This is the Life

Pictures: Gabbi and Reuben with Disney Channel star Bradley Perry; Angela, Kim, Gabbi and Reuben; Mandy, Kerry, Cam and I having fun in Mexico; Lyle and Reuben splashing around; the Golden Gate on a foggy day; chillin' with the in-laws; three Shapansky boys.

It's been a while since I've blogged but here's what we've been up to since I last wrote:

• Cam and I enjoyed 5 days in Mexico with Kerry and Mandy at their new condo while our kids enjoyed staying here with Kim and Angela Penner



• We also got to spend several days with Kim and Angela when we got back



• Gabbi and Reuben finished school on June 10. They both passed!



• We loved having Lyle and Wenda (Papa and Nana) with us for 10 days. It was nice to relax around the pool and enjoy good family time



• We went home to Ontario for 9 days. It was a busy time of work, seeing as many people as we could, getting our visas renewed (sorry, yes, they renewed them), and returning in time for the 4th of July



• The kids spotted 'Gabe' from Good Luck Charlie (http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/goodluckcharlie/) at the Toronto airport (see photo above)
  


• Davis pulled off a very impressive 4th of July fireworks show



• We leave for 2 weeks' holidays to So Cal with some friends from Sweden

Here's a list of the top 10 things we enjoy doing in and around Davis (not in any particular order)

1. Going to market on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings (http://www.davisfarmersmarket.org/)


2. Biking everywhere: school, doctor, grocery store, church, soccer games, swimming lessons, piano lessons (http://californiabicyclemuseum.org/)


3. Wine tours to Napa Valley (http://napavalley.com/wineries/)


4. Wine tours to Amador County (http://www.amadorwine.com/new/pages/home.cgi)


5. Swimming in our backyard pool


6. Shopping at Target (my fellow Target lovers get it and support me on this one)


7. Visiting San Francisco. We've been there over a dozen times now and it's always something different. There's still lots more to explore (http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/)


8. Hiking at the Headlands in Marin County, just on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge(http://www.inetours.com/Bay_Area/Marin/Marin_Headlands.html)


9. Enjoying a good burger at In 'n Out Burger (http://www.in-n-out.com/menu.asp) and eating frozen yogurt at Cultive (http://daviswiki.org/Cultivé_Frozen_Yogurt)


10. Dining out at some of Sacramento's coolest restaurants

It's not that bad. We're handling it. It could be worse.