Guest Blogger - The Stay-at-Home-Dad

You know, a guy could get used to this.

Although today was fairly busy. Up at 6:45 a.m. to make an 8:00 a.m. dentist appointment (Sam scheduled this date and time for me and the girls on our week off - thanks!). Heck, we were out the door before Sam even left for work -- hmm, maybe that was all part of her plan?

Here is a photo of the girls after their cleaning and check-up. No cavities for either one, although Ellie will be going back in a month to get sealants put on her back molars.

(Note: they are sitting on molar teeth)

Since we were up early for the dentist, I was planning to take the girls "up north" to a beach I had checked out while they were away in Canada this summer. Fortunately, the weather cooperated and we were treated with a day in sandy paradise. To get there though, you have to drive down a fairly windy downhill road. Ellie didn't quite make it and threw up her McDonald's pancakes. Gotta give her credit though, she caught most of it in her hands and was able to finish by leaning out the window. She apologized profusely afterwards for throwing up all down the outside of the door. Only a little ended up in the car.

Once at the bottom, we were treated to a great spot and great view:

This particular beach is accessible by driving down a dirt road full of pot holes. The road has individual parking spots "cut" into the jungle. You just drive along and pick your spot. Here's ours:

It's fairly private for changing so long as no one is driving by the dirt road or taking pictures!

For the first time in a while Ellie got into snorkeling. It's tough to master the snorkel when the mask doesn't fit. Here, she is borrowing Maddie's but it's really too big. I wound up buying her one at the Anderson Air Force Base Exchange - hopefully the mask is a bit smaller for her.

Since Ellie took Maddie's mask and snorkel, Maddie had to make due with goggles. She didn't seem to mind too much.

As usual, the water clarity and warmth didn't disappoint. We all swam out past the breakwater and were treated with literally hundreds of fish. Once they saw us, many of them darted away - but it was an awesome sight. I think that was when Ellie became a fan of snorkeling.

After the swim, both girls made separate sand castles. Above is Maddie's.

At the Air Force Base we grabbed lunch and milk shakes (yum) and headed home. We got back just in time for a quick bite to eat and then Sam wisked them up to swim practice.

After they left, I worked on figuring out why out internet had been on the fritz the last couple of days. I narrowed it down to my wireless router. It seems to have gone bad. I called our internet/phone/and TV provider to figure out how to configure the iMac for an Ethernet connection (wired). While speaking with him, he said he could enable the wireless functionality on the box they gave us. He did and now we're up on the "internets" again. All in all, a great day.

Take care,

The Stay At Home 'A Guy Could Get Used To This' Dad