Grammie Ginger's pool

Our special friends Carol and Bill...aka Grammie Ginger and Papa Bill. These are two of the nicest people in the world. They are so kind to us ! The kids love them dearly. They are actually my sister in laws, in laws... if that makes sense. They have always welcomed us into their family and home with open arms. They always have an open door policy to our family to come stay with them or come swim in their pool. The kids love the pool. There is a great slide they all love to use. On this visit to their house Grrandpa Don... the kids true GREAT GRANDFATHER came over to visit as well. The kids love visiting with him. Not too many kids have a greatgrandfather. He is so sweet and kind and still has his witty personality...we always enjoy spending as much time as we can with him.

Last day of school

Today was the last day of school. Davin graduated from Kindergarten. We loved Mrs. Castillo. She was an awesome teacher ! Davin absolutley loved her. Today they performed the play of the three little pigs. It was adorable. They had a graduation ceremony. When Mrs. Castillo, called Davin's name she said she would miss seeing his beautiful green eye evryday.
Davin and his friend Kati.

Davin and Mrs. Castillo.

End of school

Today was a busy and sad day. The kids are out of school ! We picked Joshua up on our way home from school. Then we invited a few friends over to have water fights and popsicles to celebrated school was out. Gretchen brought Shawn, and Michelle brough Melina and Emma. The sad part of the day was when Joshua's mommy came to pick him up. Victoria is one of my dearest friends. Today they were moving... to Maryland. She came in and I know it was hard for the both of us, so we tried not to get emotional. We said our goodbyes and then they packed themselves in the car and Victoria and I said "See you soon". It was a quick, but painful goodbye. I came back in the house and cried. I know Gretchen felt my pain, she understood. I was encouraged by Michelle and Gretchen that I would see her again. I am thankful that I had my friends there to give me a hug.

Waterslide

On really hot days we put up a waterslide in our backyard. Today Caden invited his two favorite buddies over... Blake and Matthew.

Playdate with Victoria and the boys

We love having playdates with Victoria, Joshua, Luke and Jack ! Victoria and I found a perfect park where the kids could play, swing, ride bikes and scooters and the most important thing a place to search for bugs. What I love about it the most is just being with Victoria. We hang out at the park for hours. The only reason why we leave is that she needs to get home to start dinner for her husband John. We pack food for the kids, let them play and have great girl time with eachother.

Family

On a trip up to my dad's, Rebecca and Marissa came over to visit with the kids. The girls are getting so big. They are both so tall. They all love seeing eacother. I know my mom would just be loving seeing them all together. I know she is watching from above... I love you Mom !I miss you so much.

Creative Leap

My dad and I took the kids to an indoor play zone called "Creative Leap"that is near his house. The kids love going here. Anytime they spent the weekend with my parents, they always took them here. It has a huge climbing aparatus with a slide. The kids run all over form one area to the next. It is hard going to places that I know my mom loved to take the kids. She would have so much fun seeing how much they have changed. They love her dearly still, as I know she loves them just as much or more. Miss you mom !!

Wild Animal Park

We were off on another adventure. We went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park with Miss Peggy's preschool. We drove down with one of my special friends' Julie and her twin girls Alina and Eliana. It was a beautiful day. The weather was perfect...not too hot. The kids loved seeing all the animals. I think Slater's favorite was the monkey. Timeri wanted to pet all of the animals. Her favorite was the giraffe, especially because of the 2 week old baby. They both enjoyed the Meerkats. They knew a lot about them because of the report that Caden had just done in school. They had a great time in the petting zoo. Slater even became friends with one. The day was very enjoyable only going with the two.

Our bike ride with Joshua

I took the kids and their friend Joshua for a bike ride. We found an empty lot where an old farm once stood. The boys loved digging through the items left on the ground. They found everything from horse shoes to farming tools. My girlfriend Victoria was thrilled when we came home with all the items that Joshua wanted to keep. The look on her face was priceless..."Oh, thank you !" Joshua and Davin.

Caden, Davin and Joshua

The unpredictable

The kids keep me constantly busy. I will be dealing with one and behind my back another one is doing something while the third is outside and the fourth is somewhere. The keep me on my toes. It seems they are all together or occasionally, they get into things individually. For instance, Caden coming down stairs and surprising me in Erin's turnouts. Too cute for words ! Then I was on the hunt to find Slater. He is my little Houdini. He vanishes as quick as a snap. Well I found him in the dryer ! Silly boy !

March Air Force Base

On another adventure that my dad had taken us to... March Air Force Base. It was really funny seeing the kids expressions when the loud fighter jets flew overhead.
Thanks Paka for a great time.

The boys and the "Dirt Jumps"

The boys love going to the dirt jumps to ride their bikes. They are daily asking if I will take them to the jumps. In time, I know they will be jumping the big jumps.
Here's Davin.

Caden

Slater

Corriganville Reginonal Park

This weekend when we traveled to my dads... he took us to Corriganville Regional Park. It was at one time a studio set for Tarzan and African Queen and various movies. Also, back in the day my Dad actually raced motorcycles through the streets of the sets, in actual dirt bike races. This day we went there with one of my Dads best friends Miran. It was fun. They explained to the kids about witched bres on the plants and how squirrels ate and stored acorns. It was a fun day and actually very educational for me. One picture of Caden in the scrapbook is actually in front of under water holes that were used to film Tarzen. The kids loved exploring and finding various items that they couldn't live without. Including, these black/blue beetles that were beautiful.

Sailing with Victoria

 

 

 

I had the privlidge to go sailing with my beautiful angelic friend Victoria. It was a very warm day. Unfortunately, there wasn't much wind. I had a fantastic time with Victoria. Just sailing around and talking. It was a great experience. I loved the escape I had and it was quite the bonding experience for Victoria and I. We had great deep thoughtful conversations. I have been so blessed by her friendship. Thank you Victoria !!

Timeri

Here is Timeri getting caught red handed playing with my makeup.

Spirit Day at school

The boys had a spirit day at school. Davin's class had to wear as much yellow as possible. Caden's class was blue. Davin's class won ! Some of the kids in his class even colored their hair yellow.
The champion Davin.

Caden and some of his classmates.

Caden and Mitchell.

Our adventure at the park

Erin and I took the kids down the street to the park to look for bugs. Nice nose picking Timeri was doing. On our little adventure we found a swallows nest, lady bugs, grasshoppers and believe it or not a beaver. We looked down a water run off hole and there was a beaver... in Winchester !

Our anniversary

 
 
 

For our anniversary Erin and I went to Vegas. We stayed at the Palazzo in a swanky suite. It had beautiful views and we enjoyed the time we had there. We saw Love the musical... it was awesome. It was great to be alone with him... I think we missed the kids...haha

Corona del Mar tidepools

I love the beach ! I love taking the kids to the beach. I really enjoy taking them to beaches that have tidepools. They have a great time exploring. My favorite tidepool to go to is in Corona del Mar. I love the area and I can only pray that one day Erin and I can return to the area and live. When Erin and I were dating we would always come down here to do our own exploring, lay out or watch sunsets. I would also use this beach as my personal sanctuary. I would always go to this one rock and perch myself up on it and pray. This beach has quite the memories for us. On this praticular day Erin wasn't with us. He was at work. The kids and I made the best of it.