The Golds were here!

Yes, Mary, Conner and Qacei were here! They came to see the James concert held at the House of Blues. They got here Friday afternoon, October 3rd. Just time enough for them to take naps and get ready for the concert. I had contacted a few of the women I know (Kate, Gardenia and Flo) and a few more that couldn't make it. We carpooled down to San Diego and watched the incredible show the band performed. We danced and enjoyed ourselves. Mary was the only true James fan...until that night! After the concert, we hung out so Mary could have a chance to see and talk to Tim Booth (the lead singer) or anyone else from the band. We met some other loyal fans - and one fan had made this awesome banner with the new James daisy on it. Another let us take a picture of the play list. Finally, Mary had her opportunity to be with Tim. She was so excited and we were excited for her. What a great time we had!!

Back at home we tried to sleep in as much as we could. You know how that is! We ended up getting up fairly early and having a chill day. Annie had arrived the night before, so we started out visiting with her. She got a call late morning, which ruined her day, so was really ready to be by herself for a bit. This happened right before we headed out to lunch at Coyote Grill. We ate far too much and headed back to the house for some blendy pen coloring and henna fun. We headed down to the beach right before sunset and enjoyed the surf. The sun was already down, but there was enough glow left to see the waves. The surfers were still out there! Qacei and Kai were happy to get their feet wet...and ended up getting wet more than they had anticipated. Kai ended up wearing my sweatshirt home - it was long enough to cover everything. I took pictures as much as I could. There were the kids, Qacei's sign, the kelp we decided looked like mini goddesses from the sea. We stayed till the sunlight was completely gone. Then the walk back to the house. The kids played some more with the blendy pens and henna. Jeff rocked out with guitar hero, Mary hung out with us and relaxed, Conner had some computer time. Annie was with us at times. We had some dinner and crashed for the night.

Sunday we had berries and scones. Hung out and visited. Pretty soon it was time for the Gold's to head out to see their last show in Anaheim (for more on Mary's concert tour go here). We had to take our precious Anniepie to the airport shortly after that. Our weekend was over so quickly. We had a fabulous time and really felt delighted and honored to be visited by fellow unschoolers and our Anniepie.

May this be the first of many visits.

James comes back in March!


The Gold visit October 3 to 5, 2008 from Beachbum on Vimeo.

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Anniepie ... a retro view

Here are a few pictures from our past - to honor our precious girl.


Annie : a retro view from Beachbum on Vimeo.

more henna

Well, I'm waiting to get the James Cd's before I post about the Gold visit and the James concert, but had to post this henna fun before then. Qacei (part of the Gold family who came to stay with us) has a lot of artistic talent. It was great having her here to be artsy with. She was here the same time as Annie so I was in heaven! Anyway, here's the scoop:



Henna October 2008 from Beachbum on Vimeo.



Here is Qacei's belly button flower she did herself.

Thanks for being with us!

Socks

I love this yarn. It's very fun to knit with. Nina are you ready? They almost are!

I love this version - it has ribbing on the top in a diamond pattern to keep it snug around the ankle. This, I'm hoping, will make it not bunch up when they are worn with clogs.

Kata

I was up early today...and Kai awoke soon after. We headed out to to karate. They practiced the katas : the basic forms. Here are a few pictures from today.


Karate Kai from Beachbum on Vimeo.

the last Beach park Day

Thanks to Mandy, I was able to put together this slide show of the last beach day. This is only a few of the people who were there and only a very small sampling of the fun we had. It shows how much we enjoy our time, though. We got there at 11:30 and got home about 8:30. After sunset, we headed out to dinner with a few of our friends. We had a blast and hope to do it again soon! Enjoy.


Moonlight Beach Park Day 22Sept08 from Beachbum on Vimeo.

Lego class tomorrow

We will head out to our friends house to have a great time and to have a great time creating legos like these Kade did last week...only a new design...

Our birthday girl...all of 19!

These were taken on her birthday. She is such a beautiful woman. I can't believe she is this old...time really does fly by.

These are cropped...and may remain so...depending...

Our trip...in pictures

Well, this is the slideshow of our time in TN. It only touches on the time we spent there...and the things we did together. It does, however, catch the feeling we had there! I'll give more details later...I promise!

Our time in Nashville September 2008 from Beachbum on Vimeo.