Back to School!!!

Carly, Christy, Kate and Chloe headed back to school this morning. Carly and Christy to start new adventures as 1oth graders at Mountain View High School. Katie and Chloe are in 4th and 2nd grades at Hermosa Vista Elementary. Chloe has 3 boy cousins in her class this year--she's excited to have a ready made group of friends. Mike and Melisa left this morning for a trip to New Mexico--he starts back at Walgreens and ASU later this month.

Quick Trip to Pine

On the spur of the moment, we took Katie and Chloe up to the cabin for one last trip before school starts next week. It was so nice to get out of the heat. We spent Friday night watching movies, took a short hike up to the top of the mountain in the morning and went to town to buy some old records (Andy Williams classics) at the thrift store. As always, the Fillmore's playhouse was a hit. I think everyone is ready for school to start back up!

California Adventure

We recently returned from a week at the beach house north of Ventura, California. This has been a fun tradition for our family over the past several years. Melanie and Clark were able to join us from Chicago (minus Rob, who we greatly missed) and Mike brought a friend, Melissa. We enjoyed swimming, kayaking, surfing, and day trips to Santa Barbara, downtown Ventura and Magic Mountain. Most of all, we enjoyed our time together and quiet moments to read and enjoy the beauties around us.