Two Great Weekends In A Row!

Our birthday gift for Claire and Chloe was a trip to Disney on Ice in Sacramento. Since it was going to be a girls only day with Aunt Suzie we decided to have Chris up the weekend before for some guy time with Papa even though Grandma would be here too. We had a super time, the weather wasn't great, but we kept busy inside most of the time playing games, building stuff with blocks, reading, and some baking. Chris and I were able to take a long walk in the afternoon where he chattered and sang the whole time. He wanted me to sing with him and I obliged most of the time but felt a little weird walking down the street singing. :):) He was as good as gold the whole weekend, so cooperative and full of fun!

Our happy little guest...

 

He ate like a trooper and told me that I make the best smoothies in the world!! Sometimes they do turn out pretty good (and healthy too) and I guess we were particularly lucky on Saturday morning.

 



 

 

 Trying on Grandma's glasses...ooops, Chris, they are on upside down!

 

 Helping out with a little baking....

 

This weekend was the planned trip to Sacramento. Claire and Chloe came up on Friday and kept us entertained and busy. Here they are almost ready for bed...

 

All dressed in their "Frozen" theme dresses and telling Papa goodbye.

 



 

Aunt Suzie doing a little hair repair when we made a quick pit stop. She is much better at hair tasks that I am.

 

 

 

We arrived a bit early as planned and found our seats. We were 6 rows from the ice so we had a really good view.

 

 

Claire and Chloe posing one more time....

 

 

And by this time they were both tired of taking pictures....

 

 

We had a wonderful day and we might just do it again next year and take Chris as well! 

 

Hope you had an enjoyable Valentine's Day...♥



Birthday Week for the Three C's !!

On Tuesday of this past week Christopher turned four years old! Papa and I picked him up at pre-school and took him out for lunch. We expected that he would choose a local diner type restaurant that the kids all like to go to, but he said without hesitation, 'McDonalds'. So, off we went for lunch at Mickey D's. He seemed to have a great time and ordered a Happy Meal after telling us that he did not want a sad meal. He ate quite well and then we took off for the bike shop to pick out a new helmet for his birthday present.

 

That evening, the family, including Aunt Suzie and Uncle Superman, met at a sports bar for a birthday celebration dinner. Chris had been there quite some time ago and remembered a specific computer game that is available to play there and that was the basis for his choice.

Chris and Uncle Superman working on something.....

 

 

Chris and his Daddy playing some driving game....

 

 

Claire using some of the available quarters.....

 

 

Chris showing his present from Aunt Suzie and Uncle Eric to Mommy and Daddy.....

 







 

Chris and his Spiderman cake.....

 

 



Chris loved his dinner party and we all had a great time.

On Thursday Chloe and Claire turned seven years old! It happened to be my day to work in their classroom so it was particularly fun to be there and experience part of their birthday at school. Each of them had a special chair back cover put on their chairs....

 

And were each given a crown....

 

 



They were honored by the class reciting a special poem to each of them. I love their first grade class and their teacher....

They still had work to do but all in all it was a very special day for them.

 

 

 

On Friday Mike and Paula hosted a kids party for them at a local gym in their town. It was a great success from what I hear, all but two of their classmates attended.  Face painting was one of the many activities.

 

 

 

 

 



We finished off the week with a quick lunch out after church today. Happy Birthday Chris, Chloe, and Claire...and many more..... !  Now Grandma needs a rest!! :)

2015 Off To A Fast Start !

January and back to the routines that were common before the Christmas and New Year celebrations. It is always great to get a fresh start in a new year but sometimes the holidays pass too quickly.

This past weekend we had dear friends, Susan and Billy, visit for a couple of days. We did a couple of enjoyable things but mostly just visited and caught up on our families. One of the things that we did do was visit the Lucero Olive Oil Company Wow, loved the tour, the tasting, and the shopping! The other adventure was to visit the grand kids. Susan and I picked them up and had a picnic and play time at a great park in their city.

 

Chloe....

 

 

Chris on the run...

 

 

Claire twirling until she was dizzy.....

 

 

 

Chloe again...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dizziness has set in....

 



 

Put a tree in Chloe's path and she will climb it...



 

Chris climbing the net....

 

 

Lots of fun and exercise that day.

 

Our immediate family has lots of January birthdays and our extended family has several too. This year Papa Norm's sister, Dode, planned a January birthday extravaganza. It was yesterday and what a wonderful time we all had. The food was delicious, the weather was great, and Dode went to lots of work to make it special. The best part was having cousins from Chicago and San Diego there as well, so it was really a great reunion for first cousins as well as their offspring.

 

Three beauties, Becky, Suzie, and Lisa....

 

 

Becky and Gabe, all the way from Chicago..

 

 Cousin Tim and the twins...

 

 Uncle Superman and C&C, the party was on his actual birthday....

 

The bounce house...what a hit with the kiddos....

Trying to get a picture of all the little ones....what a hoot and nearly impossible!

 

 

The take home goodie bags helped in getting the little ones in one place and sitting down.



 

What great memories were made! Thanks to Dode and Rog for throwing such a wonderful party!

 

This week Christopher has a birthday on Tuesday and Chloe and Claire on Thursday. Can't believe they are turning 4 years old and 7 years old. The time is flying by!



Goodbye 2014 !!

On this the last day of 2014, we met the three C's and Mike for a quick lunch out. Chris had just come from pre-school and the girls had been doing research about possible fish purchases for the new aquarium that Uncle Superman gave them all for Christmas. After reading and studying about fish, Chloe and Claire had each drawn a picture of the fish they wanted to buy. The plan was to take it to the pet shop and find the ones that looked just like their drawings.

Enjoying their lunches......

Now on to the pet shop and the decision making.....

Making sure they got the correct ones into the bag.....

 

Enjoying the moment....

 

 

Goodbye and see you next year!

 

 

Happy New Year to All!