Point Loma Lighthouse

On Memorial Day we ventured down to San Diego to see Point Loma. We toured the lighthouse and Cabrillo National Monument, then hiked down to the shore to see some tidepools. These tidepools were nothing like the ones in Oregon, but the kids were just as fascinated by them. On the way home we stopped at Solana Beach so the girls could do a bit of swimming in the waves. All in all it was a great day.

La Brea Tar Pits

We heard about the tar pits and decided to take a trip and see them for ourselves. They were very interesting. The place was rather stinky and tar was oozing up all over the place. We had to watch our step if we ventured off of the sidewalks! The girls like the adventure and Courtney especially liked the movie showing the animals getting stuck in the tar millions of years ago. Archeologists are still recovering thousands of bones from these pits dating back to prehistoric times. It is pretty amazing.

1st Grade Field Trip

Each grade gets one field trip a year and I was able to go with Brianna's class on her big field trip to Riley's Farm where they learned about pioneer life. I have been volunteering in her class all year and it was fund to go and just have fun with the kids. They were all SO good on this trip!!! The picture at the top is Brianna and her best friend Megan.