Sea World...again!

My home away from home. Yesterday I went to Sea World with some friends and family. There were a total of 3 adults and 8 children. One adult doesn't even have children yet...me. The kids had a lot of fun in Elmo's World. Wouldn't you agree?

swim meet

GO TIGER SHARKS!!! Today Tommy and I went to our niece and cousin's first swim meet. It was very exciting! There were 5 styles: freestyle, back stroke, breast stroke, butterfly and IM 100meters (which is a combination of the previous 4). Sydney and Richard did an awesome job! We are so proud of them! Here are some pics I took of them in action.

Richard

Sydney

Cheerleaders

Then we all went to ski beach.

4th of July

Tommy and went to the Surf and Sand Resort in Laguna Beach for the weekend. We had a great time. I had to work at the hotel, so we made a trip out of it. On the 4th we saw a panoramic view of four firework displays. It was amazing! They lasted an entire 30 minutes. On Saturday we saw dolphins swimming in the ocean (the highlight of my day) following a kayak back and forth for hours! On our way home Tommy took us to RJ's Cafe in Dana Point for brunch. It is delicious! This is the restaurant he took me to before he proposed in Catalina. Thank you KiddieCorp for giving us this wonderful opportunity.

cooking

Here are a couple more dishes I made this week.

Double Corn Tortilla Casserole

Spicy Zucchini Boats
and
Italian Tomato Cheese Salad

What's on the menu?

Hawaiian Pork Chops, Peach Salad, White Rice, and Bread...Yum!

Before

After

Summer

Summer is here! My last day of school was June 19th. Now I get to enjoy the summer sun. I will be working part time at KiddieCorp this summer as well as looking for a teaching position...again. Things are looking pretty good in the district I subbed in this year, but I haven't signed on the dotted line yet. This summer I plan on spending time at Sea World with friends and family, scrap booking, meeting Tommy for lunch, attending a cousin's wedding, 10 year high school reunion, and much more!!! Tommy and I are hopefully going to Laguna Beach for the 4th of July. What are your summer plans?

Sea World

Sommer, Francis and I went to Sea World a couple weeks ago. This was his first visit to the underwater world. We had a great time! We saw flamingos, sea lions, a walrus, a sea otter, and Elmo. He especially liked the Sesame Street 4D Movie.