Summer=Education

During the summer of 2013 I have tired my hardest to get the kids to a museum once a week.  I was doing pretty good, but with vacations/illness/beach days/Lilly in the hospital and the kids just wanting to "stay home" I have slacked a bit.  I hope to get a few more in during the next few weeks of summer...but ya never know.  

However,  it would not be an excursion with mommy if there was not something that goes wrong.  ALWAYS!!  I just laugh about it now!!  Here are just some of the places we have been during the summer.....

Science Center....  

On the way to LA Emma said, "this place is dirty!"  She is correct, but I just laughed to myself as I sat in traffic during this adventure.  But we did get to see this beauty!  We basically had no time to do anything else because we had to head back to OC in traffic so the girls could get to ballet.   

 

Even though we only got to see a few exhibits, it was fun and I really want to take the kids back there again to see more.  I want to go to the USC Rose garden and head to all of the other museums that are there.  I still think it is crazy that a beautiful and well know college like USC it literally surrounded by the crappiest part of LA.  

We also headed to the Skirball Ctr in LA.  We specifically went there on a Thursday because the 'Noah's Ark' exhibit is free, but once we got there the times were full.  I also did not realize it was located past the Getty....almost 2 hours to get to it!  For some reason I thought it was by LAX.   Ya....not there!!

 

I also did not realize that it was a Jewish Cultural Center.  That of course, is fine, but just a little different for the kids.

Then there was this temp exhibit but an artist, I can not remember his name, but it was a little scary.  The kids actually slept in bed with me that night.  I really could not blame them.  Kind of creepy indeed!

Oh and super fun, as always, is the La Habra Children's Museum.  We went there on a Saturday because it was free, but they changed the free day to Sunday's.  Whatever, I paid full price and we had fun for a few hours.  I love how the entire place is interactive for the kids.  I took so many cute pictures!!!

We also headed to Bowers Museum in Santa Ana with our neighbors, the Guerros, for the museums free Sunday events.  It was so much fun to go with another family!  Unfortunately, the exhibit we wanted to see was sold out again....got to laugh!  Once again, the kids got a little scared by the darkness of some of the figures....but they got over it.

 Drew was not happy at all about the above picture.  I need to start to realize he is a boy and 7!!

 

We also headed to the Orange County Museum of Art.....but it was closed for renovation!  Once again, gotta laugh!  I should really read the websites before I head places because a lot of them are not close to me at all!  haha.  The kids did get to run around outside for a minute and I laugh at the last picture because of the paint on the wall....the doggy was peeing on them!  haha

Maybe one day I will get something right....but I do hope the kids have great memories of how mommy always makes the best out of situations:)

Ears, round two!

Last month we went to dinner, then thought....lets go for round TWO of ear piercing on Lilly.  The last time was a few years ago and they got infected then one fell out and so on.  She did pretty good and was so excited to have it done.  She showed everyone and was so happy.  

Well, she was happy with them until...........CHOC happened.  We had to take them out.  Of course, more on that later.  

Hanna's in Holbox...with Baby!!!

Before Clint heads back to Afghanistan next month for a year, the Hanna Family went on a vacation!  I have no idea where Holbox is...Mexico?...but they had such a great time and I am so happy that they got home safe!

Oh I am also happy that they did not get electrocuted in the shower!  Those are wires on the top!

Here is a quick email that Patty sent Em, our mom and I.  I LOVE having sisters that I am close to (yep, drive me crazy sometimes)!

Hey guys,

We enjoyed our first day here on Holbox (hol-bash).
Yesterday morning at about one in the morning Cody threw up three times. He seemed to be fine later that morning when we went to the airport. Turns out we were wrong. After the first flight he had a temp of 102 we stripped him down and gave him lots of water then we soaked him in water while on the second flight. The fever broke when we got in our rental car. Thank goodness because we drove thru the jungle (it was a short cut) to get to the ferry. We got to the ferry just as the VERY last ferry was leaving. So we attempted to get a fast boat to take us to the Isla (Island) but it turns out they were all to drunk to safely take us across the water. So we stayed at a little hotel by the ferry. Gotta love third world country's! I'll send you be pics of the highlights in our room.

We all went to sleep. And woke up at 0515 this morning. We took the 0600 ferry to Holbox. We have spent most of our day sleeping and walking around. I'll send a few more pics tonight.

Please forward the rest of the Peterson Clan.

Love, peace, and hair grease,

Patty

Makes Me Sad

Will the day ever come that I do not feel so sad for Derek when I think about his dad?  The second year now we headed over to see his grave during Memorial Weekend.  This year we brought some items to decorate the stone.  It must be so strange for Derek.  It makes me sad.

Schools out for Summer!

First week of Summer!  I have so many more pictures and things we did....but from these you will get the point.  A hike in a canyon, a walk through an arboretum, pool parties, family day, a Car Show, going to the movies, MOVIE night on the block, and Father's Day are just a FEW of the things we did the first week of summer!  Yep, first week.  Love (exhausted), Love (exhausted), Love (exhausted) a busy summer!!!