The girls are all between the ages of 13-15 and they are all really NICE girls. (I sure don't remember that always being the case from my cheerleading days...)
... the 2009-10 squad is already learning cheers, stunts and dances for the end of year assembly and cheer camp in Park City in June. They finished Wrestling season on a Tuesday and tried out for next year's squad the following week. It truly never ends but Hailey loves it!
Garrett received his Eagle Scout award last Sunday night. I would've posted this earlier but my camera ran out of batteries as I was taking the first picture of the night (OF COURSE IT DID!!!) so my friend Angela--who's son also received his Eagle--took a few photos for me and just sent them to me, hence the week-late post...
It's not his favorite sport (basketball is #1) but we're trying to keep him with the game a little longer hoping he'll grow to love it since he's a good, solid player.
He's fun to watch and fun to have around!
We were surprised to find an elephant seal trying to make its way from the water up to the rocks. We reported it to the Ocean Institute which is next to the tidepools and they called the authorities and they came and picked up the seal to see if they could save it. Apparently it was very skinny and they were going to try and tube feed it.
The marine biologist at the Ocean Institute told us (after we got close to take pictures) not to get near these seals because they lunge at you and bite! Their teeth are such that they puncture and then just tear chunks of skin away (ouch).
A view from our condo's pool where you can kind of see the walkway that we take from our condo directly to Capistrano Beach across the street.
The boys in the hot tub; the girls in the sun; the dad taking the picture...
... what the mom does during a beach trip!
We went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach before our flight left. First time visiting and it was huge! 
These older kids weren't quite sure they wanted to be at the Aquarium when we first walked in but they ended up having a good time...
Lots of touch and feel stations...
Hailey and the jelly fish...
Grayson mesmerized...
Farewell Capistrano Beach... until next year!
Garrett and Grayson both tried their luck at 3-point basketball and walked away with a stuffed Superman which Cooper is now the proud owner of...
OK, we all know how this ride works... You TRY to stay on the side closest to the middle of the ride and my kids TRY so hard to hang on but that centripetal force gets them EVERY time!
My parents play basketball with us but they were sitting out watching the boys shoot around. The funny thing about my mom reading this book is that Garrett said, "what is chay-ose about?" Grayson had to correct him and tell him the word was "Chaos" (another hmmm...)
The kids have the best time together when they're playing in the surf and sand...
Never too afraid of the waves... just the COLD water in April!
Monday was THE perfect beach day with three of the kids (John and Hillary didn't fly in until Tuesday night since Hillary was on a school choir trip...)
She averages one yellow card per game and sits very impatiently until her time is up to return to the game...
She reminds me of an Energizer bunny--just keeps going, and going, and going...
She's a great team player as well as one of the Varisty captains and scores several goals each game.
She is also like a Timex watch--takes a licking, but keeps on ticking... (and she has the scratches, scrapes and bruises to prove it!)
Her goal is to play on the BYU Lacrosse team next year... (I'm happy about that because I LOVE watching this sport!)
