First Things First

This past summer we went camping. We camped on the beach in San Elijo State park and I tell you what...it was great! We went with Ryan's family. Laura (the amazing) headed up the trip and coordinated everything beautifully. So beautifully, in fact, that I felt guilty for most of the trip for not pulling my weight in the efforts to see that everything was thought of and taken care of meticulously. Not guilty enough to not have a great time though...

You might be wondering why, after all this time, is it just now making the blog? Well, let me tell you. I have a personality disorder. I have a need to do everything perfectly or not at all. I am not sure if that condition has a scientific name or not but after I am done I will Google it and find out. Yesterday I Googled "itchy spine" because I have just that, an itchy spine. The search didn't come up with much so I have determined that my condition is rare. There is no known prognosis. I'll keep you posted. Anyways, this personality disorder doesn't make for a balanced life and has, in fact, caused me much angst.

After a WONDERFUL time in California I came home to what felt like total chaos and I kept thinking I would get around to paying the trip the proper credit it so deserved by doing a fantastic post on my blog and I never did it. Since that time, the kids started school, we moved, Ryan's schedule is ever consuming, and life is always crazy. This perfect or nothing approach hasn't settled well with me in regards to writing about this trip and every time that I have clicked on the "New Post" button I feel a little twinge of guilt that the Kidd Family San Diego trip is missing from my little journal. There is someone else that this hasn't settled well with. Wes, Laura the amazing's husband and Ryan's brother. He has given me a hard time that our trip together didn't make the blog. Just know Wes, that it was because I wanted to give it the credit it deserved. Cut me some slack, I have a condition.

With out further ado...pictures from one of the main highlights of Summer 2008.

We took lots of early morning walks on the beach because our family was by far the loudest family at camp and we woke everyone up every day. Sorry guys!
Meagan looking ever gorgeous. Gogo soaking it all in. Papa after one of his morning (five mile) strolls. Lennon getting sandier than I thought possible.Rob looking like he knows how to surf. It was his first time and I think that he did GREAT!Crue baby being sick. Poor baby didn't feel very good for a lot of the trip. He was wearing wet socks to help with his fever. This little lady stole the hearts of our whole entire family. Lennon still talks about her and on occasion, so does Crayton:).Wes and Laura taking a romantic stroll along the beach. Okay, so they aren't walking together but I am sure that they are thinking about each other. Look at the smile on Laura's face, who else could she be thinking about?


Crue and Daddy enjoying their time together. And last but not least, the ONLY proof that I have that I was actually on this trip with my family. Let's just say that Ryan doesn't typically take pictures of family events. But really, could he have gotten one shot where I wasn't itching my face? **note: Crayton was going through a "I am going to hide every time mom gets the camera out" phase of his life. Therefore we have about as much documented proof that he was on this trip as we do that I was.

The end. P.S. Wes, I think this deserves a comment. Don't you???