The Skirball

The boys and I had a great afternoon at The Skirball Museum. We ordered these tickets back in May in order to get in for "free Thursday". I would have paid full price though because the boys loved it and it was a great way to spend the afternoon. They have a Noah's Ark Exhibit and everything in the exhibit is made from recycled materials. You wouldn't know it though, because it all looks so cool. To top it off, they also had another exhibit that was Comic Book Superheros. An unexpected treat for the boys. Unfortunately I didn't get the best shots so I guess you'll all have to go see it for yourself one of these days!

Sorry For The Delay!

We've been enjoying summer and time has been getting away from us! I also continue to blame facebook. It's much easier to just post something there than to write on whole entry on here. But, the blog has been calling my name recently....so I figured it was time for an update.

Kevin's been working on Legos...already filled up the shelf my dad made for him

Garrett and I have been preparing for our hike to Mt. Whitney.

We took a trip to Mammoth over the 4th of July weekend.

The boys found the sidewalk chalk again!

Kevin used birthday money and bought a new friend at Build-a-Bear. Her name is Gabriella, like from High School Musical

And, we've been swimming with friends a lot. Which is where we are off to now!

Kindergarten Here We Come!

Zach had a great last week of preschool. They took a field trip to Scooter's Jungle, which is a huge indoor bounce house place. Then they had a class party on Wed. with pizza and cupcakes. His official graduation was on Thurs. Zach was very cute singing the songs and very excited to be graduating. To complete the week they had an all school water party on Friday. So now our baby boy is moving on up to Kindergarten!!

Zach and his best friend Shaun

After graduation

His "diploma"

Mrs. Leah and Zachary

Big K is 8!!

It's hard to believe that 8 years ago Kevin was just coming into this world. Our world would not be the same without him!! Happy Birthday Kevie!!

Happy Anniversary!

Twelve years..... has gone by like the blink of an eye!

Rock and Roll

Four months of training, early morning Saturday runs, sore legs and feet...... and all I get is this shirt?

So, I guess May is not a great month for marathons for the Rileys. First Matt's L.A. Marathon problems and now this. I seriously was contemplating how I would feel after running a marathon on a half hour of sleep. I almost talked myself into it. But in the end, I know I made the right decision. Garrett needed my help and I couldn't risk getting myself sick for the rest of the week for one run!

Now it's all uphill from here, literally. Starting this week a lot of my exercise will include walking uphill on the treadmill or walking stairs in order to get ready for the next goal on my list. No time to sit and pout about missing this marathon. We are set to climb Mt. Whitney on August 4th!

Dinosaur-o-rama!

Kevin's class has been learning all about dinosaurs and is going to put on quite a display for open house. This past week he worked hard on putting together a diorama. He's been teaching me all I need to know about dinosaurs! If you want to see more pictures go to Kevin's blog!