Summer Fun Week

Super fun, busy week. Kennedy decided that she wanted to make dinner for the family. She created the recipe from scratch, we went grocery shopping, and she prepared the meal (with a little chopping help and oven help)tada Pasta with red sauce with red & green peppers, olives, garlic, S & P and a secret ingredient. We had garlic bread and salad too. It was delicious!! She wants to make meatballs too so I told her to talk with Uncle Larry about that. BTW- Kennedy has been afraid of the stove/flame so this was a big deal.

Next stop.. the beach with an old friend from No. CA. Gina, Wyatt (3), Kennedy, Michael and I headed to the Oceanside Harbor for a day at the beach. I think this may be our spot for now on. Parking - check, bathrooms - check, little store & playground - bonus check, and the best part is that the water is shallow for a long way. This is perfect for our little swimmers and boogie boarders. Michael was loving the boogie board again. He spent most of the day in the water. Kennedy worked on her tan and Gina & I tried to catch up and watch the kids at the same time. Not so easy a task, but it was fun none-the-less. It was Wyatt's first time playing in the water. He was fearless!

The last stop.. The Angels -vs- Yankees game on Friday night. I don't know who was more excited.. Darren or Michael! They went to the game with friends from Michael's baseball team (Asst. Coach - Chris and son Tristan). They donned their Yankee garb, ball and gloves and made it in time for batting practice. Of course the stadium was packed so they didn't get as close as they had hoped, but overall had an awesome time, despite the Halo Victory of 10-6. Darren said that Michael was so "into" the game. Watching every play and making comments. There were some Yankee fans around where they were sitting and they kept high 5 ing Michael. Great Father/Son moments were had.