President's Day!

Tommy's cousin and family came to town from Ohio for a couple weeks to visit. We went to in-n-out for lunch (eating in the car because it was raining) and then headed to La Jolla to the Birch Aquarium. The weather was pretty nice once we got to the beach. Because of the holiday and weather the aquarium was very crowded, but we still enjoyed the visit.

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a beach party with the family at Mission Bay. It was very relaxing. We flew kites, ate lunch, exchanged valentines, played on the playground and spent time with family.

first haircut

3 amigas!

Amber, Victoria, and I went to BJ's for dinner. The last time we saw each other was my birthday in 2007. Amber moved to Korea with her husband and son. Victoria and I just got caught up in our busy lives. We went to elementary school together. Victoria and I went to high school together too. Even though we don't talk and see one another often, it is nice to know that we can always call each other and get together to catch up on our lives. Now, Amber and her family are off to Germany for 3 years. I can't wait until she returns so we can play catch up again. :)

A Dora and Diego birthday party!

I went to Aubrey's 3rd birthday and Noah's 2nd birthday. They had a Dora and Diego birthday party. It had a lot of fun games and activities including cotton candy, face painting, cupcake walk, inflatable bouncer, and much more!!! Christin decorated the cake all by herself!

birthday girl stuffing her face with cotton candy

birthday boy fishing

(A number was on the bottom of each fish and each child received that number of tickets. Then at the end they redeemed their tickets for prizes.)

Pin the banana on Boots

2nd annual desert trip

We went to Ocotillo Wells for a 3 day adventure. I say adventure, because Tommy brought his dune buggy. His uncle built it from scratch and Tommy's family now owns it and keeps it running. Tommy and his brother Trevor worked on the buggy a week before we left to get it running so we could take it with us. They replaced and fixed a lot of parts on it. I am so thankful that they know what they're doing, because I have no clue. Every time we go to the desert we always bring the buggy home not running. Their goal this trip was to bring it back running and...they were unsuccessful.

In the desert we celebrated Emma and Reuben's 6th birthday!

This year the weather was a lot warmer than last year. We were all prepared for winter and we when got there it felt like summer. It was nice, because I rather be too hot than cold. Scott and Tina let us stay with them in their trailer. There were 11 of us who slept in the trailer...7 adults and 4 kids. They have 5 beds so we all had plenty of room. We camped with Mike/Kendra and their 5 boys, Scott/Tina and their 4 children, Scott's cousin John (Wyatt), Scott's parents and the three of us. Scott's other cousin and friends were there the first day, but had to leave early. Kendra's family and friends came Friday night and they're all staying through the weekend. We left Saturday evening.

bobble head

Tommy's new friend (the Fire Chief)-the buggy broke down on Friday afternoon...their mission: to fix the buggy. After 5 contacts and 18 hrs later Tommy was lead to the fire chief at Ocotillo Wells fire dept. On Saturday we went to the fire dept. and Tommy talked with the chief and told him the part he needed. The fire chief said he'd go home to see if he had the part. Not 10 minutes later he returned with not one but two! Just when we were about to leave they received a call and had to go. We got there just in time! This was the short version...for the long version give me a call :)

Tommy and Trevor fixing the buggy in the desert
(you never know what you can use a diet dr. pepper can for)

Thanks everyone for a fun and safe trip!!!

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