BBB

Jesse and a bunch of guys went to a charity function called the Triple B- Bourbon, Bones and Blues, 5 hours of it. They were all smiles when the wives showed up for dinner with all the kids. Glad Jesse got some quality guy time

Ohio!

Over the past 4 years Shane has filled up his United States Coin Map. The only coin that had eluded him was Ohio. This was killing him. He would look through my change when I got home, but only found frustration. Finally, this past weekend he was checking the coin slots in some newspaper machines, when, to his delight, he found a quarter, but not just any quarter...Ohio!!!

Who is this girl?

Apparently at school, a photographer came to take pictures of the kids. I
just about died when i saw these. Hailey hates them and claims it’s not her in
the picture. She did say she got to choose her outfit. I took a picture of the picture-
not going to order them.

Optimist

Shane is such the optimist, even while having a horrible cold sore all week.   He told Papu that he likes having a cold sore because he can’t share his food or drinks with anyone.  He told this to Kyle at school and now Kyle wishes he had a cold sore!  Maybe Shane will be a salesman!

Hailey’s 5th Birthday(s)

Hailey celebrated her Birthday so many times this year, that when April 17th finally came she thought she was turning 6. 

The celebrations started out while Nana and Papa were here.  Shane was so cute as he carried the cake in, he was so excited for Hailey.  Hailey is wearing the dress Nana bought her for her birthday, it’s adorable.

Then we celebrated again, while the D’Alessandros were visiting! 

Present opening the morning before her Bday- she looks just like her brother

The start of the REAL party –April 16th!  Picked up 6 kids from school and took them to Chuck E Cheese’s.  Hailey decided to invite some of the neighborhood kids who are a year older rather than her preschool friends.

Hailey loves Chucky, and gets a kick out of seeing him.  We lucked out, there were only 2 other families there that day

  

How old is Hailey?  Hailey thinks 10!

Hailey won the Jackpot and wanted to show off her tickets

We came back to the house for Pokemon Cake. Hailey had so much fun being in the spotlight. 

Finally April 17th comes.  Papu and I took the kids to the Sky High, a trampoline place.  We had the whole place to ourselves and were sweaty dogs when we left

 

Here i am about to nail one of the kids in dodge ball. 

Just when we thought we were done, Hailey celebrated her bday at school on the 18th.  Here she is with her friend Audrey. 

Happy Birthday Hailey!

Easter

The D’s came out for Easter and we had a very sports oriented weekend. First morning, off to Martha’s for breakfast 

Shane’s soccer game

A perfect beach day.  Nat was taking a picture of the boys and Hailey decided to run in front of the camera

9 holes at Sea Aire Golf

 

Easter brunch at the Golf Club.  We had a very colorful table

 

Luke with his very tough, hard ball look

   

I dared Pete to get the same face paint as Hailey and he did, without hesitation

 

The Easter Bunny was a comedian and maked us all laugh.  He told Pete that he was his type of guy with that face paint

Hailey working her dessert

The boys posing with Hailey’s pink Chihuahua

  The girls

Happy Easter

Cathy and Duane- Spring Break

Cathy and Duane came to visit over Spring Break.  They got to see Hailey’s stellar performance in her Easter show and Shane’s soccer game.

We went to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens and which had a new bug exhibit throughout the gardens that kept the kids busy.

 

 

South Coast Botanical Gardens, we had a nice mellow visit with Nana and Papa

Finish Line

So much fun!

Cute pictures

Just a few recent pictures of the kids. Shane's school picture and Hailey's playdate with Sophie.

Mud Run

A few neighbors joined us for a Mud Run in Irvine.  Here is Derek wearing leg warmers selling our extra parking pass to the car behind us

 

Team- “I don’t think that is mud”

 

There were many of these mud pits during the race, along with a waterslide, foam pit, low crawl, over walls and and through tunnels

 

Jesse enjoying the mud.  It was so hard to walk in this mud, people were losing shoes and getting stuck

Chenoa fell and some nice stranger came to help.  It looks like his handprints on her shirt

Our team mudding it up.

 

Our team was so muddy that we had very little white left on our shirts, including the camera.  I laughed so hard during the race that my cheeks (on my face) were hurting

Another great memory