Author: amyewhitelivecom

 As Quinn and I were driving home from TKD one evening we could see a huge full moon rising.  We decided to chase it by going up the fire road but then chickened out because it was so dark.    In our defense, there is frequently coyote poop on the fire road so we know they are around.

Now that Quinn is a black belt he gets to use weapons, specifically nunchucks.  You should have seen the smile on his face after class.  Don said that when he was that age he talked about nunchucks all the time and he and his friends really wanted them.

Band homework over the course of the trimester.    Notice which one he left for last?  Write your parents a thank you for letting you be in band.

And his sweet thank you note said:

Dan\’s dad invited us to Camarillo Airport to his friends hangar.  His friend was going to take the kids flying but it was way too windy so we just hung out and chatted.

And the boys got to check out the plane.

And just a reminder what California looks like in November!

The sunset was pretty beautiful and the reflection on the balcony glass was just magical. 

No sister visit would be complete without oyster shooters.  This place made Michelada Oyster shooters which were pretty darned delicious. 

The next day we got up and walked a couple of miles along the beach and walked through town a little bit.  Of course we found some time to sit on the beach.  As the clouds started to cover the sun it started to get chilly. 

Then it was time to go home.  We needed to celebrate Pam\’s birthday properly with cake and candles. 

We kept our bodies moving with a nice walk in Hill Canyon.  The temp was cool but the sun was out and it felt really warm.  But a great morning for a hike. 

We came across this little guy.  Not sure what he was but we just walked around him. 

At sunset we ran to my favorite spot at Satwi Park.  I love the gradient of the sky from orange to blue. 

I think might be the last visit where Aunt Pam is taller than Quinn.  Getting close. 

We had such a great time with Pam!  And I will leave you with this cutie pie. 

 It\’s fire season in California.  After last year everyone is on edge.  And it\’s not great when you see smoke over the neighborhood.  Fortunately the fire was a long distance off and the wind was carrying the smoke our way.

Sometimes we get really great sunsets with the smoke in the air.  It wasn\’t bad. 

It\’s also ant season.  Fun times!  We left a La Croix on the side table and the ants were all over it.  Fortunately Don has figured out how to get rid of them when they arrive. 

And Halloween is right around the corner.  CVS had this great skeleton dog on sale and Quinn rode with him in the backseat. 

Quinn and his buddy Elias in an afterschool chat. 

Quinn and Don playing a couple of rounds of disc golf at sunset. 

 Now that Quinn is back in Odyssey for a couple hours on Sunday, Don and I are back to our Sunday hikes.  I love this time outdoors together.  We went on a hike where the fire roared toward us last year.  You can still see remnants of the charred plants.