Selfies

We're smack dab in the middle of the age of Selfies!  I've kind of scoffed at all the selfie talk when I've heard how into it people can be taking hundreds of selfies all the time.  My favorite is to scroll through our Photostream when I'm looking for blog pictures and discovering numerous selfies that I didn't know I had on my Photostream!  Sometimes, they're not even of my own children (yes, friends grab cameras and take random selfies, usually several).  Anyway, this post is dedicated to the selfie and all the fun surprises I find now and then.  Dad even got in on the action at one point, and we have some fun ones with him.  Here's to the Selfie!

Sunday Walk on the Trail

We have a great trail by our house that runs along the Santa Ana River Bed.  It's part dirt and gravel and part pavement with a ton of wild grass and plants growing along the trail.  Sariah loves to run along here off-leash, and she is very well-behaved.  She gets so excited by the trail walk or dog park experience that she knows to run to Kelly's car and hop in.  Today we decided to take a family walk so Sariah could get her exercise, and Sariah hopped in the driver's seat!  We had a great walk on the trail talking and enjoying each other's company.  Sariah was in heaven.

Activity Days in Oz

My friends, Kathy and Suzie, who do directing, costuming and props for our church productions, were in charge of this year's Stake Activity Days for the 8-11 year old girls.  The theme was Wizard of Oz, and the decorations were to die for.  Jenna, Sarah and other 12-year-old girls were asked to be the poppies (helpers) for the day.  I've put captions below.  It was just too awesome for words.

The dining room

The class themes followed the brain, heart and courage wishes of the travelers, and a witch or two were present in that courage class.

The poppies helped the young girls come into Oz and travel around.  The entry had a house, red slippers and an awesome tornado!  Jenna and Sarah were tasked with helping the girls get ready to visit the Emerald City.  I'm so impressed with everything I saw.  I wanted to stay and be a little girl in Oz!

Saint Patrick's Day

I'm not sure if it's age or the season of life we're in, but I am not as on top of my holidays as I'd like to be.  No decor for Saint Patrick's Day this year, but I did manage some See's coins and leprechauns.  The green cups happened to be a color we had in our disposable cup stash, so there ya have it.  Some yummy candy is better than nothing, right?

Redondo Beach Invitational

Heather ran in the Redondo Beach Invitational today.  She did not place well, but she was happy to be there.  She cheered on her teammates and congratulated her friend who finished first in her heat.  These invitationals are hard!  There were about 50 schools participating, and a ton of very, very fast athletes.  They are a great experience though, and then venues are really nice.  We didn't know how close we were to the ocean until we started to drive home.  We located a Ruby's right at the Marina down the hill.  Score!  We enjoyed a yummy lunch while looking out at the water.

Pi Day and Temple Trip

Happy Pi Day (3.14)!  My girlfriends and I met for lunch at Stonefire, and Kim was gracious enough to provide a French Satin pie from Marie Calendar's right next store.  Loved the box!

Later in the afternoon, the Young Women traveled to the Newport Beach LDS Temple to perform baptisms.  The girls can do this when they turn 12, so Jenna and Sarah were able to go with us.  Yay!  It was a lovely afternoon and a great experience for the girls.

Track Meet FVHS vs. Newport Harbor

First home meet against Newport Harbor today.  Heather was happy to be there with her friends doing what she loves.  It was a clean sweep victory for FVHS.