Sacramento Trip

We spent about a week down in Sac Town with Jer's whole family... 28 people (12 adults and 16 kids). Needless to say it was crazy and fun. Every minute was filled with fun times, good food and great company!

Here's an outline of all the fun activities:

• Wednesday, July 2nd: Arrived in Sacramento by plane (thank goodness for portable DVD players!). Went to a yummy italian restaurant (Strings).


• Thursday, July 3rd: Met Tiffany (best friend from 2nd grade) at the park. Ate at Claim Jumper's (YUMMMY). Swam at Jeannie and Cesar's and had ice-cream. Filled up over 200 water balloons into the wee hours of the night.


• Friday, July 4th: Met at an awesome, huge park in the morning. Did a water balloon toss and volleyball. Headed to the Church for a fun Treasure Hunt, Games, Movie, and Pizza. Went to the Park and then to Great Grandma's for Fireworks.


• Saturday, July 5th: Family Picture at the Park. Went to Cesar & Jeannie's home for swimming and bar-b-que. Adults headed over to Leatherby's and had a Cruise Talk (Cruise is less than 6 months away!). Max got his 1st Tooth!


• Sunday, July 6th: Church. Had a delicious Breakfast for Dinner. Had brownie sundaes and played games in the evening.


• Monday, July 7th: Met at Bounce-U for a jumping good time. Had yummy Taco salad with the whole family and then FHE: Scripture Pictionary.


• Tuesday, July 8th: Packed and played games. Depart :(
  

I had to share this picture with you separately. It makes me laugh every time I see it. My sis-in-law, Peggy was taking some pics unaware what Max was up to. Poor little Lineah. I have a feeling I will see a lot of this from Max!

It's Officially SUMMER TIME!

Today was my last day of work (until Aug. 8th) YIPEEEEEEE!
Although I love my part-time job at Evergreen Public Schools and I love the people I work with… I ALSO LOVE MY SUMMER VACATIONS! I'm really looking forward to my summer vacation because:

1. I get to be with my boys from sun up to sun down
2. No more expressing milk in the bathroom EVERYDAY (moooooooo)
3. We get to spend a week in Sacramento with Jer's family
4. I will be potty training Tanner... which means I only have to change ONE little boy's diaper! (ANY ADVICE OR TIPS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!)
5. We get to spend a week with some of my family in Seattle (the other's are too busy taking care my new little niece, Tori in Kentucky OR fighting crime in Texas OR working for the Court in Guam.)
6. I get to take my boys to play dates (I’ve already got one planned for Monday!)
7. I will have more time to blog :)

GOALLLLLLLL!

I'm still playing catch up on my posts

Jeremy happened to turn the BIG 30 on the day the Brazilian Soccer Team was playing Canada at Qwest Field in Seattle. What are the chances!? Since seeing the 5 time winning world cup soccer team play is a once in a lifetime opportunity, Jer's mission buddy, Doug and his family flew in from Idaho just for the game... and to hang out with us, of course.

We got to do a little site seeing in the morning: Did some shopping downtown, walked through Pike Place and ate at Spaghetti Factory at the request of the Birthday Boy.

With the kiddos in good hands (thanks Mom and Dad) we were able to go to the game solo!

The Game: It was fun, crazy, loud, exciting... it was a blast!

FINAL SCORE: This is Chocolate Texas Cake. I think I have it down after almost 7 years of making it. It's Jer's MUST HAVE Birthday Cake every year! It MUST be served with Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ice-Cream. (Please note the Brazilian colors)

What a fun, memorable weekend. I don't think Jer will ever forget this birthday!

Memorial Weekend

Here are some fun pics we took over Memorial Weekend:

Does this bring back memories for anyone else!?

Okay I know, I'm a little old for this... I just had to have one last ride! (my poor dad) A day at a beautiful northwest beach... there's nothing prettier!

(even if the beaches are rocky and covered in seaweed)

There's always time for a quick stop at the Park!

This is Max's MACHO MAN face!

We spent the weekend up in Seattle with my parents. We love being in driving distance from them... we feel very lucky!
We had a lot of good times and lots of laughs this weekend. We were also very fortunate to have perfect weather which has been RARE in the northwest lately.

Max the Model

My friend Katie recently asked if Max would model one of her new creations. I said yes, of course! How could I resist a chance for Max to wear this adorable one-sie! You can find this adorable Necktie One-Sie at KATIE'S KORNER along with many other great creations. Katie's parents recently launced their new website: LDSFabric.com. There are a lot of fun fabrics and many other cute things. Be sure to check it out!

Okay, I know... Max is going through a bit of a rooster phase right now. I'm planning on cutting his mane the next time a have a free minute.