Visiting home

After having a fun week of celebrating our fifth anniversary and attending Lindsey's wedding Hank, Martha and I drove Anne's car back "home" to my parents. Hank loved the beach, how bright and sunny my parent's house is and sleeping with waves crashing in the background. In my mind it is paradise, and going from our apartment to their house reminds me why my Dad growing up would say, "Why do you want to go to Hawaii?, we practically live in Hawaii." Yes, there are fun cultural differences when actually vacationing in Hawaii, but CDM is pretty close.

 Here are some pictures I took before my camera died. 

One handed picture taking

Notice the lady in her backyard doing yoga or meditating- what a view

Watching the birds

Hank loving grandma and grandpa's house

My parents are motivated to workout every day until Thanksgiving, so I am joining with them. While down south we played tennis a lot and went on walks. My parents are always in great shape, and beat me at tennis every time. I wish I was better and will have to practice since I am obsessed with the US Open right now. My mom and I also took Hank to Little Corona where he learned how to pat a bucket with a shovel and make a sand castle. He went in the water and loved to people watch. Then while Hank was napping I helped my Dad out a little on the house. People like to give you weird looks when you are standing on your roof with a plug in sander, paint chipper and baby monitor in your hand. Hank slept right through the scrapping and sanding anyhow. 

Nothing like working on the doghouse and getting a leg tan

I wish I had a picture, but Martha and I went to a Sky High Sports Airobics class where you jump on a trampoline for an hour straight and do crazy moves to workout. It was intense and about 80 degrees in the gym. It was hilarious, but serious at the same time. During the class two people sprained their ankles and the instructor always stopped and had us clap them off. I am laughing typing about this. It was funny. Martha and I also got to visit my awesome cousin Megan and her husband Justin who were in town staying in Long Beach. We had fun eating, going to the LB Museum of Art and looking at a few thrift shops. It made me super excited for our Christensen Family reunion in November. 

Need to learn how to make frames like this on my own, anyone have any tips?

thrift shopping- paper jackets rule