Chris' Birthday Weekend

I told Chris we would do whatever he wanted to do for his birthday. And that's what we did, all weekend long.

First we hiked to Hidden Falls in Loomis.

Marley and Chris bonded quite a bit on this hike. She kept grabbing his head, turning it, and then point out something. Really all she was doing is repeating back something that Chris had just told the boys. It gave us quite a few smiles anyhow.

The destination ...

Viewing deck

Something about this all reminded me of Dinkey Creek, even the part when Brody fell in the water.

And the part when we crossed the creek on rocks. Here I am saying, "I'm not falling in. I'm not falling in."

Getting our feet a little wet...

Heading back. We took a few short cuts, which ended up being steep hills.

Yes I wore sandals.

Hiking is so hard on Marley.

If you look closely, you can see that even Marley is in this pic.

That night Chris decided he wanted to go to the beach the next day ... so we went. Here we are at Dorans Beach.

These past two days were a little exhausting for the kids.

We spent the night here.

Then headed back to the beach on Monday. We first hiked to Shell beach. We got half-way down the hill and decided it probably wasn't the best beach for the kids. So we turned around. It was gorgeous though.

We ended up at Goat Rock Beach.

He was a little excited about all the cool rocks he was finding.

Isn't she getting big?

So Dannon fell in the water and soaked his pants, hense he doesn't have pants on.

From the beach, we went straight to Jake and Em's for some swimming and Memorial Day bar-b-que. The camera got packed away though and so we didn't get any pics. So sad. Anyway, it was a great weekend, don't think we'll ever forget it. Happy Birthday Chris!! I love you.

Multiple postings

There's been quite a bit going on lately. I also took pictures of Meggie's shower (on Saturday) but I took the pictures with Meggies camera. So I don't have a posting of that event ... :( Anyway, enjoy!

Our Garden

Melons and Chard

Squash and zucchini

Spinach and Radishes

Cherry and Big Boy Tomatoes

Corn

Sunflowers against the fence, flowers (don't remember what we planted), yellow and red bell peppers.

Strawberries

It is so much fun for all of us watching everything grow.

Jeff's Graduation

I have to say that I am extremely proud of my brother Jeff.

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day Chris got me this:

The kids had a blast playing with the box.
As always, we ended up at the parents house. Mom and Dad talking to Kevin.
He really was excited to talk to Kevin.
Brody loves Elizabeth.
Marley caught a ladybug.

Park time

Chris had the van the other day and Jake wanted to get Bradley out of the house. So we combined forces, piled in his truck, and headed off to my favorite park - Lew Howard.

Bath time

Sometimes it is easier to toss them all in at the same time and get it done fast and furiously.

Sweet Baby Gage

These two beautiful people had a baby this morning.

The Grandparents waiting in the family waiting room.

There were some slight complications. I think this little guy will hold a special place in my heart.

Being transported off to Sutter Memorial.

Please keep the Dees family in your prayers.

Same pictures, just a different date.

So we went to Truckee, again. I hope you aren't sick of seeing pictures of us there. If you are, get used to it.

The beautiful Lake Tahoe ... keep it blue.

This has become a little tradition of ours ... we always go to Round Tables Pizza in Truckee.

In the mornings we have the kids eat at the cabin. Afterwards we take the boys to a kids club where they play. That way we can enjoy breakfast by ourselves in the restaurant. Here they are displaying their project they made while at the club.

To give the boys some extra time Chris, Marley, and I head on over to the adult game room. We played pool.

And Marley played dress-up.

Then after naptimes we would head on down to the pool. Here Chris is helping the boys as they come off of the slide, while holding Marley. What an awesome Dad!

Going up the slide ...

Coming down ...

I love this little body.

It was a blast.