San Diego Summer

 It is always a sad time of the year as we approach the end of summer... and then I remember summer in San Diego is just getting started! We've tried to jam in some good beach and bay days before sports kick back in!

A little In n Out bayside with my littlest man!

Dinner at Coastera 

Boogey boarding buddies 

Emmy's basketball team won the summer league championship!

A sunset boogey boarding session - it really doesn't get much better than that.

Every morning Ryan walks Owen into school holding his hand - melts my heart.

Josh treated the boys to a mid-school week Padres game! Of course Owen made into onto the TV Broadcast! HA! 

Unfortunately Positive

 After 2.5 years of living through the COVID pandemic, including multiple close exposures, a Lawrence finally tested positive for COVID, and of course that Lawrence had to be Owen. And days before Ryan's birthday. Yes, I know this post is a little late but since this whole blog is meant to document the kids' lives for them to look back at, I just had to post about our positive COVID test! 

Normally, I wouldn't have encouraged us all to breathe into each other's faces and drink out of the same cups but since we were approaching Ryan's birthday and we had so many plans, I kept Owen separate which was not an easy task. We ate outside, I swapped beds with Ryan and we traded wearing masks in the house. After a few negative tests from everyone (including Owen after 5 days), it appeared to work, and we were able to move forward with all of the celebratory plans! As for the rest of us, I think we have superhuman immunity!

Someone is not like the other!

After 4 hours of a low fever the kid was fine so we headed to the beach. Wore Masks as we walked down and sat 6+ feet from everyone on a windy day. 

Thank God for the outdoot TV!

Got creative with a water balloon fight :)

Painting project under a rainbow :)

First day of school!

 This week Emmy started 8th grade, Ryan started 5th grade and Owen started Kindergarten! I think I anticipated the first day of school more than anyone else did. Its crazy to think it is Emmy's last year in middle school, Ryan's last year in Elementary school and Owen's first year of elementary school - sniff, sniff. Emmy and Ryan were both excited to go back. Owen was nervous but never shed a tear and is already asked to get kicked to the curb and have Ryan walk him in - go figure. Hoping everyone has another amazing year! 

Emmy and Riley have taken a first day of school picture together since kindergarten! 

Lucky for Owie - 3 friends from kindercare are going to Spreckels and 2 are in his class! 

Owen has Mrs. Alessio just like Ryan and Emmy did! 

Tough Dude

 On our first day in Toronto Ryan accidentally ran into a metal corner in a restaurant. It was a freak accident, but he cried in pain for a long time. We all took a look, and it appeared to be a surface wound, so we gave him some ice and Advil and told him to suck it up (I mean it was our first day on vacation!). He had trouble sleeping that week but otherwise didn't really complain. After our trip he went to flag football camp, which he did not enjoy because it was hot and there were a lot of little kids so when he called me on day 2 complaining about his shoulder, I picked him up and asked if it was really his shoulder or did he not like the camp? He honestly, told me both. We continued to go about our weeks as it nothing happened until he complained again, so I made a doctor's appointment. Then he showed me a bump on his bone and I took him to the urgent ortho clinic to find out - he BROKE his collar bone! I have never felt like such a TERRIBLE mom. He was such a tough dude! The good news is, that he is 4 weeks into the healing process so only has 3-4 weeks until he can get back into sports! But I am sure this is one of those things I will never hear the end of, especially from my middle child. I raced Emmy to the ER both times she broke bones and it took me a month to take Ryan. Poor kid was robbed of any attention and doting, so I let him milk it will the sling for a few days and at least gave him a big recognition on the blog ;)