Palm Springs

So I went on vacation with my family to Palm Springs (which is why I haven't posted for awhile) and had a great time.  It has scorching hot (116 on Thursday), we went swimming everyday, I attempted to jump-start my running, made an interesting visit to Wal-Mart, and went up to the top of Mt. San Jacinto State Park via the Aerial Tramway.  What an amazing trip.  I highly recommend taking the tram up the mountain.  It is a lovely 70 degrees at the summit and it is an alpine forest.  Great little hike around the meadow and lunch near a fallen tree.  Incredible views of the desert below too.
Just a wonderful time.  It made me really want to go camping again.  Maybe the boys are ready.  We'll see...

Robert E. Ryan Park

So I didn't actually do what I said in my "Frak" post from last week, but I did take the boys to a new park and took pictures the following day.  Of course, there was some massive volleyball practice going on with 15+ courts and 150+ people filling up any existing grass and therefore creating a gaggle of parents and kids swarming all over the park.  The park is gorgeous with sweeping views of the coast, Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island.  Here are some of the photos I took (If you click on them, you get a high resolution version of it).  They are not very good as I was busy watching after the boys (a little freaked that some crazy might snatch one, since it was so busy).  The boys, however, had a fantastic time and H and G loved playing peek-a-boo with a couple of new friends.  H keeps asking to go back to the "pirate ship park."  Hopefully, it will be a little calmer the next time we go.