Sunday, August 7, 2011

August 8, 2011

We had a great vacation last weekend. We went to Ryan's for our Woolley Family Reunion and Grandma Monte's 80th birthday party. We left Thursday afternoon. Friday we went to Hurricane Harbor, the waterslides attached to Magic Mountain. We had a good time. The lines were a little long, but the lazy river was a hit and being with everyone was great. Saturday we went to Ikea in the morning. Then we went on Ryan's friend's boat and rode the tube. The kids all loved that. Rachel was the wildest and got tossed off the tube. Bob stayed home with Ruby and Seth. That night we had Grandma's 80th birthday party. She talked about her life and her testimony. It was really fun to learn more about her.

Monday we went to Ventura Beach. It was pretty windy, but the kids still loved it. Seth chased the seagulls and played in the water. Ruby even had fun playing in the sand.

Tuesday eveyone else went home and we went to Legoland. We had such a great time. The rollercoasters had long lines, but we loved seeing all of the lego models and displays. We made lego guys of all our family members. There were lots of "younger" rides that Seth loved. He didn't nap once and he was happy all day. We left at 8:00, when the park closed. Our favorite rides were two boat rides that our whole family could go on.

One of my summer goals has been to read 5 books. I read Spiritual Solutions by the Eyres, the three Hunger Games books and The Help. I forgot how much fun reading is. I don't have time for it in my regular life. But it's been so fun to feel justified in doing it because it was my goal.

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