Easter Weekend

Our weekend started on Thursday...

Ty took the day off, so we took the kids to pizza lunch, then out to see "Rio" at the theatre and after that we went to the park and played a bit (sorry no pictures, I'm having tech. difficulties with my card reader for my new point and shoot).

Friday, I made a cake for Ty's work (yummy banana with banana frosting). That night we had Corey over for dinner and egg decorating and tattooing. Even the eggs got a little "tatted" up.

Saturday, we went to Tehachapi to have Easter with The Hansen's. We got in some egg decorating and hunting, some bouncing, and a little lunch.

Sunday, we hunted eggs. And then relaxed!!!

Monday, we took the boys to their first Baseball game. They both enjoyed it for a while, but they got tired fast, so we only stayed until the 7th inning. Luke loved pointing out all the players which he called "bad guys"

Tea for 10 (and a half)

Saturday, my Mom and I went to Pasadena to have a Bridal Shower "Tea Party" for my younger Sister, Jessica. There ended up being 2 Tea Parties.

The first was at a very fancy Tea House, The Scarlett Tea Room where my Mom and I met up with Jessica, her Mom-to-be (Deana) and Deana's Friend (the one who threw the shower and couldn't make it to the 2nd tea). When we first walked in I was amazed at all the "bling" that was in the place. Crystal chandlers on the ceiling, a baby grand in the corner, different tea cups at each seat...very nice! The waitress was extremely fruity, almost like something from out of a movie with the "honeys" and the dramatic way she moved around the Tea House. Anyway, the tea there was very good, although I cannot remember what flavor we had...I think it was a pomegranate something or another. I also had a yummy peach Mimosa, I was confused at first about whether or not I could eat the flowers they put in it, but I ate/drank them anyway. The sandwiches and scones were great, although I didn't like the sandwich I got with the dill on it. The desserts (yes, there was more than 1) were AWESOME, I wanted more!!!

After Tea we went to a house in Alhambra (another friend of Deana), to have tea. The house was gorgeous. Her kitchen was out of this world complete with a hidden fridge and dishwasher and her kitchen aide mixer that just popped out of a cupboard ready to go! Her backyard was like something out of a magazine. After the few pictures I took of her backyard, the 9.5 of us sat down for more tea. Then we watched Jess open her gifts.

Instead of leaving right after 2nd tea, Mom, Jess and I headed into West Covina to watch Mike (Jess' fiance) play street hockey. I got a lot of good shots while we were there. I even got one of Mike smiling :P

But enough about the house and the tea and the good hockey shots...I hope my sister had a great day. She got a lot of neat things that will help her and Mike start their new life together. I'm glad she let me share this day with her~Love ya sissy!!!

A race to the finish

Since Ty had the boys Saturday (see previous post), I thought it'd be nice to give him a break on Sunday. So the boys and I decided to hit the race track. Before getting to the track, we met up with my sister Jessica, her friend Lisa and Lisa's daughter Hailey.

It had been a while since I had been to the track (almost 6years) and I was surprised to so many people there~the last time I went there were only a handful of people at the track.

Since it was the boys first time (and Hailey's too) we did everything we could. We hit the stables first, then to the courtyard where you can get within feet of the horses before the race, then we went to infield to play on the toys.

Just so happened, the day we went was "family fun day" there were carnival games, bounce houses, horses to ride and the kids all got to pet Seabiscuit (not the real one as he passed in '47, the one who played him in the movie)

Mini Mountaineers

Michelle was having a girl day this past Saturday which gave the boys and I an opportunity to do something rugged! We headed up the Kern Canyon and well above Kernville to hike the Packsaddle Trail. It is a 2 1/2 mile hike, that crosses a stream and ends at a cave. I didn't know if we would make it, but I thought it would be fun either way. We found some interesting things along the way.

We made stops along the way to rest and drink/eat and each time the boys would play swords with sticks, climb on the nearby rocks, or throw rocks down the mountain.

Well, we didn't make it to the cave. We were warned by other hikers that the water level of the stream was high this year, and the hike took a turn downhill and I didn't think the boys would be able to do the uphill on the way back. So when we made it to the peak of the trail we instead decided to head off the trail and to the tallest rocky mountain-top nearby which would offer the best view. So we crossed two mountains and ended up able to see everything, even our car.

After playing on the rocks and taking some pictures we finally started to head back. It took a lot less time as it was all downhill. Ian hiked the whole way with no complaining. Luke got tired faster and so I would carry him on my shoulders every other stop for rest, but he still hiked more than half of it. I took this picture when we got back to the car for some perspective on just how much we had accomplished.

In total we hiked over 3 1/2 miles and had a lot of fun. Ian collected a bunch of rocks in his pockets as we hiked, Luke had 3 "swords" we had to bring home, and keeping with tradition we stopped for Ice Cream in Kernville before heading back home through the canyon.