Halloween time at Disneyland

After work on Friday, we headed to Disneyland to have a little fun - eat corn dogs, ride on a few rides, and watch the fireworks. What we didn't realize was that Friday was the first day of their Halloween time. The place was all decked out and we had fun checking it all out.

Camping Fun

We needed a little time away from our usual routine, so we headed to the mountains for some clean air and a little down time. We have found a campsite near Lake Arrowhead that we enjoy going to. It has flush toilets (a must) and we've gone there a couple times so we know which sites are better than others. It's not too far from civilization...on Friday nights you can hear the high school football game cheers if it's a home game and if we want some ice cream, there's a Rite Aid about 2 miles away. But for some reason, sleeping in a tent, sitting by a campfire, and just being is a great way for us to unwind. Here are a few pictures from this last trip. And as I write this, we are thinking about heading back in a couple of weeks before it gets too cold in the mountains.

Our super huge tent - we've actually gotten pretty good at setting it up.

This is a good view of the inside of our tent.

On a little hike down from our campsite.

Hanging out by the campfire.

Sunset through the trees.

Our raging camp fire.

Truly one of the best parts of camping...s'mores!

Summer Fun

I can't believe we haven't posted anything since our Oregon trip. We really have been keeping busy having fun around southern California. Today we are just at home watching college football games and staying cool, but here are a few pictures of our recent adventures.

Celebrating Christie's birthday at Five Crowns in Corona del Mar.

Trying out the new ride at California Adventure. This is now one of our favorite rides.

We also checked out the Finding Nemo submarine ride at Disneyland. Glad we went on the ride but also glad we didn't wait 2 hours.

Dodger Game on a hot Sunday afternoon.

Enjoying the last summer concert at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano. We had fun listening to the Fab 4 - a Beatles tribute band.

Enjoying Labor Day at the first UCLA football game of the 2008 season. UCLA took on Tennessee at the Rose Bowl and won, 27 to 24. It was an awesome game.

Sunset at the Rose Bowl.

Just like us, Tiki is also trying to stay cool and taking a lick of his first ice cube.