Happy Birthday Michelle

August 1, 1973

11:24 PM

6lbs 13 oz

We love you Michelle

Happy Birthday

What the Sea took back

On Saturday we sadly left our sculptures on the bay surprised that they lasted the full week. Last night my friend Judy told me that they had died a natural death on Tuesday when the tide was 7.7. A good way for them to go, all that remains now is a few little humps of sand where the sculptures once stood.

The Trip Home

When we were here

The thermometer read

And so we bid a fond farewell to Mission Bay

Our last stab at sandart was a jellyfish. It actually looked pretty good, although pictures do not do it justice.

The dolphin and mermaid have begun to decompose.

Bye bye!!!!

She Sculpts Sea Shells Down by the Seashore

Octopus's Garden in the Shade

I'd ask my friends to come and see an octopus's garden with me

and just so we don't get too full of ourselves I have posted last years hideous attempt at an octopus......teehee

Gladys the Mermaid

This is Gladys the Mermaid that we created on the beach today. I labeled her parts as she is a little difficult to see. She was also tricky to make and not our best work. We thought we were going to have to abort and turn her into a hammerhead shark, but we continued and completed Gladys.

Seahorse

Taking shape

Adding details

Finished up

Close up

The Dolphin

The beginning

Taking shape

Sandcastle d'jour

Beach Boys

Playing in the sand

Out for a paddle

Surfing Matt

Kayaking

Surfer Andrew

The Beach Boys

The Happy Couple

Surprised Jodie

The happy couple

Showing off the ring

On the beach

The cutest little sandcastle on the beach!

Two Wild and Crazy Guys

Fire Crackers and Butt Crackers

We spent the 4th of July on Mission Bay watching the fireworks. Perhaps one of the best fireworks of the evening was performed by the teenage boys who had gathered on the bay below us to watch the fireworks. We looked down just in time to see one of the boys put a bottle rocket in another boy's butt crack and light it with a match. Unfortunately for the launch pad boy the rocket shot backwards. There were no fatalities. We suggested to them that next time they might try a sparkler eliminating control issues. Unfortunately it was too dark for pictures.

The house dressed up for the 4th of July

Kevin's dressed up for the 4th


Jodie's party face


Another butt crack that mysteriously showed up on my camera. Anybody want to claim it?