The start of our weekend was shadowed by dark clouds that seemed to follow us wherever we went.
The first stop being here. This store is so fun for some reason...even though we rarely buy anything. This time was no exception. The kids started picking up things on every aisle. At one point, Joaquin was lugging around a backpack, trekking poles, a water bottle belt and a sleeping bag.
Diego was chillin' in some sunglasses and checking out the kids books after running around the store, knocking things over and getting lost under every clothing rack. He's like a mini tornado. You can see where he's been, but rarely catch a glimpse of him.
I believe tears were shed and bargains were trying to be made as we walked away empty handed.
This weekend was our preview of next weekend. We're planning a camping trip on the coast and had never even slept in a tent with the kids before. So we set up in the yard. This is a HUGE tent. I think it sleeps six. The kids found every blanket in the house and lugged them out to make a cushiony base.
Playing with the zippers was the first order of business. If there's no chance of rain, we can sleep with the blue tarp off and it's a full view of the starry night sky. How exciting!
We ALL slept out there the first night. Me, not so well... everyone else was fine. The ground was real hard. (Yes, I know...it's camping.) A couple of noisy bugs were dive bombing the tent in the middle of the night. And cars kept driving by!
The second night, Diego and I slept in the house, and everyone else camped out again. That night, Kitty got in a cat fight and was trying to get into the tent, but ended up running off somewhere. The kids said she was protecting them from some wild animal. (She's fine, by the way.)
We hit the pool Monday afternoon...the crowds were leaving and it was still packed.
I love Diego's reaction to the water. Super cautious...which actually makes my job as life guard so much easier. We sat on the side playing catch with his ball. He watched the waves lick at his toes. We learned that the small ball will rise up and down with the fountains on the edge of the pool, but the big ball was too heavy.
And we learned that ice pops have to be eaten real fast.
Every last drop.
