Dinner Club

To round off this fun weekend we went to our good friends, The Wright's, for our monthly dinner club dinner. As part of a fun idea a group of us from St. C get together for dinner each month at a different house. It has become such a wonderful event and something we all look forward to each month. We added the Gentry Family this month, and it was just a truly fantastic evening and we all got to sit outside and enjoy the great spring evening. In all there are six families, with about 12 kids...not as crazy as you would think though!

What the girls do.

What the boys do....snakes!!! There is a giant field behind their house and they found at least 50 snakes. We were calling Jaxson the snake whisperer by the end of the evening.

Winefest

Later on Saturday night I got to enjoy Winefest...much more adult friendly and as you can tell it involved wine. One of the parents at St. C hosted this fun event and I am sure I will be participating for many more years. Basicall,y you get to blind taste seven different wines and try to guess what they are. All along you are treated to wonderful food from DeCarlis (which happen to be parents at our school.) It was a wonderful evening and I certainly enjoyed visiting with my friends, enjoying the beautiful evening, all while doing two of my fav things...drinking wine and eating!!

Opening Day Ceremony

Sun Creek Little League has officially become Westview Little League...earth shattering news in your world I am sure. Anywa,y they had their first official opening day ceremony on Saturday and all the kids got to parade onto the football field. It just so happened to be the hottest day of the year, 80, but it felt more like a 100 sitting on the metal bleachers at Westview HS. I am not complaining one bit, I actually got sweaty for the first time doing nothing in 2012...woo hoo!

Grant and Ava supporting their Bubbas as usual!

The Storm

Game Time

On Friday some of my girlfriends and I took our kids to Game Time in Lake Oswego. It is kinda like Big Al's, but on a much smaller scale. It was nice because there were not a million kids screaming, but I don't think I would ever make the trip out there again just to go there. It was wonderful to catch up with some friends while the kids got to run and play though so I am not complaining one bit!

Easter 2012

Wish I could say this was a relaxing weekend full of fun and rest, but all I can say is that I am happy to be back at work! Don't get me wrong, we had an amazing weekend and got to do a ton of fun things, I am just exhausted today and am really glad to be at work today (it's quiet here)!
This was a special Easter because we got to celebrate our first holiday at my parent's new house. This was the first time all three of us girls plus kiddos have been there together too. My dad, no shock I am sure, went out and bought each of the kids motorized vehicles to ride around on in their driveway. I don't think he got the memo that is was Easter not Christmas. Anyway, we had a wonderful time and got to enjoy some great family time.

On a sad note, about a month ago my parents dog Reggie passed away, he was 16. He was loved by all of us so much and especially by all the grand kids. We had a little memorial service for him and it was quite emotional for all of us. Pets have a special way of touching our hearts, and Reggie will be missed for sure.

Easter baskets!

Grant loved his "lamby"

Better watch out...they did not exacty look where they were driving!

My cousin Kori and her son Nicolas even got in on the fun!!

Rest In Peace Reggie!

Easter egg hunt...that lasted five minutes! It took me forever to stuff all those egg...geesh!



Baseball Starts

Spring baseball has officially started and we are in full swing. This weekend we had our first tournament, and it was so beautiful...what a great way to start the season. Jaxson has been working so hard to improve this year and was anxious to see if all his hard work had paid off.

His hard work definitely paid off and he even had two doubles to show for it! He loves playing catcher and he did an amazing job, I was so proud of him! I was not so much proud that he did well, I would be proud either way, I was so proud of the effort he makes and how hard he works every practice to get better!! He has this never say die attitude that I just so admire.

I just love all the parents and kids on the team this year and really look forward to a fun season. Just praying for me decent weather too, we could use less rain and more sun around here for sure!

Sky High

Last week I took the boys to Sky High, and it was awesome!! If you have not heard of it, it is simply a giant warehouse full of trampolines!! It is really fun for all ages, and we has so much fun in fact, that we are having Jaxson's birthday party there at the end of the month. It's the big 1...0...ya know!

Doing flips into the foam pit!

Jaxson playing dodge ball.

They had so much fun!

Blazer Game

I got the rare opportunity to have all four floor seats at the Blazer game last night!! This was Grant's first chance to sit court side and I have lost count for Jaxson. He is getting a tad spoiled sitting court side and I am afraid he will never want to sit anywhere else. My friend Kristen sat with us and we had an absolute blast. My cousin's daughter sat next to us which made it more fun as she is such a doll!!! What a fun way to end the weekend!!

CHEESE!!!

Well two out of three smiling is not too bad :-)

This is Eloise, she is just so cute!!!

Here we all are.

It's Sunny

This weekend finally brought some nice sunny weather back to Portland. This has been one of the craziest months ever...we actually got a couple inches of snow on March 22nd! They said there is actually a 1% chance of snow after February and I think it has snowed at least five times this month.
We decided to take full advantage of this nice weather and head to one of our favorite spots, The Zoo! The boys had a blast, and I think this was the very first time I have been to the the zoo strollerless and I did not have to carry anyone...YEAH!! No diaper bags, no back packs full of crap, just me the boys and a purse...it was AWESOME!!!

Breakfast for Baby George and Quinn

My good friends Tasha and Erin got pregnant with their second babies at the same time. Coincidentally, they were pregnant at the same time with their first babies too, which were both boys. This time they both are having girls...YEAH!! We decided to get together for a brunch at one of our favorite restaurants, Meriwether's, to celebrate these lovely mamas and their new ladies. There was a little bump in the road as Quinn, Erin's baby, could not wait to come into this world and was born on March 12th. We were sad that Erin and Quinn could not make it, so we will just plan another event for them at a later date.
In the mean time we had a lovely day with lovely friends celebrating Baby Girl George. Mama and Dada are still compromising on her name!

Tasha with Tristan and Amelia's hands on her tummy!

I am back!!

Well it has been awhile since my last post!! I want to start my blog up again, but there has been one major change in my life that I have to throw out there, Nick is no longer a part of our family. He decided life had other plans for him and those plans do not include me. It has been a rough couple months, but I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, and that this too is part of God's plan for me and the boys.

So, life goes on and I enjoy updating my blog with all the fun things the boys and I do. I don't think I will update everything that has gone on the last seven months, there has been some pretty great times in there too, I just want to move forward!! So now you can look forward to seeing what this wild bunch is up to again!

I just want to send out a HUGE thank you to my family and friends, without you all this would have been impossible and your love and support lift me up every day!

Only The Duck Knows...

You know we love the Ducks and we would never miss the first home game of the season!! The weather was amazing, and I even wore shorts which is a first at Autzen for me. The Ducks did not disappoint and showed us what they could really do after a disappointing loss the weekend before.

Taking a four year old to the game has its own challenges, especially when it takes over three hours to get there...ughhh TRAFFIC was so bad, more than usual!! Regardless, we always have a blast, and look forward to another winning season!!

After last year's trip to the BCS Championship Game, we promised Jaxson that if they went to a bowl game this year, he could go! I hope we get to keep that promise.

My boys!

I love this picture of Jaxson!

This pic would have been so much better if Grant looked some what happy...but what can you do, at least he was looking at the camera!

LOL!!