Yellow Day

Every two weeks the curriculum at Isaac's preschool changes. These first two weeks of school the focus has been on the color yellow, circles and "school is a happy place." The celebrated Baby Days where they were able to bring a younger sibling or a picture of themselves as a baby and present them to the group. Isaac loved showing off Elizabeth and was able to answer all the questions that people asked about her. He was a proud big brother. Today was the celebration of Yellow days and they ended it with the kids wearing yellow and participating in a yellow parade topped off by eating popsicles. Isaac had a great day!

Just Found

Found some old pictures and a video and I just thought I would share.

Hot Days

It was super hot a couple of days ago here in Malibu and Southern California. Normally when the rest of SoCal is boiling, Malibu stays warm but is treated with the nice cool breeze from the ocean. Well, that wasn't the case the other day. Yes, we wern't 113* like it was in Downtown L.A., but we were a nice hot 103* and with out a cool breeze. Jim was nice enough to take an hour out of his studying so we can all go to the pool but that just wasn't enough time. The kids were hot and I was hot so I got a bit redneck and busted out an ice chest and filled it with water, threw in some toys and voila! It was an instant hit with the kids!

Solvang

One of my 30 things to do before I turn 30 things was to visit Solvang, Ca. Jim was not thrilled. He could care less about visiting this cute Danish town. That happened to work out perfect because my friend, Serene said she would love tog o with me. We went down last Saturday for Danish Days and it was such a great day. The weather was wonderful and we were with out the hubbies and kids! It was so mellow and refreshing to do what WE wanted to do on our OWN time! We walked around the town and went into many shops. I loved looking at all of the imported items. One of my favorites I saw transported me back to when I was twelve: canned fish balls. I had a great giggle and the of course had to get a picture with it. We also went to many of the bakeries and ate delicious treats. My favorite was the awesome almond past tart. I ate 3! We also visited the Mission Ines. Serene never has been to a mission and I used to go when I was little with my grandparents. This was one that I haven't been to. We had a great day!

1st Day of School

Isaac had his first day of school for this school year. The both of us have been counting down the days for it to start. Isaac was so excited to go back and see all of his old friends and teachers. Isaac saw a little boy who was crying and he went up to him and said, "Hi. My name is Isaac. Would you like to play with me?" I thought that was just the sweetest thing. The boy responded with, "I just want my Mom!" Isaac didn't know what to do with that response so he just stood there and stared at the boy. A few minutes later Isaac asked me, "Mom, when are you going to go home?" I took that as my exit cue and left. He had a great day!

The above picture is a picture of a car I saw when I was driving around Santa Monica after I dropped Isaac off at school

Around the Wuehler Home

Here are some pictures and such of fun times in the Wuehler home

Failure

Jim crossing the finish line!
This was a shot after running up a big a$$ hill!

A couple of weeks ago Jim and I did the Heartbreak Ridge Half Marathon at Camp Pendleton. I was debating even if I was going to end up running because two weeks prior I hurt a tendon in my foot. I didn't run for the two weeks before the race hoping my foot would be ok. My only goal was to finish the race and not be the last one across the finish line or be picked up in the loser van when the 3 hour time limit was up. The day that I hurt my foot, I ran 12 miles and was feeling great about the race.

On race day, people kept telling us that we were crazy to have this particular race be our first. Jim and I researched the course and didn't think it would be that bad. We were wrong.

We ran on loose gravel and dirt that had huge holes from vehicles in it which made it really hard for my foot. Also there was hardly any flat stretches through the course. That's right, all 13.1 miles were either up hill or down. We also didn't know that this race was part of the HARD CORPS series with the Marines.

I met up with Jim at about the 6.5 mile mark and my foot was killing me. From then on I would walk some and run some. By 8.5 miles, I was done. I was tired and my foot was screaming. I kept an eye on my watch and I still had time to make it across the finish line in the allotted time. Well, at mile 12 the loser van came by and said that I had to get in for my safety because training was starting. I asked if I could keep going that last mile and was told no.

