More of Keegan's Artistic Creations

(The lion is using his "pointer" fingers, in case any of you were wondering!)

BMX Racers!

The boys got new bikes for Christmas, so we decided to take them out to the BMX track to let them try it out. They LOVE it! We got there early to check out the track and do some practice riding. Daddy got to give them lots of tips along the way. And then-- race time. It was so much fun. We will probably be making Sundays a regular BMX day!

Good Times. Fun, New Times!

Winners!!

Both boys-- on their VERY first time ever-- earned trophies! Tustin made it to the "main event," kind of on a fluke, but nonetheless, he made it. He placed 4th out of about 6 kids. They were really nice and gave him a "First Race" trophy, just for making it to the main event his first time. Keegan automatically made it to the main event, since there were only 3 riders in his class. He placed 3rd, so he got a Third Place trophy! It was a fun and exciting night for us! Way to go boys!

Welcome to our New Home!!!

Okay-- so not really a New House, but might as well be! Chris has completely transformed our house into Home Sweet Home! Venitian plaster walls, hard-wood flooring, crown molding, beautiful new table and furniture, brand new EVERYTHING in the kitchen-- really, everything, other than appliances! He worked hard, and now deserves a break! (Although, he loves it, and will surely find something else to do, in the very near future!) Enjoy the tour through our new home.

Welcome to Our New Hall and Kitchen!!

More "after" pictures! Here is our beautiful kitchen and hallway. Newly remodeled linen closet-- with drawers on the bottom, and a big cabinet with shelves on top! Beautiful base-boards down the hall that match the hall color. Beautiful base boards and crown molding throughout the rest of the house to match the cabinets and floors.

The Kitchen

I would have to dig deep to find true "before" pictures of the kitchen. Chris had those cabinets ripped out so fast, I didn't have a chance to document them. Your basic dull, brown, flat, boring, 35-year-old cabinets. Here are some pictures of what Chris has done since! Tile flooring, he built brand new cabinets, did the tile backsplash, and the tile floor. Beautiful!

Living Room and Floor

We have had carpet in the living room since we moved in (tile in dining room, hall, and kitchen). But, for the last few months, we have been living on concrete floors everywhere!! Chris worked hard to get the flooring done in the entire house, in one weekend! And the living room-- we've had those UGLY, horrible, green vertical blinds for 10 years. I am SO happy to be rid of them!

Dining Room, Hall, Paint & Tile

More before pictures-- or rather, "in the process" pictures. The boys enjoyed helping Daddy with the painting, and especially with the demolition of the tile throughout the house!

Good 'ole Pacific Beach

I heard about the HUGE surf last weekend (more on Friday that Sat/Sun), so I decided to take the boys to PB for the day on Saturday. It was still pretty big, but not "oh wow" big. From the minute the boys got onto the sand "Can we take our shoes off???" It doesn't matter how cold the sand is, or how cold the water is, they just don't care. The fun out-weighs anything else for them. They had a blast jumping and rolling down the hills of sand. They were super heroes-- FLYING through the air!

Sand Everywhere

Literally-- when I got those kids home, it was EVERYWHERE!!! It was great cruising around my old stomping grounds (I lived in PB for 8 years, I can call it "my old stomping grounds," can't I? Not to mention the 5 years prior to my move to PB, when my BFF lived there, and I spent 80% of my time with her!) Anyway, we had a great time. We ate lunch at Taco Surf (formerly Taco Salsa), where I've been eating for the last 27 years!! Pretty crazy. The owners' YOUNGEST daughter was running the cash register-- she wasn't even born when we started eating there. AND- Keegan ate an entire, full-sized, bean and cheese burrito! YAY Keegs.