• Sand Sculpting Competition

    Sand sculpting has always fascinated me and I’ve always wanted to see cool sculptures in person.  So I was super excited when I found out the US Sand Sculpting Challenge and 3D Art Expo was being held in San Diego on the cruise ship pier. We took the trolley from…

  • Beckett and Chuck’s Trapeze Lesson

    For Beckett’s 8th birthday, he wanted a little adventure.  Kirsten found a Trapeze deal on Groupon that cost about $70 for 2 people to have an introductory lesson.  Mara doesn’t dig heights, so Beckett and I gave it a shot. They start with a 10 minute safety and commands briefing,…

  • California Roadtrip

    After a whirlwind week of deciding where we were going to live, packing, and moving, we decided to leave Hawaii for Christmas and threw in last minute trip planning to boot. So after finishing packing up our stuff, we turned in our house keys, headed straight to the airport and…