It's over and oh so sad!

Spencer's team went to the championship game. They lost by ONE run. There were some tears shed on that field. Let me start by explaining how close this team is.... they have been together for 3 years now. Same coaches, same kids, same parents. FUN! FUN! FUN! All these boys are such great kids and all the parents are very close. They love playing ball together!! They are a good team, but mostly we have just wanted them to have fun and have a good experience. The team they played against is SERIOUS about baseball. Like, really serious. You should have seen them warming up. It was kind-of funny actually. They really thought they would show up to this game and just wipe the field with us. Our boys were AMAZING!! And not to toot our own horn, but, Spencer hit two singles and a double (RBI's -- 2) and got two key outs. So, TOOT TOOT! They were actually ahead until the 4th inning when they just got too excited and pumped and started making really silly mistakes. We were tied, they had last ups and got one in. All the parents were telling them how great they played and what a great game it was. They all said they weren't crying over the fact that they'd lost the game. They were cryiing that it was their last game TOGETHER as a TEAM!!! Then, the mom's started cring with that.

Mom's handy work

Fabulous mommy created a beach masterpiece for Spencer's room. She painted these palm trees, sand and sun on his wall. He loves them and makes everyone who comes over come up to his room. Thanks again mom!!!

ps. If you look closely at the "after" room, you will see our new, improved and DARKER carpet, so that if the kids decide to spill a gallon of apple juice on our carpet, you don't have to see it!

Before and After

This picture was taken in December '08. Ron has
tired eyes. So he decided to correct that and have
his lids operated on. Not vain....he just couldn't see
out of the corner of his eyes.

First day after the operation.

The third day....a little bruising

Stitches out and looking young. He loves it.

It was so much fun. I only wish ALL our mommies and daughters could have been here. Happy Easter everyone. (This may all appear backwards as this technically challenged grandma can't quite figure out how to blog. Hope you get the idea anyway.)

Then they took their bunny money to the bunny store and was able to buy a few little treats.

They found bunny money in their Easter Eggs

Then the girls went outside to hunt for Easter eggs.

We sat down to lunch which was egg salad sandwiches cut into egg shapes, carrots, celery stix and olives, potato chips, mac 'n cheese in the shape of Peter Cottontails bow tie and limeade/7up.

Then we decorated cupcakes with William Sonoma dark Chocolate icing and homemade buttercream frosting. I found cute little Easter picks to put on each cupcake and a fun store in Studio City, CA (Razzle Dazzle).

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Today we had a mother and daughter Easter party. Kristen and Abby, Brooke and Peyton came ready to have some fun. First of all we started with some crafts. Moms made these cute Easter baskets and the girls decorated brown paper bags to use for our Easter egg hunt.

Beach Wedding

Jenny and Tom Martin were married on Friday, March 6, in a gazebo on top of the water at Pismo Beach. It was windy and cold but absolutely beautiful. The bride was stunning and the groom, handsome. They were surrounded by their 5 children. Blending a family is always tricky but they all seem to be pretty happy. They had 7 small glass vials of colored sand on a table in the gazebo. Jenny and Tom poured half of their sand, one at a time) into a large narrow vial.Then as each of the 5 children picked up a vial of colored sand, she would pour the sand into the larger vial....each one on top of the last one....while Tom expressed his feelings for each of the children and mentioned their strengths. After all the kids finished pouring their sand (each child with a different color), Jenny and Tom poured the remainder of their vials together into the top of the larger vial. It created a visual statement of each individual but blended together. It was a lovely wedding and we couldn't be happier for the newlyweds who are now on a cruise in the Caribbean.