Sunday September 12, 2011

       Jellyfish Whisperer ...                  Everyone slept in this morning, well.... at least till  8ish. Then all heck broke loss. LOL. Showers up at the marina with Grandpa for the boys and of course EVERYTHING is exciting for the 4 year old twins! Even a shower in the marina is an adventure! Eggs-in-a-nest, sausage and O.J. for breakfast, then off to the docks for more adventure. The Kids thought it was way KOOL that you could catch and HOLD Jellyfish!  The twins were awe struck and wanted to hold everyone! They loved the small Candle fish and wanted to know if we could 'light' them.. or if they would 'burn' us... No girls, we don't light the Candle fish. LOL Crystal discovered that if you slap it the water you can actually 'call' the Jelly's to you at the surface.... or at least SHE could... (Kid's always been a little weird....) anyway, the boys were pretty good Jelly catchers as well! Root beer floats for lunch. YUM. Then, sadly it was time for the kids to pack up and head for Idaho. It has been so awesome this summer to have Chas and her crew and Crystal and kids come visit us this summer. I have missed them all soooooo much! Spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning and RESTING.... Gosh I wish I could bottle that energy! What a GREAT weekend!

Saturday September 10, 2011

Batter up.....   What a FUN weekend! Crystal and the kids came to visit Grandma and Grandpa on the boat! YAH!!! The twins, Cassie and Kyra, and the boys, Shawn and Jake. They got in late last night around 8ish... and after a flurry of pillows and blankets, exploring the boat and a few whispered concerns about "sharks"...... Boys, quite scaring your sisters! Everyone settled down into their bunks and beds. The next morning we got up EARLY to make the 1 1/2 hour drive to take Jake to his baseball game. It was the first time we got to see him play and boy did he! The little slugger hit a home run! Handsome and talented...... His team won both games, of course. It was a long afternoon but so much fun.  
The kids explored the docks and loved feeding the Georges (Geese and Ducks). All the kids, even Crystal... got to go for a ride in Grandpa's Dingy. They wanted to take out the big boat... but we just didn't have enough time, Bummer.       
 

Thursday September 8, 2011

This entire week has been glorious! The evenings are awesome! Nice and cool, the days heat up to the upper 70's lower 80's. It's just perfect. Clear blue skies and starry nights. The mornings are bright and clear. I love having my coffee on the back deck early... 5:30 or 6, it's so quiet and peaceful. The water is so calm and smooth.... like glass.... It's magick. Crystal and the grand kids are showing up tomorrow. I can't wait to see the twins, Cassie and Kyra. and Shawn will LOVE all the kool sea life and we get to go watch Jake play in a couple of his last baseball games  of the summer... How cool is that! They will only be here till Sunday. I am so excited to share everything with them. The starfish and jellyfish and ducks and geese and all the other neat stuff on the docks.
I had to include this picture of a Californian Trawler that Ben and I found on one of our cruises. It is a few years newer than ours... But it is sooo nice. This is what I want our boat to look like! Work, Work, Work......