31 of 52 of 2021

2 weeks later and I'm back home for 2 weeks before Ralph leaves.  

What better way to celebrate being home for the next 2 weeks than pizza and beer at Tyler's favorite place...Long Island Mike's.  

The last 2 weeks have been crazy. The kids spent time with me at moms overnight.  It makes my heart both happy and sad at the same time.  Happy because I get to spend time with them and they're able to spend time with their lola and sad because that means they aren't spending time with their dad nor in their own home.  All this will change when they're back in school cause there won't be any overnights during the week because they have school. So the only overnights will be Friday and Saturday and holidays. It'll be a tough time again for me and them too. 

The plan the next 2 weeks is to spend as much time with them as I can before they head back to school.  

30 of 52 of 2021

This past week Tyler has been sporadically spending the night with me and Hannah at Lola's house.  This allows us time together while also being able to take care of mom.  This arrangement hasn't been easy on them at all. The kids are trying to make me happy and there are more times than not that I feel it is at the expense of their own happiness. 

The highlight of this week was spending time at the bay with the family.  The kids rode jet skis for the first time with their cousins Jessica and Cody.  The both loved it.  

We are trying to make the best of the summer and our time together. 

29 of 52 of 2021

This week we took advantage of Ralph being in town and went on day adventures to make some summer memories.   Monday we went to Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. The kids loved the beach. It was a nice and relaxing day.  We ended the day at Pizza Port. Tuesday we went to Julian. We checked out the shops on main Street and ate and the local brewery and ended the adventure with some pie slices to go.   Wednesday we went to Pacific Beach to scooter on the boardwalk while dad drank beers.  We indulged in pizza from Mr. Motos and dessert from the baked bear.   Thursday we stayed in town and checked out Tin Fish at Santee Lakes.  Friday was a chill day for us and ended with our tradition of fast food. 

Hopefully when Ralph is back in August we can do another adventure to Moonlight Beach.  

28 of 52 of 2021

With Ralph in town, Dan and I decided to take some time off so we can explore our city with the kids. This gives us time away from the hustle and bustle of our day to day life and work. 

Our first adventure was the San Diego Automotive Museum. Hannah has a love for older and classic cars.  They both wanted to see the Ford Model T.  

Hannah was totally in her element whereas Tyler went thru the motions to see the cars and motorcycles. 

Hannah told me her favorite car is the next new one cause it will always be better than the last one.  

Hannah has a lot of her Lolo in her with her love for cars and seeing what the next cool one will be.  

Our next adventures in store are Moonlight Beach, scooter thru Pacific Beach and eat at Mr. Motos and the baked bear, then we'll end our adventure with a trip up to Julian.  

27 of 52 of 2021

Over the last several weeks I have been transforming my childhood bedroom into a more modern and comfortable space for me and Hannah to stay in while we are on Lola watch. Im hoping to redo the flooring and eventually paint the walls but that certainly isn't my priority.  

I've been able to bring Sophie with us while I work there for about 5 hours before we head home and spend time with the boys.