Labor Day Weekend

Today is labor day. My family decided to follow what labor day was meant for and just lazied around all day. Apart from a bikeride (2 hrs!!), we watched "The Wonder Years," a TV show. Thats pretty much all!

Bye!

-g

Purple Flowers at the Petaluma River

Swans in the Water Recycling Pools

Bike Path at the Petaluma River 

Wedding Bells

Hey! Guess What? J and I have been asked to play piano in a wedding in about a year! It's going to be soooooo much fun! Bye!


-G

Our Piano 

SUM, SUM, SUMMERTIME!!!!!!!

Hey! I just wanted to tell you about my summer so far! I pretty much have been at home except for the occasional beach or swimming pool outing. At Casa we (G,J,C and Dad) have been on tons of bike rides all around town.

Summer in the Valley

Beach Days....

Painting 'Daisy Belle' 

Summer Movies

Life at Casa ... simple and easy

... and MORE beach days !

County Fair

At moms house we are going to Canada! This Summer has been fun, but I can't wait till school starts. It's going to be really fun! HAPPY SUM, SUM, SUM, SUMMERTIME!!!!



- G

CAMPING!

Hello, I have not blogged for a while and I decided to do a blog about our camping trip!

It was a Thursday afternoon and we were deciding on what to do, and on our list of things to do there was camping, so we waited some days, then G said "Lets go camping!" we all agreed and we started to pack, My that was a LOT of work. At night I started to get tired and I went to my room and I thought about all of the things that we would have to do to make this trip final, but dad had already made the reservations. Everyone came up to our room and discussed how long were we going to stay. We decided that we were going to stay one night and see if I liked it. I kind of wanted to go home, but i loved that beach so much that I could not give it up. We stayed one more day (or maybe 2 I forgot) and so that was another sand filled day at the beach.

Simple Life

It was funny, there was people called "beach bums", because they lived on the beach. They went through the recycling every night. Once we even heard someone shout "WOO!!" because they probably found something.

River Beach

We all went floating underneath the full moon, and that is rare to do, but I did not go. I didn't go because i the water was WAY to cold.

Full Moon Over Campfire

The last day was sad, we had to go home because J wanted to.

On the camping trip we ran out of sodas, so G got the last one, but what I did not know is that Safeway was like RIGHT there. And when we left we saw it and dad said "why did you not ask me if we could go to safe way?" I had no answer, exept "How would I know?" well, he said that just about anywhere is california there is a safeway. Well that was a lesson to learn. See you later!

- C

J's Book DONE

At last.... After many days of non-stop reading.... Many bike rides lost due to the nessisity to finish this book... J has finnaly completed reading his book.

The book was titled: The Once and Future King, and is based on the life and times of King Arthur. From the teachings of Merlin the wizard during his youth to the final battle between England and France, this novel was  filled with honour, bravery, and the teachings of chivalry. I kind of think of this book as a bible, due to its unique feature of having many different people's stories into one. However, this feat was not done the usual way (one chapter about person 1, next about person 2, then person 1, then person 2...), but as five seperate books, once one was done a whole new story began, so it was more like reading five books. Along with the stories there were many detailed instructions such as how to make a battleaxe-proof door, how to correctly hold your weapons during a joust, where on the armor you should hit during a joust, and how to make a castle impossible to take by assault. I would rate this book five out of five stars due to the vast amounts of knowledge it gave me but also for the excellent way the author peiced this book together.

This book was the best one I have ever read, and kept my focus the entire time. I reccomend to everyone who reads this post: READ THIS BOOK. It will definatly be worth the time, and at the end you will wish there was more. That is all.

-J

[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Once_and_Future_King ]

BIKES!

As of just a few short days ago, our family recieved EVEN MORE BIKES!!!!! These new and welcomed additions include two more mountain bikes, perfect for our riverside adventures. One of the two bikes is a nice red color, and the other a sleek silver beauty. They came to us in pieces, but over the course of this week we have been putting them back together. So far, we have nearly put the silver one together, and the red one is still is peices (We need a Derailer-shifts the gears- for us to continue). I hope the red will be an excellent bike, as red is my favorite color and the bike looks amazing so far (suspension, shocks, the works). I can't wait until we complete it. Until then, we will continue riding our bikes everywhere we go.

-J

Dad's Sunday Cruiser

FAB CASA

Only a short while ago, our family successfully completed repairing the Tandom bike. When it first arrived, the tandom was an ugly green color, and was overall destroyed. Now, after a completly new paintjob, tires, logo, rims, and many more adjustments, the old-school 2-person bike is ready to roll. As I type this, the innovated bicycle is being commandeered by two brave people, my sister and my dad. In our test runs, we found that this bike is completely unlike a one-person bike: Imagine driving a compact car your entire life, and then one day try driving a bus. You will get a similar expierience. The tandom has VERY wide turns, is much slower, and you always feel as if you are about to fall off.

We decided to name the bike FAB CASA, since you can connect the words to make a cross, like the skateboarders in the 70's did with Dogtown. It is a very creative idea, and FAB CASA is stenciled on the side of the bike. Altogether , FAB CASA is a beautiful bike worthy of a great home. I will try to get some pictures up ASAP.


-J