordan shooting his arrow.

Jordan and some of the boys in this den making ice cream.

There were no spoons so the kids had to be creative to eat it. And they got pretty messy.

They learned about static electricity.

Jordan wouldn't touch this with his fingers because he didn't want to get shocked. The science leader let him use pliers instead.

Jordan making a friendship blanket.

Jackson at archery.

Jackson and his Webelo den making pizza. The cooking leader made a lot of dough jokes and now Jackson loves to say them too.

Jackson sawing. He made stilts for his woods project.

Jackson loves shooting BB guns.

Jordan's den at science.

Jordan trying to crack a geode.

Jordan shooting BB guns.

Jackson at cooking. They made donuts that day. He was kind enough to share his with me.

Trying his stilts. 

Making magnetic slime. A very messy process.

Jackson's group spent all their free time playing a game called ninja. They try to hit each others arms, but can only take one step on and make one move on their turn. When Jordan's group had any extra time they just wanted to run wild or fight. It was such a huge difference between Jordan's Cubs den and Jackson's Webelos den.

It was a fun, tiring week! Jordan loved his first year and Jackson is sad it was his last year.  

Jackson and Doug had a camp out the last night of cub camp. They did some scout activities and roasted marshmallows. Then they left after breakfast in the morning.

Woodland Park Zoo

We got passes to Woodland Park zoo this summer. It was fun to see some animals we haven't seen in awhile.

On our way there I told Coleman we were going to see giraffes. He was really worried about them. He worried they would get out of their exhibits. He talked about them several times before we got there. I found it amusing that he wasn't worried about the lions or bears that I also told him about. 

Jordan was mad that I made him step away from the statue because he wasn't being very nice to Kenzie. 

So he decided if he couldn't be in the picture he wouldn't let me take a good one of the other kids.

At least Jackson was able to take a picture while Jordan was busy blocking me.

Jackson fed a bird.

So did Mackenzie.

Cute Coleman

June Pictures

Here's the rest of the pictures from June:

Kenzie took a few pictures:

Jordan finished the Percy Jackson series. He loved it!

Kenzie made a happy face.

Kenzie got her hair cut. This is the before picture. It was so long!

After the cut. She looks so cute!