Introducing Kody Gergen!!! We have adopted this lil 2 year old shih tsu who was in need of a new home! He is wonderful with Daniel and Naomi...loves to walk on a leash...loves to take walks...is house trained...only barks a little...loves to be brushed...and cuddled! We are smitten!

Naomi turns "3"!

Naomi turned "3" on friday! She is very serious about her new "age"...and will correct you if you tease her and say she is "2"! She immediately puts up 3 fingers and says she is "3"! We had pizza for lunch and opened her present...a pink scooter! We really celebrated her birthday on saturday with the big double birthday party! There was a huge water slide (to cool us in the 100 degree heat!)...lots of family and friends...a princess cake for Naomi...and a Backyardigans cake for Daniel! It was a great day filled with laughter and squeals!

Daniel's Birthday...

Wednesday was Daniel's 5th birthday!  We had a fun day filled with lots of activities...he requested lunch at McDonald's (not for the food...but, for the playland!)

Then we opened his present...a 7 ft. blow up rocket that launches 100 ft. in the air!  Of course we had to try it out at the park that evening after dinner..(once the temp outside dropped to 90!)  Then it was off to Baskin Robbins for a little cool down with ice cream!

To add to the fun we had Naomi open one of her presents too...so she is all dressed up in her new high heels and jewelry!  It was a fun day!  And, we get to do it all over again on friday for Naomi's 3rd Birthday...and a combo celebration pool party at 

Papa's house on saturday!  It may be too much fun for me...I'm not as young as I used to be!  But, Ill try to keep up with the lil ones!!!

It's all about Steph...

Happy 14th
Birthday Steph...

It was quite a surpirse for Steph to return home to find her friends and family waiting to "Surprise" her for her birthday!
We had a pinata...did the congo line dance and the chicken dance all over the backyard with lots of "flare"! We had pizza and a huge chocolate cake with ice cream (Steph's favorite)! Everyone had a great time!!!

Continuation of the post below...I had more pictures to post and it locked up...so, I'll see how this works! I also wanted to add that the kids spent many hours with their magnifying glasses looking for bugs (in the house...
"Clark we need you!") and outside...we enjoyed our walks through the neighborhood looking at the world through the magnifying glass...

Spring is in the air...

Well, there's a lot to catch up on...Sarah, Glenn, Daniel and Naomi were here for 3 days before Easter. Daniel arrived with a list of "things to do"! So, we set out to accomplish all on his list!
We did pretty good except for one thing! He wanted to play in the rain! Well, it wasn't in God's plan for that to happen...but, everything else we DID do! The pictures tell the story...We ate and played at Chucky Cheese...went to the airport to watch the planes land and take off (no pictures of this outing...it was too cold to pull the camera out!)...then to the beach to fly kites and look for shells...lots of hours spent in the big "dirt hole" in the backyard...he also jogged with daddy...practiced golf in the backyard...and went to Morro Bay and saw the seals...I am sure I am leaving something out...but, that just about covers the fun we had packed into those 3 days!
It was sad to say good bye...there were lots of kisses for GiGi...and off they drove up the street...on their way back home!

Happy "Ball"entine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all our family and friends!
After much thinking and thinking and thinking I came up
with an idea for Clete on Valentine's Day. As you may
or may not know...Clete is obsessed with collecting
"balls" from our local park. He is usually the first
person to hike through the park EVERY MORNING!
He wants to be the first to look for any balls that have
been left behind by the kids (and adults) that practice
there each day. Some will be in the bushes...mud...stuck
in the fence...weeds...anywhere is fair game! He has
been known to climb over fences and go to great lengths
if he has spotted a ball! It becomes his mission!
So with that said (and you would not believe how many
balls he has found since he started this "obsession" almost
three years ago) I went over to the park at dusk the day before Valentine's Day and "planted" 6 baseballs with hearts and messages to him all over the park! Then waiting patiently for him to get up at the crack of dawn on VD and head over to the park...I watched as he arrived home with his pockets full! He was happy to show me his collection of
Valentine Balls...but, he only had 3 of the 6!!! So, back
we went to collect the remaining balls...with my guidance!
He learned some valuable "life lessons"...to look "up" sometimes...
and to look behind you once in awhile...balls can be ANYWHERE!
Happy Valentine's Day Butchy...I love you...NeeNee