One More Pair of Eyes in the House

Mackenzie's dream has finally come true.. she's got glasses! We picked them up at Sam's Club today. Thankfully, Ben wasn't as upset this time around as he was when she picked out her frames. He really wanted glasses too. He tried on a pair of frames, looked at me, and said, "now I can think."

She picked out some really cute frames. They're black on the front and pink behind. They weren't my favorite pair, but I like them fine and they're not going on MY face so I tried to keep out of the decision-making as much as possible.

Isn't she adorable!?!

On a side note.. when I went to take her picture, Ben decided to photo-bomb it:

...so then when I went to take Ben's picture, Mackenzie reciprocated. It's easier to see the pink on the frames in this shot.

Now she's all ready to start school on Tuesday with her new glasses so she can see the board from anywhere in the room!

Muir Beach, 2 July 2011

The kids and I had fun at Muir Beach on Saturday. It was a crazy crowded parking lot and pretty busy at the beach, but we really liked it there!

The day would've been practically perfect if we hadn't gotten lost on the way home. Got home at least an hour after we should've. Once I remembered Mr. Man has a TomTom in his car (thanks, Colleen!!) we made it home almost u-turn free!

Anyway, here are some pictures of the kids having fun at the beach.


She really wanted to take this home and was bummed when I wouldn't let her. I told her that sea things belonged with the sea. Mean old Mama. She got to play with it for about an hour before we left, though.

Mack and I dug a hole for the boy (would've been deeper, but we encountered some big rocks at the bottom) and built up the sides so he could have a monster truck track. It didn't interest him as long as we'd hoped, but it was fun to make.

Mack and Ben making the previously mentioned monster truck track.

This was just before Ben decided Mack made a perfect "driving hill." After that, I buried him too, but wasn't able to get a good picture of the two of them together because right after I finished, Mack got sand in her eyes.

Yay for beach fun!