I was devastated. It took all I had to hold my woe is me sobs until I got to the car. Jim was still proud of me and he did a great job finishing. I was just really upset with myself that I trained for a few months and I FAILED! Now I am having an internal battle trying to decide if this should be counted as complete for one of my 30 things before I turn 30 list since I never actually finished it.

On the other note, Jim's parents came down to help with the kids and we stayed for a couple of nights in Anaheim across from Disneyland. Isaac was so excited that he got to sleep in the top bunk of the bunk bed and that our hotel room had 2 bathtubs! ( We don't have a bathtub in our apartment). The kids had fun and we all went to Goofy's Kitchen for dinner. It was a great weekend minus the race.

1 Going on 8

Elizabeth is only 13 months but thinks she is 8 years old. My little girl has grown up over night. She not only like to flirt with boys and blow kisses, but she is now climbing up on her push train to get onto chairs and the couch and she is pulling out drawers to climb in them. She is also learning fast how to get back at Isaac by grabbing his arms and legs and squeezing and also screaming at the top of her lungs. I am sure our neighbors are just thrilled. She loves coloring with chalk and trying to keep up with Isaac and his friends as the play and explore outside. She does not shy away from bugs or bees but rather welcomes them into her sweaty little hands.

Celebrity Sightings

About a month ago I was shopping at Albertson's in Calabasas and I ran into Kat von D my the butcher. She was just shopping with a man. Nothing exciting.


Today we all went to the Malibu chili cook off and as we were walking in, Dick van Dyke was coming out and greeting someone. He will be announcing the winner of the chili cook off tomorrow. It was fun to see him and to see him so happy and friendly.

LA Visitor Center

After a 3 year renovation, the LA visitors center for the LA temple is now open. We took the kids and they had a great time exploring. It is very kids friendly and after 2 hours there, they were sad to go home.

La Costa Beach Club

We love going to the beach but we even love it more when we go to the La Costa beach club in Malibu with our friends, the Bolanders. The kids have fun playing with one another in the water and on the play structure. They also love eating popsicles and getting sticky. There is a life guard on duty which is nice and it is the perfect beach to watch the dolphins swim by as you sit under your umbrella in your reclining beach chair.You know it has been a good beach day when they come home with sand in their hair and every nook and sticky from melted popsicle!

Fun with Auntie Julie

As I was in Provo, Julie said how worn out she would be by the end of the day from the kids. Jim was gone 9+ hours a day doing his internship so she was on her own. From the pictures she took, it seems like they had a great time and the kids seemed worn out too!

Utah and 30 b4 30

We went to Utah for a few days in August and had a great time. We stayed with our friends' the Slinkers', for a couple of days in Provo. While we were there, we of course had to go to BYU bowling, the creamery, Veteran's pool, Bridal Veil Falls and hike the "Y." This is the first year that Elizabeth has gone on the hike and the first year that Isaac has actually hiked it himself. We had a great time going to some of our favorite places in Provo and visiting friends.

After a few days there, we headed to Heber for the Wuehler family reunion. All 28 of us stayed in one massive 3 story house. Believe it or not, we all had bedrooms and plenty of bathrooms. There was also a game room with basketball, ping pong and air hockey, 2 kitchens and a workout room. We all had a fantastic time visiting with one another. I have to say that out of the 3 Wuehler reunions that I have been a part of, this one was the best.

Once the reunion was over, Jim, the kids and Julie headed back to Malibu while I went back to Provo and stayed with our friends, the Rowleys, for Education week at BYU. I was so excited to be able to have a whole week to myself and do my own thing. Not to mention be able to take classes on piratically anything that I wanted. Well, out of that week, I only ended up attending four classes. That's right, four out of the hundreds. Instead I made myself one with the Family history library on campus at BYU and was able to get a ton of family history put together. It was a great experience and I think that Education week was the catalyst to get me to finally be able to work on my genealogy with interruptions from Jim or the kiddos. So another 30 before 30 completed!

August

August has been a busy month for the Wuehler home between our travels, guests and Jim starting back to school. We have had an enjoyable month and here are some pictures to show for it. By the way, I think my kids are just getting cuter everyday!

Forgiveness

Forgiveness