Death Without Dessert

We went to a birthday party for a friend tonight but had to leave before they had cake (I'm actually not even sure they were having cake). Anyway, the girls were very disappointed and were pestering me for dessert of some sort...candy...anything...PLEASE Mom!! This kind of thing nearly causes me to lose my mind. I finally had to lay down the law and explain in my most stern voice that no one was getting any sugar of any sort tonight, especially not after the way they were acting. To which Sarah replied, "but Mom, we'll die without sugar". Nice Try. Now that they're in bed, I'm wondering what's for dessert.

The picture is Grace, (who is especially passionate about dessert and did most of the pestering this evening), shoveling in her 1st Birthday Cake. That's my girl!

Easter Travels

We hit the road for Easter this year. As we travelled North, we made a brief stop in Fresno, then on to Cottonwood for a visit with Papa Jim and Grandma Sue. We enjoyed seeing their new house, making wedding plans, eating Papa Jim's cooking, coloring and hunting Easter Eggs, eating lots of candy and watching movies at the Cobb Cinema. On the way home we made a brief stop at Gitty's for a quick visit and trip to the Oakland Zoo. Here are a few pictures of all the festivities.

Enjoying the room to roam at Papa and Grandma's new place.

Flowers for Grandma

Julie and Sarah kickin' it at the Cobb Cinema

Tractor Driving 101 with Papa



Hannah gettin' er done.

Trailer full of girls

Watching the Elephants at the Oakland Zoo get ready for lunch.

Bumps on a log

Flowers in a field

With Gitty

Enjoying the warm sunshine with Daddy.

Two Wheelin' Fun

Grace learned to ride the two wheeler this weekend. Saturday night after her bath she told me, "Mom, I'm proud of myself". We are proud of her too.

Gifted and Talented

We learned early on that Sarah is especially talented in the eye rolling department. She can almost make those beautiful brown eyes disappear in her head. Last night she added a new twist when she rolled them back and crossed them at the same time. This picture doesn't really do it justice, but still, I thought it was worthy of sharing. I am sure she will put this skill to good use in her teenage years. I probably won't think it's so funny then.

New Look

This is what happens when you are the low man on the administrative totem pole at a high school...
There was a campus-wide contest to raise money for cancer patients and the grand prize was a chance to give an administrator a new look. In order to achieve the above temporary look, they had to give him this more permanent one first...So, for the next few weeks, I have a blond bombshell of a husband. I think I kind of like it.

Hiking with my Honey

A couple weekends ago Rob and I got to go on a day hike with the Outdoor Adventure Club. We left the girls with a babysitter and enjoyed a day of outdoor activity and beautiful scenery.

Morro Bay

Last weekend we camped with the High School's Outdoor Adventure Club at Morro Bay State Park. It was a great weekend. Here are a few pictures.

Skipping logs in flip flops is not recommended. This is just before she fell, scraped her leg and cried for an hour. Isn't she cute though?

Sarah and me paddling on the Bay.

I think those turkeys are trying to splash us.

Playing on the sand dunes across the Bay.

Hanging out on the rocks while Daddy and the students look for sea creatures in the tide pools.

The next day, we went to the beach and Rob took a couple students out for a surfing lesson. He didn't tell them, but he saw his first shark (a little 2 foot Leopard Shark) while he was out. He was pretty excited.

We ended our trip with a visit to the Elephant Seals. It was a great time of year to see them. The females just had their pups, so there were lots of babies and even a couple showdowns between the males.