Comic Con 2009... where the nerds gather

Comic Con blew through San Diego this past week with throngs of nerds and geeks in all their costumed and smelly goodness. Chara headed down to check it out.

and for the record, Chara wanted to go, not me.
Captain Morgan and...??
couple of star wars peeps
two little costumed brothers holding hands... super cute
casual dude with a huge sword...
more costumed folks being interviewed
and a wonder woman
not sure...
again.. no idea..
some batman characters with great costumes
a small GI Joe skirmish
lots of nerds, lots of geeks, lots of fun costumes.... its a lot to take in

camping with the kids.. and the dirt.. and the bugs..

this weekend we packed up our camping gear and headed out to palomar mountain for a weekend of camp fires, dirt, rocks, smores, and bugs.. lots of bugs.. we met up with stacey and her kiddos.. and as a bonus my sister and her fam joined us.. this was my sisters kids first real venture into camping.. and it was a success... - isaiah was right in his element - and by the second day of camping was head to toe dirt - and loving it.. thank goodness he wasn't driving back in my car..

carson teaching isaiah how to put up a tent..

jesse and the gang learing about the dangers of mountain lions.. - deborah was not thrilled about the 'big cats'...

carson and isaiah hiking

more hiking through nature.. there was poison oak - so we kept to the trail and told the kids to avoid touching anything green..

the kids in a cracker eating contest..

the kids learning about nature

a smaller version of rock climing..

the boys showing off thier muscles

now the girls turn..

the gang at the end.. packed and ready to go home and shower..

Pismo Beach Camping trip

We made our way up the coast to Pismo Beach for a quick weekend camping trip with Stacey and her family. It was a nice drive and a great quickie camping trip.

Setting up the tentCarson climbing on a tree
Chara unpacking
Chara in our tent
Helping setting up the big family tent
me in my cowboy hat
Carson is the most photogenic kid ever!
Playing in the sand with Carson
Madison building sand castles
whales playing just offshore
beautiful sunset
great pick of Chara and the kids
again gorgeous sunset
even more beautiful
seriously how cute is that kid?
the cutest family ever
and the cutest couple ever
after the camping we hit up a farmers market in Pismo Beach. Chara got a massage while i took some pictures
some pictures...



It was a great weekend and we wish we had more time there. We'll definitely be back

Fleetwood Mac Concert in LA

A week or so ago we all when up to LA to see Fleetwood Mac at the Staples Center. We had some great seats inside a private box thanks to Jesse.

Here is the whole fam outside Reanna and Jesses house in LA

All the girls with Steve

and the two daughters with their Dad

and their crazy dog Booby

I couldn't bring in the big camera so not a lot of pics from the show, but here is one from my phone.

They played all their songs and everyone had a great time

MIA

we have had a very busy two weeks - which is why we have been absent from the blog - sorry bout that..
the last two weeks have included:
work, a girl trip to palm springs, some work, an amazing fleetwood mac concert, more work, and a camping trip to pismo beach... we just got back - and i am showered, and ready to relax.. pictures to come..

weekend getaway

last week ben and i heard that jason mraz and dave matthews were going to be playing at the MGM in vegas.. him and i both had the weekend off - so ben and i booked a last minute hotel, got us some tickets.. and road tripped it out to vegas for an amazing show..
hanging at the concert
 

you can't tell - but that's my boyfriend jason mraz