Sunday with the Grandma's

My family

We enjoyed a delicious Sunday morning breakfast with Grandma Diane and Great-Grandma Dudley this am!  The boys loved running around in the grass and playing with her toys!  We even brought home a bench that Kevin's Grandpa made many, many years ago! 

T-Ball 2014

Team: Phillies, age 5-6

pre-game practice

Our loyal cheering section (not pictured was Grandpa, Nama, Grandpa Bill, and Uncle Chase)

#8 up to bat....

running the bases after figuring out that you don't chase the ball....it was hilarious as he got to third and had no idea where to go from there!  His next at bat went much better!

Post-game treat from Coach Tim!

Treasures from Alaska

Aunt Gail surprised the boys with a package full of treasures!!!  The boys were sooooo excited to come home and find a package waiting for them at the front door!  Brandon claimed the tools and gadgets while Mason went straight for the tractors, of course.  Both boys love the book, Farts in the Wind, and the expandable tubes are a bath-time hit!  Thank you Aunt Gail for thinking of the boys!!!!

the little things

Now he has a new lovey since he gave up his beloved pacy!

Easter crafts are underway...

silly boys!

oh boo...

Happy St Patty's Day 2014

Couldn't resist a before "school" picture of my lucky charms!!!!

Brandon learned something new at preschool!

Getting ready for some landscaping....

We are getting ready for some backyard landscaping this month since the weather has been so nice!
Kevin decided to take it easy on himself and rent a trencher, which made digging the lines for the sprinklers and the additional citrus super easy.  The boys were very impressed with the trencher, of course. 
Next up, some Bob Sod and hopefully some brick pavers to extend the back porch!  I am still waiting patiently for my garden to find a home, so in the meantime the boys and I have been growing lettuce in the front courtyard!  We cannot wait to have an organic garden to harvest from!!!!

Mission Beach-Day 3

Nothing better than a giant sandbox to play in.....the boys told us the beach was the best part of the trip....next time we are just going to spend our time at the beach

being brave and getting his toes wet by the cold ocean

Finally convinced Brandon to put his toes in the water....he was more content in the sand

We found a couple live starfish this morning on the beach!  In all my trips to the beach, I have never found a live/dead starfish.....they are way more beautiful than the pink colored ones a Seaworld.  This starfish has six legs and is a bright blue color!

Another starfish!  I also found whole sand dollars and TONS of shells, both large and small.  A local told us there had been storms the prior weeks and it's unusual to find starfish and large shells washing up on the beach. 

We stayed at the Catamaran Resort and Spa right on Mission Bay!  It was great and just as I remembered!  We were a five minute walk to the beach and just a ten minute drive to Sea World.  Although we wrapped up this trip in three days, it was a very fun first family trip to California!  Next time I want to stay for five days so we can spend more time relaxing on the beach.

San Diego-Day 2....Sea World

Watching the dolphins....

 Waiting to get splashed by the orcas.  It was hotter than we had expected, so Brandon and Kevin wanted to get cooled off but poor Mason was surprised when he was hit with ice cold water!  Had to bribe him with cotton candy to keep his clothes on, literally!

 We really liked the tide pools.  Brandon's favorite was the Manta Ray.  Mason really liked the star fish. 

 Had to take a break in the lush grass, where the boys discovered a bunny eating nibbling on the grass.  They tried to coax it out of the bushes but no luck!

 It was a fun day but the boys were both super tired by late afternoon so we missed a few of the shows!  Oh well, next time.