First Office

Chris got his own office space not far from home here in Los Osos.  It's got 3 rooms.  When you walk in you see this first picture.  The second desk is for his part-time intern.  The door in the background goes to a large room that Chris uses as a closet.  Off to the right in that picture, or directly ahead as you walk in the door, is the conference room - featured in the second picture.  It's a nice space, and I'm sure he'll get more work done there while the kids are home for the summer (but we do miss having him around all day).

Summer Break Begins!

Summer Break began with a long bike ride on the Bob Jones Trail to Avila Beach.

 Yes, Keilah rode her bike the whole way.  She's quite a girl!

 Then Saturday we went to the beach as a family, but of course we forgot to bring a camera.  So you'll have to imagine the children buried in the sand up to their necks and playing in the shore break.

Monday we had visitors - Chris's mom and sister, Ashleigh, with her adorable baby, Roxie.

Tuesday we went swimming at a community pool in San Luis Obispo.  It's been a fun start to Summer!

 Silas's best friend, Ryan, was there.

 Zeke was trying new swimming styles.  Go Zeke!

Final Rockies Game

Silas had his last baseball game.  He made some good hits (that's him at bat).

 He also got to pitch for his third game (he's pretty good).  It was a fun season!

2nd Grade Play

Silas was in a play at school.  He's in the middle in a lab coat.  He had his lines memorized and the play was very cute and dorky at the same time.  It was called "Good Manners" - enough said.

Memorial Day family visit

Chris's brother, Tim, and his family came to California for the holiday weekend, so we drove up to Ben Lomond for the day.  It was a beautiful day, and we had tons of fun with family.

Hiking at Santa Margarita Lake

It was foggy and cold in Los Osos, so we went inland for some warmer weather.  Santa Margarita Lake had some good hiking trails and a few geocaches to hunt down.  It was a fun afternoon!

Annular Solar Eclipse!

Chris and Silas made an eclipse viewer so we could watch the moon pass across the sun without burning our eyeballs.

 Here are the pictures we took of the start of the solar eclipse and just past the maximum eclipse.

The kids (and Chris & I) thought it was pretty cool!