Summer 2010: Seaworld

We had a wonderful family day at Seaworld. We got there when they opened and stayed until closing time.  



Yes, we are the YELLOW family again. I told the kids maybe this was the last time we dress in the same color but to my surprise they enjoy it... so ... the tradition continues.

We enjoy all of the shows at Seaworld but I think by far our MOST favorite is the Cirque' De La Mer. 



Summer 2010: Beaches, Pools and Water Parks.

The Summer of 2010, in San Diego, went down in the history books as the COLDest summer EVER. We were lucky enough to catch some nice warm days in between all the GLOOM.

We enjoy the POOL on Camp Pendleton alot. The kids love the diving board and slide.

                               We also enjoyed a beautiful day at the WILD RIVERS water park. Kalea was so excited that she was tall enough to go on most of the slides. She is an adventurous little girl.

And of course we LOVE every chance we get to enjoy our local beach (less than a mile from our home).

 This summer Kalea learned to BOOGIE board. She is the cutest little California girl.

Also, this summer Brandon learned to SURF on his own. He can not get enough of it.

The kiddos continue to grow by leaps and bounds.... 

No. Wait. What??? it has been 7 months since my last blog?!!?

  WoW... Let me try to pick up where I left off...

February 5th - April 5th is BiRtHdAy season in our family. It begins with mine on the 5th of February (see last post from 7 months ago), Our wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day, March 5th belongs to Brandon, March 17th (St.Patrick's Day) is Kalea's Day and it ends with our Joe Joe Bean on April 5th. 

Brandon turned 12. We (me, Brandon and my good friend, Diana)  ran in the Race for Literacy 8K at Balboa park in San Diego. It doesn't rain much here in Southern California but decided to start pouring on us as the minute the race began and we were drenched at the end. It was still a BLAST!!

Kalea Sue turned 7 and is our LUCKY charm... she was born on St.Patrick's Day.
She wanted to celebrate with her family at Shakey's pizza.

 

Our family favorite restaurant is Applebee's and that's where Joseph decided he wanted his family birthday celebration. He turned 9. He is named after my Daddy, Joseph Rickard (pictured above).

Stayed tuned for another update... soon ... if your lucky. :)



Momma... turns 4-1.

Let BiRtHdAy season begin.... It starts with my birthday on the 5th of February and will include the birthdays of all our kiddos ending on April 5th.  My wonderful hubby treated me to birthday lunch at Joe's crab shack.

Then we spent the evening at home as a  family that included pizza and making ice cream sundeas. 

 

The kids made me a card. They are so thoughtful and supportive of my running. They got me a Nike band. It will  measure my distance, time, pace, and calories. I also got a pair of running shorts and some pretty cool socks. The best gift of all... is always the LOVE of my family.

HELLO... Twenty Ten... it's gonna be a good year!!!

I am such a ROOKIE at this whole race thing. The race series I had wanted to do this year was the California Dreamin' Series (Huntington, San Fran, & Long Beach). I had no idea how fast races SOLD OUT so I was bummed when I didn't get into my first one at Huntington. So I began my search for another race and found the Lajolla Half (April 25th) and immediately got myself signed up. Then 2 weeks ago my friend Susie told me of her friend that was running the Carlsbad with her but was now moving and couldn't do it. So with a 2 WEEKS NOTICE I agreed to RUN with her....our goal was completion NOT speed.

When the race began it was in the mid forties but warmed up to be a most beautiful day. The run itself was a scenic route mostly along the coast line.

There is nothing better than the LOVE of a family. I couldn't do anything without them.

WE DID IT!!  We completed our very FIRST half marathon... TOGETHER... 13.1 MILES!! Around the 8th mile Susie's knee started to bother her but we stayed TOGETHER ... AND we finished right under 3 hours (2:54). Not too bad for ROOKIES!!

I am looking forward to running at least two more half marathons this year.. the Lajolla Half (April 25) and America's Finest City Half (August 15). I am also looking forward to having Susie as my race partner.... This is surely the beginning of a beautiful friendship.