Beach

Lagging behind in blogging but here is a little taste of what we did Saturday morning. What I mean by "we" is my cousins and me getting up early and being at Redondo Beach at 7:00am to see the paddleboard event. Hector stayed home to do kid duty, karate lessons and mostly sleep in.

There were 2 main groups; the stand ups and paddleboarders which are further divided into different size board groups. My cousin Matt has a good friend that competes and Redondo is close to Torrance so the rest of us tagged along.

Lots of competitors in the event so after the start, we decide to have breakfast. The stand ups had a 7 mile course to paddle while the paddleboarders had a 9 mile course. We figured an hour and then we'd head back. Oh, I had the most awesome Cap'n Crunch french toast so I'll be trying that out at the home kitchen very soon. We get back to the beach and Matt's friend already came in 5th place! Man, these guys are fast!

Here is an idea of the stand ups coming in to the finish line. This guy was pretty graceful...

Yeah, he's lookin good.

Then they run to the finish line....yay!

It was fun although it was hard to really see the actual race; next time I need to bring binoculars.

OC Fair

The OC Fair is now here!! Opening day was July 10th and as a promotion, the 1st hour (12 noon to 1:00) was free (entrance and parking). We arrived with Kat at 12 sharp, parked and waited in line which moved pretty fast so from start to finish it only took 30 minutes. We saved about $30 so that was very cool.

I brought my Flip so lots of little videos to show.



I bought the kids their $30 unlimited ride wristbands and they took full advantage of it. For 7 hours they rode rides and attractions MANY times over. Josh really likes the bumper cars so they rode it about 4 times.

Josh was a little bouncy energetic boy running from ride ride so I knew he would CRASH once we started driving home. Sure enough, he did. Overall, the whole day was a total success. Both kids won a stuffed animal at the balloon dart game and Tyler won an extra stuffed chicken at the ping pong ball toss. Fun times!

I Miss Hockey

I'll have to watch the NHL channel again to get my hockey fix.

Date Night

Hmmm, we are into summer mode here in the Tejeda household. Hector and I don't have a special date night each week although we do try and spend lots of time together as a family. For example, Hector called to let me know he was going to work late (until 7pm) which makes a 12 hour day for him. That's okay, we are trying to save some extra moola for a future fall trip. He also mentioned that rib roasts are on sale at Stater Bros. and the sale ends that day (Tuesday). We have a rotisserie that cooks roasts to perfection and we stock up when on sale. They get vacuum packed and frozen for future family gatherings.

Hector mentions that we can meet at the Stater Bros. which is about halfway between his work and home. Okay. I round up the kids and pile them in the car. We both arrive at Stater Bros. at the same time and then had a fun time running around in there. To put it simply, that place is HUGE! I think they used a lot of their warehouse area to make it bigger because it's a mega stroll to reach the back of the store. Plus the aisles are very wide, Hector thinks he could drive a car between the shelving. For some reason, I found the whole meeting and hanging out very date-like even though we spent maybe 30 minutes grocery shopping together. Isn't it silly that such a simple act was special for me? :) I'm getting old and doddy. At least I like hanging out with my hubby who is my soulmate....aw, it's true. Corny but true.

Oh, we bought 3 rib roasts totalling 12 pounds. I'll roast the little one this weekend.

I will say that we did have a real date night a week ago....bowling. :)

I would go out tonight but I haven't got a stitch to wear

Random News

Click here. Poor girl had to withdraw from her race. I wonder if the suits have different sizes because if it burst on her, what happens if a regular person wears one.

Activities

I am enjoying our summer so far. We try to get out and do some things just to enjoy the nice weather and each other's company. This afternoon we went to Joe's Crab Shack for lunch with He-man and baby D. Hector doesn't enjoy eating here since it smells fishy etc so it's a real treat for me to have some crab legs. It's also very nice since the restaurant is practically empty during the week days plus we get to enjoy the nice views of Redondo Beach.



Here is a little video of the kids at Joe's.

We also try to get out every day to get some exercise and the kids love their wheels. In this case, Tyler skateboards and Josh is getting better on his inline skates. Pretty soon I'll be able to put my inline skates on and we can cruise the boardwalk. I need to get another pair of wristguards since the kids use them too. Tyler already broke his wrist a few years ago so we need to protect that.

Josh looks like he's getting the hang of it.


Meanwhile I finished another pair of Noro stripey socks and I already know who I'm giving these too. Stay tuned!

I don't think I will get tired of making these cute, fun socks. They will be my go-to socks when I get stumped or bored with whatever project I'm working on at the time.