Laundry

The one thing I hate about camping

is the post camping mountain of laundry.
This trip was no exception, except for the
fact that my dryer is temporarily out of order.
(It's a long story, I won't bore you with the details.)


Anyway, I'm feeling about-->


when I realized, I can "old school" this project and
make some poor mom's clothes lines in the back
patio. Tada, problem solved!


My backyard was 3rd world chic this
afternoon, but at least all my laundry's done!


Sending my love,
Laundry Girl

San Elijo

Camping: San Elijo State Beach
September 13- September 16th, 2007
Sun, Sand, and Surfing
Fun!

This year for our yearly camp out we went
to San Elijo in beautiful Cardiff, California.
I love this place. I have tons of happy memories
camping here as a kid. Plus the beach is beautiful.
When the tide goes out there is beach for miles...

The Campsite:

We bought a new tent this year (it's the red one)
and it's ridiculously big!This bad boy has
2 rooms, 2 doors, and too many instructions.



























The Beach:

Jack's big obsession on the beach was rock hunting.
He carried this little yellow pail up and down
the beach collection rocks. Here's some
pictures of Jack's rock adventures.
















Jack also enjoyed digging with the sand toys
and dumping pails of water over. I'd love to
say that he played well with Hannah,
but he didn't really play with her,
he more played beside her.






























Around Town:

Every time we ventured into town we saw
at least a couple of woodies. Did you know
woodies were never mass produced.Back in
the day, you could buy kits to convert your car
into a woody, hence all the different models.

We saw a lot of statues around town.
Here are our favorites!

"Man with Hose"


"Magic Carpet Ride"


I've seen these signs in magazines and shops for sale,
but I've never actually seen them posted along a street.















The Henkels:

This is our third year camping with those crazy Henkels.
Thanks for the memories...
















I'm so sad I forgot to snap a family photo, but you get the idea. Left to Right- Keely, Hannah, and Lorne Henkel







Past, Present, Future:

Take a trip down memory lane with us... .



Kent and Jodi 2005
(I had morning sickness on the beach)



Kent and Jodi and baby Jack 2006


Jodi, Kent, and Jack 2007

Time flies when you're Camping!

2008???

LVP

It has been pointed out to me, by a very
sweet friend, that I might be the world's worst
BUNCO player. For the last 3 months, I've continually
out stunk everyone. I've even been given a title-LVP or
Least Valuable Player!

Sorry for the blur, but here are the cold facts.
I lost 11 out of the 12 games we played!

Edie broke the news to me, so to get her
back I've included her in the blog.
No, she doesn't normally dress like this,
our theme for this months bunco was 80's!
You've got to love her Madonna inspired look.

Goodbye Golden Curls

It's official, Jack is no longer a baby.
Big boy Jack has had his first hair cut!
We can't promise it's even, but it is shorter.


Getting sprayed down


This sucker didn't do anything for the wiggles.



I love how buggy Kent's eyes get
when he's really concentrating.



This smirk tells it all- "You can strap me down, but
you can't make me behave."

Don't worry Nana, we saved those golden locks.

Rise And Shout The Cougars Are Out!

Saturday was the big UCLA / BYU football game.

Like every other Alumni in the Orange County Region
Kent and I packed up the family to see the old Alma Mater
battle it out with the Bruins.


It wasn't hard to tell who was rooting for whom.
All the BYU fans were carrying
kids and all the UCLA fans were carrying beers!

I over heard some drunk guy telling his rather
overweight friend that he would be comparing all the
[ugly] BYU girls to him. I thought about telling him I
was one of those ugly BYU girls he was referring too,
but thought better of it. I embarrass Kent when I do
things like that. Kent still won't let me live down the time
I asked a protester outside of the Conference Center
why he was so angry.

Jack wasn't too keen on all the noise. I kind
of capitalized on this and got in all the cuddles I could.

So what if we didn't win...

We had a blast. And we couldn't help
but feel proud of our Cougars for
holding their own despite bad calls, heat,
and ranked #11 UCLA.

Big In Japan

For any of you that didn't know, my brother's big in Japan. That's right..., well mostly right. This is my little bro Shane and he's a skateboarder. Last month he had a friend that happened across a life sized poster of Shane in a skate shop (in Japan). Shane was stoked since the local shops aren't quite as "with it." Give 'um time Shane they'll catch on. PS-Shane built the bowl in the far left photo.

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day!

In honor of all of Kent's hard work
we headed to the beach for a
day of goofing off, sun, and snacks!
Who better to hang with than Kent's
boss and his family (we love those
Hafens) and 20 of our favorite friends
(plus all their kids).

We wanted to stay at the beach as
long as possible, since our little
coastal town has been baking at
around 95 degrees. I know some of
you are rolling your eyes at the 95 degree comment, but common, when the beach is
95 where to you go to cool down? Certainly
not our place, we don't have AC
(Why? We live at the beach.)

When we could ignore our tummies no
longer, we headed to In-n-Out for
a little Labor Day lunch. Jack feasted
on french fries and lemonade, while
Kent and I enjoyed the best burgers around.

Then it was off to the pool to try to
cool down. We are so proud of Jack,
he was so happy in the water (a rarity).
Jack dazzled us with his splashing,
bubble blowing, and fish like swimming.

We all agreed this was one of
the best Labor Days ever!

We hope you all had as much fun as we did!

Love, The Howes

Good for a Laugh

Check out this Comic Strip.
Kent couldn't stop laughing.



I think Rina's on to something!

Bouncing with the Ladies

(Kent chaperoning Jack and Lilly's playdate)

A couple Sunday's past Jack spent the evening
with some of our ward's most eligible
female toddlers. Everything was fun
and games until the tot trampoline time.


(Lilly, Lola, Clarissa, jumping away,
while Jack clings to side.)

Jack wouldn't let go of the safety netting.

(Jack admiring the bravery of his lady friends.)

Even though the girls jumped like little ladies, it was
too much for Jack to handle. Tears ensued... .

Really?

So what do you think? Is Jack a 50/50 split?
Just about everyone thinks
Jack is a blonde version of his dad....