Homework at the Beach

On Tuesday we were going to go to the farmer's market, but had some time to kill between school and the farmer's market opening, so we decided to go to the beach to do Addison's homework while we waited. Addison finished his homework and started playing in the water and, of course, the farmer's market was forgotten. He started out practicing his Karate Kid crane technique in the water with the strict warning that he was not to get his clothes wet because he had nothing to change into. Yeah, right. One big wave was all it took to get him drenched and then he was jumping in and under the waves. While we were there, four or five jellyfish washed up onto the beach. It was really cool to see them. I never have before. A woman at the beach told us that every once in a while thousands of jellyfish will wash up, and apparently now is one of those times.

Singing at the Mall

Last week was National Family Week (or something like that)and the stake primary here sings at the festivities that they have at the mall every year. First all of the primary children sang and then the Tongan branch that meets in our building had a choir that sang. It was so awesome! The missionaries were there and lots of people stopped to listen to both the primary kids and the Tongan branch. The primary kids were, of course, darling and did a great job, but you should have heard the Tongan branch choir. They were amazing! They sang hymns acapella in Tongan and it was really incredible.

Running Trail

This is one of the trails I run. It's so pretty! What do you think, Dean and Erin?

Addison on a Bike

We went to Addison's school last night and he rode his bike around the playground for an hour. He wants me to point out the skid mark he makes when he stops really fast at the end of the video.

My House

OK, so it's not really a picture of my house, but this is the view from the west side of my house.

Farmer's Market

Every Tuesday in downtown Monterey, they close the main street and there is a farmer's market. Last week Addison and I went to check it out. It was awesome! I started to take pictures, but my camera died and so I only have one of Addison in front of a salt and pepper shaker collection. I thought we'd just be seeing lots of fruits and vegetables, but there were all kinds of things. Vendors, artists, clothing retailers, restaraunts, and lots more all had booths. Addison found a little drum like in Karate Kid II (his new favorite movie series) and was so excited. There were huge tables of just tomatoes - red, yellow, orange, purple. There were tables of grapes and apples and herbs and everything else you could think of. You could sample almost everything from the fruit to the restaraunt food. It was a blast! Hopefully, we'll make it part of our routine.

Power to the Peaceful Festival

Today (September 8, 2007) we went up to San Francisco to the Power to the Peaceful festival. It was a free concert put on by Michael Franti at Golden Gate Park. The Indigo Girls played so, of course, I was so happy to go. There was a kid's area where Michael Franti read to the kids (Britt's jealous, right?). Addison and I hula-hooped with a big group of hippies. And, the people watching couldn't be beat. Afterward, we walked up Haight street and ate crepes in a little shop near Haight/Ashbury. It was a long day, but the city was beautiful and we had a lot of fun.