Bikes!

Crew loves bikes. No matter how mad, sad, or tired Crew is all you have to say is "Crew, do you want to see some bikes?" The response is always "YEA!" Do you want to know whats better than "seeing bikes" for Crew? Its fixing bikes! Checkout these pictures. Crew gets so intense around tools. I wonder where he gets it from? 

I have been riding my bike everyday to work... I am hooked. There is nothing like getting two workouts everyday during the commute. I never seem to have time to get to the gym so riding my bike to work seems to be the solution for daily exercise. In the next few days we are going to get a trailer for the bikes so Crew can join in on the fun. Once we do that I think the Car will only be used on the weekends for day vacations and going to church.

Who Needs a Bed

Normally I will rock Crew to sleep and Devin will lay next to us on the floor. For some reason Devin went into the hallway to lay down and Crew followed. Within 10 seconds they were both asleep.

Hair Stylist for a day!

It was one of those moments when your child has been too quiet for too long. They have either fallen asleep on their bedroom floor all on their own, a rare occasion around here. Or they are doing something they shouldn't be. Which you can tell from that mischievous smile, is the case here.

Crew loves getting into the toothpaste, hair products, lotion, shampoo bottles etc. Pretty much anything he isn't allowed to have on his own. Pictured, is him with his dads hair gel. Don't ask me how his prying little hands got a hold of it. By the time I was able to intervene he had emptied the entire container. 

Affordable transportation

Gas prices in SoCal are currently $4.50 per gallon and higher depending on the city. I live 8 miles from work. Roundtrip equals 16 miles. Rachel taking me to work so she can have the car would equal two round trips per day totaling at least 32 miles per day. Our awesome Outback averages 26 mpg. For Rachel to take me to work everyday would roughly cost at least $110.77 per month. My solution for affordable transportation... Ride my bike to work. Introducing the newest member of the Belnap Family...

The Specialized Langster, London edition (bike will pay for itself in at least 6 months).

The key to success for riding your bike to work is riding a bike you love and that is crazy fast!

South Laguna

This is our favorite beach to date. We found it driving along Pacific Coast Highway. Isn't the view beautiful?