family in town...

a martindale weekend...

day one:

we had so much fun with the martindales here for the weekend!

first stop the pier...

then we were on to find charlie...

at the bait shop, right where charlie hangs out, you can buy sardines and feed him... i wonder why he likes to hang out there???

seriously, that is one crazy bird and i was so happy to be taking pictures and not getting near it...

all of a sudden there was such a crowd around us... they all wanted pictures of the family feeding him...

then we found some fish and chips and harbor fish and chips... we all decided that the fish and chips werent that great, but we would go back for some more clam chowder... yummm!

then we went to the san diego temple to do some baptisms for the dead...

i have not done that in such a long time... it was... refreshing... i had not done it in so long... while i was in young womens i would always help the girls to know where to go, but never was able to do the work myself... so when i actually was able, it was so awesome to feel that sweet spirit so strongly...

i love that temple... so breathtaking!!!

thanks for watching jones grandma m...

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day two:

it was supposed to rain all day... but lucky for us, right when we went out to surf... it let up... i got brent a surf board for our anniversary thanks to a local that was having a garage sale... he was so happy to finally get a chance to use it...

doesnt jason look so great in my girly wetsuit...

(he is the only one with the short wetsuit)

while they were busy surfing... we played at the park...

on the swings with grandma...

the slides with mama...

i am surprised that he actually said cheese for me here... usually we would have to say something else, like donut to get him to smile... he doesnt like cheese... weird kid! i love cheese and so does brent...

puddles with grandpa...

jones thought it was the funniest thing ever to say umbrella... he had never heard the word or seen one until this moment and would not stop smiling...

family picture...

then we took some sexy pictures...

yeah rachel...

go der der... i am laughing so hard right now... again... derek had a little water trapped in his wetsuit... i loved the little dance he did to wiggle the water around...

is that anything like the stanky leg... jason you still gatta dance!

my cute inlaws...

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day three:

church...

thank you to all those who sent jones birthday cards... he loved them...

i loved this picture, because it shows how ferociously he opened the cards... he was so excited!

then... i dont think i have laughed this hard in a long long time... i practically fell over on rachel...

jones trying to blow out his birthday candles...

yes... he is cross eyed in the top picture...

still trying....

he finally got it after a lot of spit flew every which way... and i, and i believe everyone else, were crying from laughing so hard...

well worth the work...

he kept telling us birthday party, but the way he says it sounds something like, "bur-ty"...

and i especially loved that when we were singing him happy birthday, he folded his arms like it was a prayer...

such a great weekend... thanks for all the fun!!!!

february 25-28 2010