Mini-Me

Okay, so I think I posted a while back about Jack being a mini-Mike. I was just looking through some pictures and saw a picture of Brooke that if I didn't know any better would have thought it was me at her age. (Does that make sense?) Here it is...

Boogie Boarding Babes

We had a wonderful day at the beach, it really is becoming one of our favorite things to do. Mike taught the girls to boogie board and they're hooked! It reminded me of when I was a kid and would boogie board with my brother, and Erik & Laurie Franzen. SO fun! Many good times ahead for sure!

Idyllwild Camping

We just returned from a great weekend in Idyllwild. Believe it or not, Mike and I had never been there...not together, not separate, not ever. What a well-kept secret that place is! So close, so easy to get to and so wonderful! We had a great time hiking, watching the kids ride their bikes and just relaxing away from it all. The kids did awesome! Slept great, ate great, and had tons of fun! Time to recover...

family times

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Brooke's Bumblebee

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Angels Baseball!

We've had some fun evenings out at the Big A already this season and are looking forward to many more! We've gone to 3 games with the kids (and one without!) We feel fortunate that we were at the game that Nick Adenhart (RIP) pitched and two others this week with big homeruns from the kids' favorite Tori Hunter. We had a blast tail-gating under the Big A (you can see the red of the inside of the A). It warms my heart when we get to share experiences like these with our kids. Going to Angel games was such a HUGE part of my childhood that it's very special for me to take them.

Day of the Child '09

Today was our second visit to Corona's Day of the Child and we had just as much fun this year as we did last! The kids loved riding the horses and ponies. They all fed the animals in the petting zoo (yuck!). I was impressed since in the past they would run out crying. They've really grown so much! Abby even hugged the Chick-Fil-A cow, if you knew Abby's usual response to this cow you would understand what a huge accomplishment this was! We look forward to next year's event and will be there for sure!