Sunday

After the all-star game on Saturday, the weather got very strange for July in SoCal - a big thunderstorm rolled in, with lots of rain. It eased up a bit in the evening, and we went to Mel and Nick's new place so Stace could help them put together a pesky Ikea wardrobe.

Thankfully, midday Sunday was beautiful for the Central Coast British Classic Car Show in Oxnard.

We enjoyed looking around at the beautiful cars. Perhaps someday soon, we will attend a car show with our own MGB.

After the show, we drove down the coast about 10 miles to a beach campground north of Malibu, where Colleen and Rigo had invited us to help celebrate Colleen's birthday.

Colleen is turning 50 this month, and next weekend I'll be joining her on a three-day ladies-only cruise to celebrate further. But this weekend, it's all about the family.

Stace, as usual, built a sand castle and then put together a mini Stonehenge.

Cora, and all the other children, also stayed busy digging and creating.

When we arrived, it was very warm, surprisingly so. We stayed under the big tent shelter Rigo and Colleen put up.

Then we watched as the clouds rolled in, and suddenly it started pouring. Most of us quickly made for the tent again, though some of the youngsters stayed out and got soaked.

Later, the sky cleared, and it turned into a lovely evening. We roasted hot dogs on the fire pit, and Cora and Lucas got in a quick game of paddleball before it got dark.