Daddys Day Off!

Daddy had the day off friday and we had been talking about packing up the kids and goin campin for a while. We looked up some places and talked about it but with Johns crazy weekend schedule we thought it would be more rushed and stressful then relaxing so we decided to enjoy the place where we live OJAI!
That morning we packed up the boys went to the store to let them pick out a lollipop and told them we had a surprise...so they waited patiently on the curb (thank you lollipops) until the fun pulled up!





We took the trolley to downtown ojai to have some lunch and walk around:) Caleb was on cloud nine! And they were also really excited about the color of their tongues:P






after lunch we walked over to the Ojai museum and took a tour. They were doing on exhibit on MAD magazine artist Sergio Aragones! It was super cool! He was there and spent sometime showing John his work and talking with him about his inspirations etc.. John felt very privileged.




Then stopped for a little soft serve ice cream and waited for the trolley to pick us up!

the boys fell fast asleep on the Trolley


we got home and had a super fun BBQ (the only pic I got from the bbq:) but I thought the boys would like it)

That night our hope was to pitch a tent in the backyard and have a campout but the smoke was really bad in ojai from some local fires so we decided to bring our campout "IN"!





we stayed up late watching the "Sword in the Stone" by 11pm we were all fast asleep. So much fun and we didnt even have to pack up the car:)

Hide n Seek

Calebs still getting the hang of this "Hide n Seek" Thing! Jack is not even close!

 

 

 

 

seriously jacks attempt to hide is standing in the hall way and when I say "ready or not" he runs at me!!:)

Concerts coming up!

This weekend will be busy but oh so fun! John has the privilege of performing with our dear friends "Breathedeep" Saturday night at Calvary Westlake. The proceeds go to ACTION! It will be a fun family atmosphere. Its outside and they want people to bring their picnics and enjoy a night of music:)More Info Here!

And then Sunday night at a benefit show at Community Bible Church along with "take my backpack"Info here! He is blessed to have our friends Shannon Snyder and Sean Collins performing with him both nights!

We would love nothing more then for you all to come and share this weekend with us. John would appreciate all the love and support and who doesn't love good music every now and then.
I hope you can all make it!

don't worry its just oatmeal

Mod Podge Fun!

Okay so my good friends Jods:)has been sending me the coolest links to these super fun blogs:) I have found one that has truly inspired me!! She Mod Podges EVERYTHING! I am a decorator at heart and since I dont have a place of my own right now, doing little projects that I can put in our "future home" makes me feel like I am being productive. I decided to start small and test the waters. I had a kinda ugly serving tray that I used for picnics outside and I thought it needed a revamp!
I didnt take a before shot (oops) but trust me it wasn't cute!


I went ahead and spray painted it yellow, then I mod podged fabric to the bottom and then sprayed it with polyurethane to seal it:) I learned from some of my mistakes of does and don'ts but over all I am pretty pleased!


Here is the link to this ladies blog! Fun stuff...http://modpodgerocks.blogspot.com

saturday fun!

Daddy had to work today so the boys and I headed down to Ventura to go to the Parade with our friend Micah and his DD:) Caleb wasn't in the best mood but Jack and Micah had a great time!Jack even decided to ditch us and go sit with a whole nother group. Then we got to go watch our friend Miss Stephanie coach a soccer game and play with our friend Kailee. It was a nice morning just the three of us but we really missed daddy!

DD

So I think it has officially become a family tradition. We took the boys to the Demolition Derby at the fair again...and they had a great time! It was a nice time with friends and family even though some didnt get a chance to stay very long:( sorry Chels We missed you:(
I think next time we aren't gonna show up till later...it was a 4 hour event and the demo derby is at the very end! too long for momma!
Our time last year!!


this year!