Gardeners

Meet our new gardeners, they claim they want to work for money

I think Shane is making fun of me with his leg up and reaching

 

Shane with his brush and dust pan

 

Shane is wearing Jesse's jeans and Hailey is wearing my jeans as neither one has junk jeans 

We will see how long this lasts

Inches and Lbs

The kids are passing us up.  Hailey passed me up on height a few months ago

And Shane just passed Jesse up on weight, he's 170lbs.  We now call him the fatty of the family, and he's by no means fat!

Happy places

Thank goodness we have a home with many outlets 

Hailey practicing her tricks which have improved dramatically in the past 4 weeks

Hailey can now play 3 songs on her ukulele

Shane in his happy place

Shane has been busy making money by selling anything and everything on Ebay

video games are a blessing during this time

My happy place has been the yard/bushes for many reasons, but today for this reason

I've been giving multiple neighbors truck loads of Yuka, and you can't even tell we are missing any

Jesse's week has so many different looks, I can't post them all!- sewing, cooking, gardening, demolishing, driveway repair, scuddle invention, beekeeping, electrical, plumbing, car repairs and consulting with family and friends whom always come to him first for advise

Occasional work trip

And don't forget the cat, who brings us presents

Track and Field

Shane finally got his uniform for Track and Field.  He says he feels like an idiot in the shorts, way too short for him

Last year in track, he ran 1 race and then got really sick and had to quit.  This year he ran no races but got a uniform.  Can’t wait to see what Track and Field has to offer next year!

Teenager

Hailey's 13th Birthday, QuaranTEEN style.  She woke up to Panera bakery and gifts
 Hailey wanted a birthday hug from Shane, this is about as lovey dovey as Shane gets.  He was a very good brother and did everything Hailey asked for on her birthday

Bracelets, rings and necklaces are the trend

We went out to get lunch in her new outfit

At 2:00 we started driving around to different friend's houses that I had given a timetable to, it was all a surprise to Hailey

There were 13 families in on it and it took us 3 hours to complete!  Never again will all those families be available and so happy to see us come by!  I can't believe the extent some families went to, to wish Hailey a HBD.  People must have a lot of time on their hands

Shane said this is kind of a backwards way of throwing a Bday party.  Everyone is decorating and giving us food and presents and we leave the mess behind.  We handed out party favors to all the families that "came" to the party- succulents

Danons had a Piñata waiting for Hailey

 and a super sweet sign

   Brian surprised Hailey at our house as he wasn't home earlier

Hailey had a dream the night before that no one remembered her birthday.  She felt the love today from everyone and this is only a few of the signs.  Her friends also sent her a super sweet video that they put together

 Hailey took a rain check for her bday dinner and had Molten Lava Cake

It was a super special day for her and I think she was genuinely surprised by all the love

 To cap off the night, we played her favorite Just Dance song in her 4th cute outfit of the day

Definitely a day she won't forget!

Got Bees?

Hailey yelled at me, "Mom, come look!"  It was a swarm of bees just hanging out on our driveway.  A few hours later I noticed that there was a new hive in the tree.  Jesse has been wanting a hive and has bee boxes throughout the yard to attract a hive.  He put on his bee suit and clipped the hive out of the tree

 Money!

 He placed the hive in our bee box hoping they stay!

Flour

Wondering where all the flour is in LA?  We went through a 25lb bag, in 1 month

 

had a fresh loaf every few days

Demo time

It's really hard to sit around the house all day and not fix the things that bugged you.

Jesse hates our greenhouse and its awning so away it went

  He got the kids to start demolishing it.  

They all wore some kind of headset so they were talking extra loud.  From afar, it was really amusing.

 Hailey wants to turn it into a futsal court

Easter

 Waiting for the kids to wake up

 The beautiful children ready for their egg hunt

 Ken a little confused about the eggs

 Special Danish Egg bread our neighbor gave us, we made french toast with it

 Explaining the rules to the Fusion Scavenger Trivia Tongue Twister game Papu made up

 scavenging

 Easter Bests

Picking up Easter Brunch
 Little did they know that they would be chased down in the parking lot by some masked women yelling at them, "I gave you the wrong order" while driving away

 

What are we spelling?

 Nothing!

 Hailey in her new dress.  When she put it on she said in a really surprised voice, "Wow,  I actually look cute today!"  Sweats and comfy clothes for the past month

Sibling pose

Shane!