Boogie Boards and Anniversaries

Yesterday was our 15th wedding anniversary! We have never really done anything big for our anniversaries, and this year since we are in the midst of a move, we decided to stay low key and take the kids to the beach after dinner. My parents bought Alex a new boogie board for his birthday and he was itching to try it out. So we took our new beach chairs and the boogie boards and walked down to the beach for an hour. It was a very relaxing way to spend our anniversary! and the kids loved that they were a part of it too...Maybe next year we can have a "late" anniversary getaway. :)

Jason instructing .....and Alex catching a good wave.


Pepper wistfully watching Alex in the water. She got in, but was a bit freaked out by the waves.

Today, I took the kids to register at their new school, and of course I forgot to take a picture of it! Their school is so cute... the old part of it is an actual historical building. They thought it was really cool that they got to walk outside to go to the gym and cafeteria buildings, and the art and music portable building.

But I did remember to take some pictures of the house!

I love the fact that we have lots of palm trees, and this little side yard.

We also have several citrus trees, but I can't figure out exactly the kinds of fruit they are producing. This is either an orange or lemon of some kind.

We did have our first encounter with a scorpion today. It was just a baby, but it was hanging out on the screen on our porch. I tried to get a pic of it, but it was too small. Alex was very curious of course, and not happy when Jason killed it.

Jason went in to work tonight (the crazy busy 4th of July weekend has started at the restaurant!) so the kids and I went to my parents to swim. Their neighborhood has the best view from the pool. It overlooks the dunes and the ocean. The kids always enjoy time swimming with grandma, and she spoiled them with more cookies after their swim!

Speaking of grandparents, Ema and Papa are coming at the end of next week! We can't wait to show them around our new neighborhood! (and thanks for the pretty flowers for our anniversary!)