Awana Spark Games

Alex and Ben went to the Awana games in Ramona. They were so thrilled to ride the bus up. WE love buses for some strange reason! Unfortunately, the bus never made it out of the church parking lot, so we threw all of the kiddos, Alex, Ben, Chase, and Nathan- Mommies too, Kim, Melissa, and I in the van and up we drove. It was the cutest thing. There was the Sparky Crawl where they all crawled across the floor(Ben's bottom was so high up in the air I had to laugh!), the Sparky Safari, Bean Bag In & Out (Alex did a fabulous job and they won), Sparky Bowl, Sparky Train - (they both ran so fast and did a great job and they both won), and a Balloon Pop. It was a very fun day! Their Sparks Team won first place too. That made it all the more exciting and memorable day.

Chef Ben

Today Ben wanted to make his own sandwich and mine too. He made himself a delicious peanut butter and honey. As fabulous as that was, it was nothing compared to the scrumptious sandwich he made me. Cheese, lettuce, cashews, rice chex, and a granola bar (well, part of a granola bar, he ate most of it before it made in onto the sandwich) all gingerly placed on two slices of bread. Do I have the sweetest, most thoughtful children or what? I am so lucky!

T- Ball

Ben had his first Lugnuts T-ball practice this evening. Alex was at Girl Scouts. He did very well and had a super time. Besides asking me if I saw him constantly, "Mommy did you see me?" and his self evaluation, " I rock, don't I?" It is so fun to watch. He definitely does not lack for self confidence - wonder where he inherited that trait...DAN????

Dodgeball

Alex and Ben are playing dodgeball. It is the funniest thing I have ever seen. They stand so far back, so they won't get hit by a ball, that when they throw, it does not even come close to crossing the center line. They laugh and have so much fun. It is great to watch. Alex was the last person on her team one game to be hit by a ball, and Ben caught the red ball- which mean everyone on his team gets to come back into the game. Of course he was so excited and wanted to make sure I saw, that as he was telling me, he was hit by a ball.

High School Musical On Ice

Alex was invited by her friend Leilani to go see High School Musical on Ice. Oh my goodness was she THRILLED. She has talked about nothing else and now wants to go learn how to ice skate so she can be in it. We are so blessed to have such fabulous friends! Thank you Jurena family! The very best thing about today was that Alex got to go see a show she was totally ecstatic about, and I did not have to go!!! When she got home, she said, "Mommy, this was the best day of my whole life!" We need to get out more!

Whale Watching

What an absolutely amazing day we had! It was beyond incredible. We saw a group of three whales and got to follow them for quite a while. We were able to see them shoot water up and then dive back under and see their tails. It was like they were waving to us. It was incredible. Alex named them all - Cuties. I asked her why and she said, "Because they are all so Cutie!" (Just like our bearded dragon) There were also a group of about twenty dolphins that were playing and splashing around for us to observe. It was just so neat. Alex and Ben had a fabulous time taking pictures (though most pictures are of random peoples' bums and feet). My favorite is the picture Alex took of herself. We also got to see a group of sea lions. The baby sea lion on the second level of the buoy was also named...Cutie! When Ben saw the Pelicans, he asked me if it was the one that nipped my hand; when I was 12! It was by far a super wonderful day.

Jenn's Baby Shower

Alex and Ben were so thrilled to get to go to Babies R Us and pick out a few gifts for Jenn's baby shower for Cameron Claire. They wanted to get it all! Ben picked out a few chew rings and things and a rattle snake (always a snake) and Alex picked out a pink(like there is any other color) phone that plays baby music and some other little toys. The best part was watching them wrap their gifts. It was so funny. There was so much tape on these packages, and they still did not stay closed. They actually did better wrapping theirs than I did wrapping mine - I ran out fo wrapping paper!