Redondo Beach, CA

For Spring Break, I took the kids to CA to visit my sister, Joleen, who lives by the beach, and my parents who don't! This day was kind of overcast and not too hot, but that didn't stop the kiddos from getting right in the water! What a great day!!



From Top: Roman, Scottie, Tyler, Mason, Mateo, Kylie, Joelle



Joelle & cousin Kylie




Scottie & cousin Roman






Scottie & Tyler w/ cousins
Roman, Mason, & Mateo




What are these boys looking at?



Joelle



For those of you who know my dad- you know that this picture epitomizes the person he is. He is a huge jokester- and this pic captures the aftermath of him playing a joke on his sister followed by his hysterical laughter...followed by an uncontrollable coughing fit. I've shown this picture to different family members and they all agree. This is the real Scott Grove.

Wash the Recycle Bins, Please

What started out as a chore, ended in a fun water fight.

They all took turns with the hose...

At least the bins got clean!!

Hubba Hubba

This is what happens when 3 girls (who happen to be cousins) get together and do each other's make-up. Hot stuff!

More Dallas Trip

Sisters...

This is from the movie "Zoolander." The look that my dad was trying for is called "Blue Steel" but the fact that my dad's lips have disappeared over the years makes "Blue Steel" hard to pull off. Sorry Dad.

Self Portraits

This is a family tradition...or maybe I just like to do this so I call it a tradition. Whatever- this is what happens when I get a camera in hand. I proceed to take a self portrait and then I convince all those around me to do the same. It is hilarious- you should try it sometime!

I can never take one without my arms in it!

Gwen is very good at these...she must practice!

This is obviously my mom's first time

Mom and me

My dad looks a little unsure of what to do- but the people in the back are phenomenal!

Funny Commercial

This last weekend I took a last minute trip to Dallas to see my little sister, Gwen. She and her husband, Jason live in Germany (they're in the Air Force) and were in the States for about a week. Anyhow, one night while we were playing cards we saw the tail end of this commercial and thought it was so funny! I'm not sure if it was the fact that we were giddy to be together that made it seem silly or if we were just extremely tired. You be the judge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SglXWd_fY3E

The Gift of Fear- Part 2

This morning I went walking with 2 friends- I learned my lesson and was not about to go by myself. Well, there were some kinks in my plan. First of all, I told my friends to meet me at the park in the parking lot and I still chose to walk there in the dark. Also, I couldn't remember if I told them to meet me at 6:15 or 6:30, so I showed up at 6:15 so I wouldn't miss them. As it turned out only one friend came and I had shown up a little early and she was a little late. In the interim of waiting in the parking lot, Mr. Hoody-Man, AKA evil guy who scared the tar out of me on Mon, showed up again. At this point I'm inclined to think that he is a regular walker in the morning and not a mass murderer, but it is still spooky to be alone in a park with a random guy you don't know. Right at the point that I saw him get on the walking path, but he didn't see me: the lights (that are spread around the entire park) turned off! Sooooooo, I tried to stay as still as possible so as not to alert him to my presence, and felt like a fool hiding out from a man who is probably a regular, nice, trying-to-keep-in-shape grandpa! I am so neurotic!