Family Camp

We had such a fun time up in Utah and at family camp in Aspen Grove. The first day we were in Salt Lake and did the Temple Square tour, then the next couple of days we were in Park City. We love Park City, we could have easily spent a week hanging out there.

Here we are at 6 AM at the Long Beach airport.  We were so tired because we had to be up at 4 AM to catch the shuttle. This was CJ's first airplane ride, and he was ecstatic.  Miss B was a little clueless, but she did great on the airplane, thanks to the endless yummy snacks, books, and play-dough.      
In the gardens near the Salt Lake temple.
Forever Family:)

We spent lots of time here at the Park City Skate park.  Even miss B took a couple runs.  She had to do whatever CJ did.  She added her own flare though, she was holding her little baby doll the entire time.
Flying together and having a blast in Park City.

The cousins hanging out, waiting to go on the alpine slide, and the coaster.

First time on the alpine slide.  He and Daddy flew down the hill and never hit the brakes once!
This coaster ride was a blast.  It was so much faster than I expected.  CJ had such a fun time.  He was hooting and hollering the entire time.
We stopped at Granny's on the way to camp.  I had the best strawberry malt of my life.

The Struhs Family Reunion at family camp was great.  We would recommend Aspen Grove to anyone.
CJ playing with cousins Brady and Reef in their little group called the "Stompers."

Here we are playing Frisbee golf, one of my favorite activities.
There was a little pond to go fishing in.  We did not catch anything this day.  We should have gone earlier or later.  It was still fun for all the kids though.

First time Surfing Alone

CJ finally got the concept that he is supposed to stand up by himself after we push him into a wave. I love Doho because the waves are so small and gentle, and it is not intimidating at all for little kids to go out and surf. CJ loves it.
The wave ran out, but no worries, there is one behind him.
Here he is doing a little turn.

 

JB's Band GOGO13

Here is a video JB's band GOGO13 did for Yo Gaba Gaba on Nick Jr. TV. They had a lot of fun making it together. They are playing a show soon. Check them out if you can.

JB's Band GOGO13

JB's Band GOGO13 is playing a show at the Glass House on September 6th.  They are a fun band to see play.  Parker Jacobs is the singer in the band.  He is brothers with the singer of the Aquabats.  Go see them play, it will be fun.  See you there.

JB

Family Party

We had a little family party at Grandma and Grandpa Hennings' home. My mom's parents were there and my dad's parents were there, plus all the kids and cousins. We had a blast having a yummy BBQ, playing baseball and eating ice-cream cones.

Welcome Baby Micah

We are so excited for Tad, Amber, and Saxon. We love baby Micah so much, especially Miss B. She is constantly giving him kisses and loves, she is a little mommy.

Vacation to Vancouver

My dad's company is located in Vancouver, BC. He has traveled there every few weeks for the past eleven years. This trip he invited JB and I to come and stay with him and my mom because he had an extra room in his hotel-apartment (all the single room suites were taken). Vancouver is the most beautiful big city because it is very clean, and there is ocean, trees and mountains surrounding it.  I really think I could live there.

Here is a photo of my dad in his Office.  He is on the 10th floor.
My mom and dad outside his building on West Georgia.  The Hotel he always stays at is right across the street.
Here is a picture taken in the harbor.  It was about nine o'clock when this photo was taken.  It is crazy how light it is.
Here we are at sushi.  It was so yummy, and so fun to pick up the food as it floated by on little wooden boats.
Here we are just outside the IMAX theatre.  We went and saw U2 in 3-D.  It was AMAZING!  It really felt like we were at the concert in the front row.  I could see the beads of sweat on the Bono's neck.

The next day was my favorite.  We went and saw Stanley Park.  It is the most amazing place.  When you are in the middle of it you would NEVER know there was a bustling city less than a couple miles away.

Here are some lily pads we saw as we were entering the park.  I never see these.

Here is the city view from the front of the park.
Pretty bridge.
The gardens at the park.
There were millions of Trees surrounding the crisp, clean ocean.

Light house.

Here is a raccoon hanging out at the snack bar.
At the lookout point.
Here we are on one of our hikes.
JB at the beach.  The water was surprisingly warm.  It felt like it was about 70 degrees.
On one of the hikes through the park.  It was breath taking.

Leaving the park we saw some of the most beautiful hydrangeas. 
Out to dinner at one of the restaurants on Robson streets.  Our steaks were delicious.
Fireworks display for the Festival of Lights.  This show was put on by the Chinese.  There is a big competition between the USA, Canada, and China.  The whole city was at the beach.  It was really cool to see the fireworks in-sync with music.

Our last day we went to Grandville island, a little island with lots of shops and places to eat.  We had such a wonderful vacation in Vancouver.  We would recommend it to anyone.
The view from the sky.

Riding a Bike!

This morning my wonderful husband let me sleep in. When I woke up I went outside, and to my surprise I saw CJ riding his bike up and down my parent's cul de sac in his "I love Mom" PJ's. I cracked up! He is only 3 1/2 and had never tried a two-wheeler, even with training wheels. JB said he got it right away.  He only needs a little push to get going, and can stop all by himself.  Way to go C-monster!
I love the striped PJ bottoms and skateboard pads and shoes.

Fish

I finally got to ride my fish that JB made for me this week. It was so much fun, it was really loose, but still had good drive. I tried it out at Churches in San Clemente. There were tons of fun little rights coming in and I had such a blast.