And no broken bones! (Viewing Tip: Play in Slow Motion)

We love you Parker and hope that handsome face of yours in healing up!

And the party continues...

Even though we were driven out of the jacuzzi by the "smelly" men and blown over by the wind at the beach, we had so much fun having Jacy and Alisa's families come visit us after the party. We loved having the house full of kids, riding the Big Wheel at the Spectrum, and the special treat of Dave's panini french toast!! To top it all off, we got to spend some time with Todd's family at Disneyland...a highlight for me was riding It's A Small World with Cass and Teri and for Chris, riding something other than It's a Small World!...and after sending them the wrong way on the freeway, they made it to our house just in time for bed! The next morning we spent time at Newport Beach shopping for souveniers and ate the most yummy fish tacos. I can always count on Todd for finding awesome places to eat, right in my own backyard! He gave me some great words of advice..."Start enjoying California!". It's always great to watch as Emma develops relationships with her sweet cousins who are so good to her and love her so much! We love you guys and hope you come back soon!

Happy 90th Birthday, Grandpa!

Pre-Party Fun at Sea World

This has been a very busy but exciting past few weeks. It started with the celebration of my Grandpa's 90th birthday on April 13th right here in California. The whole family came in to town and it was a very special occasion to have all his grandkids and great grandkids present. We are lucky enough to live right here so we had family with us before and after the big party. On Wednesday night, Emma and I met Brett's family down in Carlsbad at Ruby's Diner and enjoyed some time with them before the whole gang got in. On Thursday, we met back up at Sea World where Alisa's family joined us (only after I sent them in the other direction on the freeway...this was just the start to their "wrong directions"...they spent more time in their car than anywhere else this weekend!!). This was Emma's first time at Sea World and we definitely plan on going back with Daddy. We saw Shamu, dolphins, seals, sharks and much more!! The Shamu show was awesome, Dave and I were very impressed (and touched!!) It was especially fun to be with family and watch emma play with cousins.