so for the other 8 days, c kept them busy. he shuttled them to playdates,
hosted playdates, built water and air cannons with them in the garage and
took them to a robotics competition. finn dreams of competing with HTH's
robotics team someday{he's been attending the competitions since he was in
kindergarten {we remind him it's not too far off in the future}
hosted playdates, built water and air cannons with them in the garage and
took them to a robotics competition. finn dreams of competing with HTH's
robotics team someday{he's been attending the competitions since he was in
kindergarten {we remind him it's not too far off in the future}
i also learned c created a 'training program' to get the boys conditioned for junior
lifeguards this summer. their 'training' consisted of running around the block as fast as
they can {they timed themselves and tried to beat it every day}, swimming laps in the pool,
doing jumping jacks, push-ups and sit-ups. while i sat on my butt at work, two boys
were working up a sweat.
lifeguards this summer. their 'training' consisted of running around the block as fast as
they can {they timed themselves and tried to beat it every day}, swimming laps in the pool,
doing jumping jacks, push-ups and sit-ups. while i sat on my butt at work, two boys
were working up a sweat.
so during the last 2 days of their break, i took off work to spend with 'em and play a bit.
i wanted us to do something active, but bootcamp wasn't what i had in mind.
the first morning we went hiking calvares canyon, a place a friend had recommend.
it wasn't as rugged as the boys wanted, but it was pretty.
it wasn't as rugged as the boys wanted, but it was pretty.
the second day i planned on taking the boys to a surf museum,
but scout insisted we go to the san diego railroad museum since he couldn't
remember it despite that we practically lived there the first 4 years of his life.
remember it despite that we practically lived there the first 4 years of his life.
he rediscovered it as an 8 year old and finn enjoyed playing tour guide to him
as he knows the museum like the back of his hand.
on our way out of the museum, we passed the photographic museum,
which i have been wanting to visit for years. when i inquired about pricing and learned
kids 12 and under were free and it was only $5 for adults, i said "let's do it"...
the artist being featured was flora garduno, from mexico city.
a young man who worked at the desk whispered that flora was actually in the gallery
so we SAW her {which made it that much more exciting for the boys}.
after the museum, we had lunch at the cafe gratitude,
a hip cafe right in the middle of little italy in downtown san diego.
i loved the concept of the place - every menu item is titled an affirmation
(example: lettuce wraps = happiness, spinach salad = confidence}.
when one order you, you say, 'I AM....
the boys liked that but the vegan food didn't excited them.
a hip cafe right in the middle of little italy in downtown san diego.
i loved the concept of the place - every menu item is titled an affirmation
(example: lettuce wraps = happiness, spinach salad = confidence}.
when one order you, you say, 'I AM....
the boys liked that but the vegan food didn't excited them.
