Rosetta

Here's a picture of Rosetta, Eliyana's new Rosy Boa. I am not a fan of snakes (as most of you also aren't) but I must confess they are very low maintenance. We give the snake a little water dish and feed it a mouse once every 2 weeks. That's about all there is to it. It's also interesting to watch it eat the mouse, though I won't say I actually enjoy it.



We made it to the beach again this week and had a great time. It is a lot of fun, though a little challenging without Josh to help, but it is worth the effort. I'm trying to go the beach with the children every Thursday until the summer ends. It's something fun for them to look forward to each week.

Enjoying Summer!

We've been enjoying our summer break these past couple weeks. Our 4th of July house project was finishing up the Tree House by painting it and adding the winch for the draw bridge. The children love winding up the draw bridge, though I'm sure you can imagine that has also been the cause of some conflicts!





For a family outing a couple weeks ago we took the new train that goes from Escondido to Oceanside. Once we got to Oceanside we walked along hte beach to one of favorite places to visit: the pier and Ruby's 50's style diner on the end of the pier. We enjoyed great milkshakes before returning by train.



We also have a new family pet to replace Snakey who Caleb let free inside our house a couple months ago and who we never found. I vowed that we wouldn't get another snake, but a church friend called us to see if we would take his neighbors FREE Rosy Boa. Rosy Boas are small snakes which are known to be very docile pet snakes. I caved in and now we have a Rosy Boa in Eliyana's room, named Rosetta.