Monday, August 3, 2009

Fun Family Weekend

This past weekend was so much fun! We had my brother Mark's family in town, and it was so fun to see our little niece and nephew again (and Mark & Nicole). They got into town on Saturday and we spent the day visiting Point Loma (Carbillo) and Old Town. We had an amazing lunch at Island Burgers (our new favorite restuarant) and by time we got home that night all we could manage was ordering pizza (from our favorite pizza place Papa's).

Sunday we went to church and then visited the first mission in San Diego, the Alcala. It was really beautiful and the kids even found a couple lizards running around. After that we headed over to MCRD to show them the recruits and base where Tyler works. I think the kids got a kick out of watching all the Marines practicing their drills. Then we headed to Balboa Park, one of the prettiest places in San Diego. We had a great weekend, and I'm so glad to have them visit.
Tide Pools at Point Loma

Old Town
Old Town
Balboa Park
Aren't they too cute?

Alcala Mission, love this picture!
My little Monkey!

Alcala Mission
Mark's family is now headed to Oceanside for the week. I'm planning on meeting up with them later for Legoland and also some beach time. Look forward to those posts later this week!

July Reads...17

July was a great month for reading! There were only a couple of the books that I didn’t love, but the rest were fantastic. Taken by Storm was probably my favorite for the month, although there were a few others that I also really enjoyed. To read a review of any of the below books check out my book review blog, Bookworm Nation, and if you end up reading any of the books suggested I'd love to hear your thoughts! Happy Reading!

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Taken by Storm by Angela Morrison
Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gailman
The Faerie Path by Frewin Jones
The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
Wings by Aprilynne Pike
Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman
Fortune’s Folly by Deva Fagan
Green Rider by Kristen Britain
The Laurentine Spy by Emily Gee
Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull
Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
Love Beyond Time by Nancy Campbell Allen
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Two Moon Princess by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban
The House of Seven Spirits by Sharon Shinn