Memorable Memorial Day

This year we actually camped on a US Marines base over the Memorial Day weekend, Camp Pendleton in San Onofre, CA. One of Sarah's co-workers has a husband who is in the Guard, which is how we got on the base. She also has a cousin who is an active-duty Marine officer who met up with us since he is based in Camp Pendleton for the next few months.
The beach areas designated for surfing were too rocky for us amateurs, so Sarah and I did a lot of boogie-boarding, grilling, horseshoes, and relaxing.

Pictures to come.......

Old Blog-Worthy

Sarah and I on our honeymoon almost 2 yrs ago at Chichen Itza...

We are the Champions!

This is the softball team I've been playing with on Sunday nights for the past couple months. We had our league playoffs this Sunday (5-14), and barely made it to the finals - winning by one run in the last inning of the semifinal. But then in the finals we had our best game of the year, and ended up mercy-ruling the other team after 5 innings. Hooray for free T-shirts!!

Dad in PS

Dad and I on top of Cyclops Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.

Dad in PS

Dad heading in from the surf at Carlsbad Beach.

Grand Canyon part III

Sarah and I made our 3rd trip to the Grand Canyon with Sarah's sister Sam and her boyfriend Carl, who were visiting over Sam's spring break. Below is a picture of the good-looking couple...

Mac got tired of me not braking for good smells, so he took over the driving on the way home...

More Extreme Weather!

Aargh! Rain in the desert! It makes the road wet for 15 minutes straight and soaks into the sand within seconds! It better warm up before Sarah's sister Sam arrives Friday.....

Snowy Palm Springs

This is the view from our condo today - we had a rainy week in the desert. Last night we waited in our front-row seats at the Pacific Life Open for about an hour while they tried to dry the court off enough to play (Andy Roddick was scheduled) but they finally gave up so it was a total waste of time. But, from all that rain came all that snow pictured above, so it's all good.....

CAMP PENDELTON CALIFORNIA

PICTURED (Lto R): Janelle, Rachel, and myself
OK, I am staring to feel a little guilty that Shawn has to work every weekend while I get to enjoy traveling with my girlfriends. Here we are at Camp Pendelton, where a friend of ours rented a cabin on the ocean for two nights. It was very very very cold, but a ton of fun. I didn't get in the ocean, but a few friends braved the bitter cold and tried using our surf board a little. Overall it was a beautiful weekend with amazing views.

FUN IN ARIZONA

Janelle, Rachel, and myself spending a lazy day at a hot tub in Lake Havasau Arizona!

Surgery Success

Mac has recovered nicely from his neutering, and is back to his happy puppy self. And in a big learning step, he has discovered that the vacuum actually does not want to eat him alive.

Trees grow big

Not much going on here this weekend, so here's another old blog-worthy photo..May 2005....this was the first sequoia I had ever seen...the tree is healthy but the inside had been burned out from a fire in years past......

Furious Farva

For the Super Bowl, we went to Alex & Kristen's place in Bakersfield. We also celebrated Alex's birthday and the fact that he passed his Registered Nurse test. Hooray for promotions! We also got to meet their new puppy, Farva, who is a little handful of yippin' dog. He is going to be a great watchdog, and he tried his best to eat Mac! But they ended up playing nicely, and Mac discovered if Farva had a rope in his mouth it was a lot harder for him to yip...

Mac & Grandpa

Who enjoyed Mom & Dad being in Palm Springs more?

It's tough to tell from this picture!

Old Blog-Worthy Photos

Not much going on in Palm Springs this weekend besides our dog tracking his poo through our house. Good times. Here's a photo from our road trip through the Grand Tetons this summer.......

1/22/06

Hey everyone, this weekend we went to the Bob Hope Classic, a golf tournament here that raises money for charity. There were a lot of celebrities out and great pros as well. We saw Phil Mickelson, Justin Timberlake, Samuel Jackson, Carson Daly, Roger Clemens, and lots of others...

Last weekend Alex & Kristen came to visit us (our friends from Bakersfield). A couple pictures below....

Shawn, Sarah, Mac & Kristen hiking to Eagle Canyon Oasis

The Palm Springs golf team - Shawn, Sarah, & Alex

Grapefruit anyone?

The trees around our house are loaded with grapefruit...let us know if you (local only) want some!

Christmas in Cali

After flying back to MN, we had a little more celebrating to do with Mom & Dad Norton and Audra, who were all at our place for the week. We also took a trip to the ocean, but it was cloudy and cool so we didn't stay too long.....

Mac ready to hit the beach!

Mac enjoying a holiday lolli.

Sarah gets lots of scrapbooking stuff!

Christmas in MN

We spent Christmas in Minnesota and stayed with Sarah's side of the family. Lots of fun was had, and we even got to see some of our friends while we were back......

Spencer & Sam on Christmas morning

Mom, Dad, Carl, Spencer, & Sarah - Sarah is getting an overdue birthday present.

Birthday Weekend!

It's Sarah's birthday today, and we've had an eventful weekend! Yesterday we drove all the way to the Grand Canyon and back with Mom and Dad Norton! The panoramic picture below is courtesy of Dad's new digital camera (Merry Christmas!), that allows you to stitch multiple photos together....

The view from the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

Shawn, Sarah, Dad, and Mom at the park entrance (it was only 40 degrees).

For Sarah's birthday, this morning we took our first ever hot-air balloon ride! There was about 9 of us in the balloon, including our friend Janelle. It was a smooth ride from start to finish and was amazing to hover over the valley for an hour, drifting with the winds....I highly recommend trying it at least once....

Shawn, Janelle, and Sarah wait nervously for the balloon to inflate!

Liftoff!!!!

Sunrise over the Coachella Valley.