June Ya Ya's - Kathy & Laura's B'day!

Our Ya Ya's celebrated Kathy & Laura's birthdays this month with a "Strawberry Shortcake Party". We were missing our Jamie (she's working way too hard). But as usual we spoiled our girls with fun and special gifts...

We even had a pinata! I can't ever remember trying to hit a pinata...it was actually kind hard!

A Ya Ya Birthday would not be complete without the "fake blow"!!!!
Good friends, good food and good times - that's what Ya Ya's are made of!

Back To The 80's!

Alex's Middle School drama Production, Back to the 80's, was so much fun! The kids were absolutely amazing! I think the parents enjoyed reliving all the songs and fashions of our high school days - I know I did!

Here's a link to the whole web album: Back to the 80's Play

Yeah, No Braces!

After 3 long years, Alex finally gets his braces off! Isn't he so handsome??!!!

Maui 2009!

Yes, I am SO behind on my blog! Here are a few pictures from our trip to Maui in April. I did a few things that I hadn't done before. I went on a hike one day and saw some pretty waterfalls and a cool bamboo forest. I got to swim in a freshwater pool in a cave! It was a fun day!Lot's a huge old trees and a dip in the ocean at the black sand beach in Hana.
Alex and I went on a hike as well. We went to 5 different waterfalls and jumped off the ledges of most of them.

I sure love my time in Maui - out of all my travels it still remains my most favorite.

Lacrosse

Alex had his first Lacrosse game today. It was so exciting! I've never seen the game played before and it is quite action packed and a lot of fun to watch. Out team did fantastic and we have a great coach. The kids are really enjoying themselves. Alex even got an assist! I'm really looking forward to the rest of their games! If you think your son or daughter might have an interest in playing, check out SKYLL. It's a brand new league formed by parents since the Boys & Girls Club couldn't continue funding a program. The parents have all worked really hard to get the league started so the kids would still be able to play. Hopefully, there will be enough interst and volunteers to keep it going.

Road Trip!

For Spring Break we drove down to Encinitas, CA to see my family. We decided to take a few days and make some stops along the coast. One place I have wanted to visit for a while is West Coast Game Park in Bandon, Oregon. They have all kinds of animals there but the best thing about it is that you can pet them! We got to pet a baby black leopard and a baby lynx. They were both quite spunky even for just being 3 months old. I also held a white skunk. The picture is pretty bad because of the horrible face I was making! They will have baby tigers later in the summer.....I may have to go back!

Beautiful! Can you see his spots?

A growing baby! Black panthers have always been one of my favorites.

Keesa, a Siberian Lynx. It was so cool to get to touch such a wild animal. Even though she was a baby who has been handled since birth you can still feel the wildness in her. She seemed to really want to go after one of the deer that were walking around!

This baby baboon was about the cutest thing I've ever seen! So tiny! Too bad they don't stay cute though!

This is on eof my most favorite places....Nepenthe in Big Sur, Ca. It's the most realxing place you can ever be. The sun warms you as you look out at the beautiful coast line while enjoying a delicious lunch and glass of wine. I didn't want to leave.

In the garden...
The view...just a couple miles from where Joe and I were married.

We did some fun stuff while in San Diego. This in an indoor go-cart track. They are electric cars that can go up to 45 mph. Alex had fun racing!

These are Alex's 2nd cousins (my cousin's kids), Django, Morgan & Teah. They had a great time hanging out together. Even though they only get to see each other every year or so they always jump right in where they left off. I guess cousins are like that!

Alex's 14th Birthday!

I took Alex and 4 of his friends to Florence to go sandboarding. We had so much fun! The weather couldn't have been any better. After a little bit of practice and experimenting with the wax...the boys got the hang of it. We rented our boards at Sand Master Sandboard Park.

They have sand in every place imaginable but it was worth it! If you haven't been to Honeyman State Park you should go check it out -beautiful! We are going to go back in the summer when the lake is warm and the sand is really dry.

We also took an exciting ride on this dunebuggy! A blast! Sandland Adventures does a great job!