The devoted Mr. Garland up and took the kids on two pretty fun outings this month.
First up: March Field airplane museum (located in Riverside, CA). Jeff and the kids had a great time poking their heads inside cockpits and landing gear.
Josh and Zac’s favorite… the SR-71 Blackbird:
Almost as good as the Miramar air show (that was cancelled last year due to the government shut down):
The C-141, the cargo plane my dad used to fly in (He was a navigator, USAFA class of 1966):
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2nd outing :: Camping at Palomar Mountain
They spied a little friend:
Old fire lookout:
Palomar Mountain Observatory:
These kids have the *best* dad!
Stormageddon 2014… sever weather warning… we got 3 days of rain and wind.
Oooooooh! Scary. Rachel and I took a rainy day hike:
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My good friend Beth and I ran/walked 4 miles along the coast highway followed by a yummy breakfast. It dumped rain on us (hail too!) for about 10 minutes, but we also got to see both ends of an awesome rainbow out over the ocean:
My coconut custard stuffed french toast was di-vine but definitely not de-void of calories:
Also, I recently went running with my good friend Laura (6.5 miles). Thankful for good friends:
My solo lunch after my 6.5mi run with Laura: Chipotle fajita burrito, great book, and the wall street journal. I’m convinced I only run so I can eat.
Zac’s craft from his “around the world” class… Egypt:
SJZ helped make “asparagus fries” for dinner one night:
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6 of us headed to the zoo on a wet Sunday morning (we typically attend our church’s evening service), and sure it was a little rainy and cool, but the normal sunny day weekend crowds were scared off, which made it perfect in our book.
I packed a thermos of hot water and several hot chocolate envelopes for a warm-up at lunch. I told the kids if they stepped in any puddles, their name was “MUD.” I say that a lot.
We took several rides around the park on the double decker Zoo busses. The bus covering helped us to stay dry:
The polar bears loved the rain… back stroking and diving into the water:
I try not to post too many animal photos, because they are boring! Sorry but I had to put a few in.
The view from the bus:
Me and my hero:
Top deck on the bus (the rain stopped, yay!)… great views of all the animals:
Skyfari zoo gondola:
Zac tries to nap on the gondola:
