Fondue

We went to the Melting Pot to celebrate Lyla's Birthday. We ordered 3 different types of chocolate fondue and ate everything

The boys could hardly contain themselves, waiting for the chocolate

Finally time to dip. We made any who dropped their dessert in the fondue run around the table. Eli and Shane were the winners of that game

The strawberries were Lyla's favorite

So cute

Not going to let a drop of chocolate go to waste

Happy 3rd Birthday Lyla!

Beach fun

We went to the beach a few different times, some warmer and nicer than others but never a really nice warm summer day. We made the most of it

Hailey and Lyla braving the waves together

Eli hunting for sand crabs

Adam took Shane out for his first Boogie Board experience, Shane loved it

Kids or dads?

Lyla helping to build a sand castle

I can't believe how huge and old Shane looks in these pictures. He is a man-boy

Sand crabs kept the kids entertained for hours

When in the mood, Hailey is such an easy subject to photograph

The big boys tried to catch a few waves, not much of a swell

Brewfest part 1

Jesse decided that he is going to start brewing some beer and had a few friends come over to watch. He has done so much research and reading on it i sure hope it tastes good

Even Jesse uses a stool- sometimes!

Jennings visit

The Jennings came out for a visit and it was so great to see them. We took a trip to the fountain in San Pedro

Last ride of the night on the trolley

video games are a hit with everyone these days

A little campfire action, the kids love to roast marshmallows and now caffer plums

A nice pleasant night

Molly's Bday

Found these picture that i forgot to post. 10 of us went out for my Bday to Union Cattle and all ended up riding the bull

It's a lot harder than it looks, i had a very dramtic dismount that i wan't prepared for

Thanks Shane for all my mom friends

Adults Night Out

MariAnn organized a dinner for just the adults. She reserved the restaurant for just our group and we had the run of the place. All the kids went to Kids Corner at the hotel while we had a nice dinner out with everyone

Some of our closest friends- Coogans and Graves

Some boys

We were all suppose to pick the kids up at 9pm but the service was so slow the restaurant had to call and tell kids corner to keep the kids an extra hour. We ended the night with some dancing, no one was complaining we all had so much fun

Nice work MariAnn

Pontoon Westfield

One of our friends bought this ridiculous raft that could pile on 20 kids. They loved floating around the pool making up games

until something attacked them. Shane is to the left of the white shirt

Hailey in the blue shirt

The bad guys- as Hailey would say

Pool Time

The pool scene. All our Westfield friends would take over this corner of the pool and hang out on and off during the day. Eventhough it was quite warm, you would still find the kids relaxing in the jacuzzi

Shane and his 2 buds Kyle and Kyle

Shane chillaxing He is eating a Japanese snack with seaweed that he likes to peel off and eat. My friends all think that my kids are part Japanese because they love all the authentic snacks

Hailey loved the waterslide

Nicole's Bday

Making a Birthday dinner for Nicole. The group on our wing of the hotel

Love this picture, i look relatively tall

Nicole loves cake and her face shows

We all went for a night swim after dinner and cake. It was so peaceful out