Shane's Back......

on the court playing

I only post pictures of the shots that go in

 Shane loves being in the air

 Check out Shane's face, seconds after he attempted his 1st dunk in a game.  He came up short but everyone was screaming and smiling afterwards!  Coach even put him back in the game at the very end and said, "Go get a dunk"

Newport Beach

Sunday night at 8:30pm Jesse walked into our room with a suitcase and said we are leaving in the morning and will be gone for 24 hours!  I didn't want to be disobedient so I packed my stuff!

He wouldn't tell me where we were going but we ended up at a Hyatt in Newport Beach.  Warning, lots of selfies and happy faces

Morning walk around the bay, it was gorgeous.  

 bike ride through the estuaries 

We rode our bikes to Balboa Island for lunch and people watched

 then rode to the Sherman Library and Gardens

 Life-size gingerbread house

 relaxed poolside before dinner

 One of the best dinners,  CDM

We loved living in the bubble for 24 hours celebrating our Anniversary a little late.  Jesse couldn't have planned it more perfectly

Shane-O

Shane was hit hard with the flu for over a week.  Once he started to feel better we opened up all windows and doors and told him to get out!

 Jesse got me this puzzle for Xmas and it was impossible and frustrating.  We completed the dreadful puzzle and never gave up, who wants it?

 Vitamin D therapy

 Happy New Year!

D's visit

Goes with Papu's décor, perfectly

 Boys golfed (Shane home sick)

tinkle tinkle

 girls went major shopping 2 days in a row

After Christmas cookie decorating 

The finalists

Bike ride and running on the beach to lunch

 the walkers

Tourist for a day at Venice Beach, I stayed home with sick Shane

 Petis, SoCal

 Santa Monica Pier

 The D's

Jesse and Hailey on 3rd Street Promenade, she's in heaven shopping!

Papu had games for us to play through-out the week and the winner would get a prize.  Nat finally won, and got these glasses. (don't ask)  Luke said she looked like a Hot Librarian! - That pretty much sums up our week!

Christmas Day

Christmas morning.  Shane wasn't feeling great but was able to put on a great face

Jesse got a cupping set

We fooled Shane badly with the Xmas Eve gift he opened.  It was a video game, for a game system he doesn't own.  He thought his mom was an idiot for buying a game he couldn't play!  

Not an Idiot!

Luke and Pete Xmas morning, not sure which party invitation they got

White Elephant gift exchange.  Shane made these and Papu ended up with them on the last trade

Hub got toilet golf and nailed it

Cinderella had a xmas gift under the tree.  We opened the gift and it was a pair of shoes so we passed it around to see who it fit.  Surprise!

 D'Alessandros

 Jesse swears this helped his neck

 so addicting

 The ping pong champion!  I even beat Pete who is the 2nd best in his fraternity, he wasn't happy

 Christmas Fondue