We headed to the coast this weekend and celebrated one of our early dates. Morrow Bay was where Kristy and I had a scenic drive to the coast, a romantic meal at sunset overlooking the bay whilst sharing a bottle of our favorite wine 'Smoking Loon'. Fast forward 9 years and we had a frantic meal trying to get the little fella to eat his fish and chips then up at 6 am to fly the Elmo kite on the beach in the rain. We would not have it any different though and we loved our family weekend away!
I have managed to set a record for not posting anything, so I hope someone still checks this! I have many excuses though.
The first post I missed was Easter (or as we are calling it, the Celebration of Spring). Dylan was a great egg hunter and thanks to his Grandma, kept regular with the prunes in his self filled eggs.
It was great to have my brother Ian out with his family (Lisa, Reece and Charlie), although they did become VAV's (Volcanic Ash Victims) as Scott Mills calls them. I'm sure they will be seeking counseling for the traumatic experience of having to stay in California for an extra 10 days and then drive to Las Vegas to get home .... oh to be a refugee. We had a fantastic time traveling around CA and it was nice to be back at my favorite piece of coastline.
For those not in the US, Reece and Charlie got addicted to the game show 'minute to win it'. The premise being a series of tasks using household items which the winner can get a million dollars. Charlie was disappointed to discover that the Johnson version substituted the million for a toy car.
Stack 3 golf balls in 60 seconds
Empty a box of tissues in 60 seconds
The aftermath
Shake your sillies out
Alright, where is my million??
My last excuse is that I had to go to Oman to teach a course last week. It was great to be able to visit a new country and it is a great place (if not a little on the warm side). I became a VAV myself when travel routed me through Germany instead of the UK where I had a ticket waiting for the last Norwich game of the season. Obviously, I was more upset about not getting to see my family ... but the atmosphere would have been good. Come on you Yellows ... Premiership 2011?
Dylan is doing well and his speech is developing. Worrying, his first words were 'more' and 'Stella', so it seems he is learning from his dad. Most of rest is random, taught by his cousins ... 'Norwich', 'Condors' and 'Knock, Knock'. I will leave you with some pictures of the little fella ...
