End of the School year

We finished out the school year! No longer do we have any elementary school babies. Tab is off to middle school to join Jake. Kel and Amanda are seniors (boy that makes me feel old!). My last week at TTES the staff played softball against the 5th graders, we got creamed! I will miss my awesome team. I learned so much from them over the last 5 years. Hopefully one day I'll be back with you!

Prom Season

It's prom time here in SoCal. Both Kel and Amanda attended proms

Kelsey's boyfriend, Joe, is part of a group that was helping at the prom for Special Education students and he asked her to go as his date. Kelsey isn't one for dresses but understood she couldn't wear a t-shirt and jeans! She opted for a Vikings Purple dress that looked great on her (and wasn't very much $$ so I liked it even more!)

Amanda attended her prom at The Grove in Anaheim. She wore a lovely green dress that looked great!

Both girls had a wonderful time and looked beautiful!

Sports Season

It's that crazy time of year again. It seems to happen twice a year, APril/May and Nov/Dec.

Jacob is playing for the Cardinals this year and keeping us busy with ball games 2 to 3 times a week.

Tabby is playing Spring soccer this year. She wanted to learn other positions besides goalie which has been interesting. Her coach puts her at halfback because she doesn't tire too quick.

We should only have another month of craziness and then it's summertime!!

Moving Day

The day finally arrived when my mom moved to Temecula. She had always vowed to never leave Camarillo....things change! She had been warned to downsize...moving from a 2500 square foot house to 1700 square feet. If you know Mary Lou you know she can be a bit stubborn. Here is the moving van her stuff arrived in.

We weren't happy......

This is only a taste of it...the garage is actually more packed than this! As is the sunroom at the back of the house. To say she has her work cut out for her is an understatement. Love you mom!!

SpRinG BrEAk SKI TriP

AAHhhhh, Spring Break. What better way to spend it than a trip to Utah to ski! We stayed at a great hotel in Sandy where we had a 2 bedroom suite, free breakfast, and free appetizers at dinner! We'll definitely come back here. We decided to go to three resorts we hadn't been to before. Previously we had only been to the Park City area resorts.

SUNDAY: ALTA

Beautiful weather. Sunshine all day. No less than 3 meltdowns by Tabby. Apparently she forgot she knew how to ski. By the end, a great day

Tabby didn't want her picture taken here, obviously. She had fallen and hurt her leg. Luckily only a bruise, no break.

Isn't it BEAUTIFUL!!

See that snowball in Jake's hand? We were relaxing at the end of our day and he and Tab insisted on throwing snowballs.

yep, that's Snowbird, our Monday stop. Loved this one. Found the greens on the backside a bit too challenging for our girl who forgot how to ski. By the afternoon all was good.

Yep, still gorgeous out. Warm and sunny.

Oh yeah, see the ice bag under Kel's hand? She fell near the end of the day on her pole. Thought maybe it was broke, debated taking her in. Now think it's only bruised. She has more movement today (Wednesday). It sure was painful!

Decided to take Tuesday off, what a great idea. The winds were gusting to 50mph, not a good skiing day. We went to see "Alice in Wonderland" in 3D and walked around a mall (Steve's favorite).

Wednesday: Snowbasin! Snowfall all day. Much different skiing in the powder. My brother Josh would ski here often when he was stationed in Utah. Very nice lodge, tissues at every lift. Very nice ski patrol. Yes, we spoke with the ski patrol. this time Kelsey got lost, not just a little lost. 2 1/2 hours lost. We were frantic! She finally made it down at about 3:45, after the ski patrol was out looking for her. "Oh, sorry, I got lost". AAHHHH!!!!

My Stevie skiing down the hill.

(yes Josh, I know you're jealous!!!)

While we were waiting for Kel's navigational unit to kick into gear, Tab and Jake played on the big Moose.

Ah, happier times at lunch. Oh, wait, not so happy for Kel. While carrying her tray through the cafeteria she hit a spot of water and crashed to the ground, literally. Poor thing. Hurt her ankle, but was fine. Overall, not a good day for Kel.

We had a great trip and are looking forward to next year! Thanks Utah!!

BRACES!!

Tabby has had her braces for a little over a year now. We thought Jake would luck out like his dad and not need any. He teeth look great, except for the fact that he still has a bunch of baby teeth. Today was the day that Jake got his braces. He has two teeth on the top waiting to drop but have no where to go, and let me tell you, they are some BIG teeth! The orthodontist said that judging by the size of his teeth he's going to be a big guy (boy didn't that make him light up). We'll see...he does have some big teeth though!

Holding his mouth open to get to the molars.

CHEESE!! All done! Doesn't he look great? With those BIG teeth the braces don't seem quite to noticeable.

Park City Fun!

We headed to Park City again with Jeremy, Christian, Terry and Renita.

During our drive we stopped at McDonald's (not my pick). It was the nicest one we've ever seen! This waterfall was inside.

Jake and Tabby on the gondola to the Canyons.

Renita at Solitude, wishing for some solitude. No ski school to get in her way this time!

Renita and Terry

Park City Mountain, our only day of snow. We were freezing!

Tabby, Haleigh, and Kel enjoying a hot cocoa break at Park City Mountain.