Spring Break - part 4

We packed up camp and headed back to my parents  to visit for a little bit.

 After showers and clean clothes...our best orange and black, we headed to San Francisco. John picked up tickets for the Giants vs. Dodgers game. Our tickets were in our favorite section, upper deck. We love the upper deck because we have a birds eye view of the game and we can see the Bay and all of the action that goes on out there.

We got there early enough to watch warm up. The boys were able to get their hats and tickets signed by Gregor Blanco. I loved seeing Sergio Romo

 

 

 My nephews happened to be at the game that night. The boys loved hanging out with them before the game. They were hoping for a ball but the Dodger players were only giving them to the Dodgers fans.

 

This boy had the best time. He was up dancing to the fun music and shouting "BEAT LA! BEAT LA! BEAT LA!" He was so into the game and was already asking when we could come back.

 

 

 Nothing like being in the  park with all of the other fans! This guy got the crowd going!

 

Family selfie...it has become tradition.

Our Giants beat the LA Dodgers. Go, GIANTS!

June 2013

I have given up on the thought of updating our lives, in detail since May. The best I can do is highlight our months! June was a busy month, with with lots of milestones and memories for all.

 Garrett's team made it to the AAA Fun fest championship game. they did not win but the ride was still FUN and let them play some extra games. He was on a great team with awesome coaches.

 Brody finished his 1st t-ball season. He had a blast and made new friends.

 Our little league season ended with a movie night on field 4. We watched Sand Lot under the stars.

 Tanner headed out with the  Scouts for a week long trip. They kayaked down the Trinity River.

 Brody enjoyed his very first swim lessons. He is now a Marlin!

 Garrett turned 9 on June 11th. He was showered with fun presents and a day all about him!

 We headed down the the Bay Area to celebrate my cousin, Kerstin's 40th birthday! I swear we are still 18 and going to college together.

 Father's Day! We are so lucky to have this guy in our lives. He is our EVERYTHING!!!

 The annual ALL STAR hair dying party. Carter is blond again!

 Garrett gets his braces off. His dentist sent him home with a bag of treats that he had to avoid while wearing his braces.

End of the year teacher gifts. We love our teachers.

 Tanner received some awards at a school awards night(straight A's, PE, and WEBB). It was a by invitation event.

 Last days of kindergarten! They enjoyed a picnic in the park. Brody made some new, fun friends this year!

 Tanner graduates from middle school.We are SO proud of him. He worked hard, took advanced math and English classes and even pulled straight A's his entire 8th grade year.

Garrett and friends from his class, on the last day of school. He had an awesome 3rd grade year. Huge strides for this boy! 

It was a month filled with plenty of events/activities and we wouldn't have it an other way. 

Okay, who am I kidding? I would have loved a nap...or two !

City by the Bay

John surprised all of us with Giants tickets today...family date night in the city by the Bay. We waited for the boys to get home from school. We told them, one by one, that we were heading to San Francisco. Once the city by the bay was mentioned, they immediately knew where we were headed.

The game fell at the end of the week that the  Boston marathon bombings occurred. Security at the gates made for long lines. We made it inside the park just in time to hear the Star Spangled Banner. Goose bumps...every single time! Our seats were in our usual favorite spot...the upper deck. We love sitting up here so we can see the happenings on the bay at the same time. 

Tonight, it was our World Series Champions  vs. The San Diego Padres. 

Here are a few highlights :).

 The boys after the win. Nothing like a walk off to win a tied ball game! So much FUN!

Time for a family photo while we wait for the firework show!

The firework show was amazing! They were set off over the Bay. The music(Don't Stop Believing, California 37, We are the champions, etc...) was loud and fun... a great way to end our night at AT&T park!

The boys are making plans to go back...like yesterday!

The month of April flew by...seriously! I blinked twice and here we are, into the 2nd week of May! Crazy!!!I received a text from my friend Free saying I needed to post on my blog :). I can't let April totally pass by without some photos/highlights.

I have slacked on my What I Wore on Sunday posts. Here is what I wore on a random Friday! How's that? Loving this simple outfit. Shirt was on clearance for $8.00 at New York and Company. Boyfriend jeans from Nordstrom Rack. Shoes from TJ Max and my darling necklace from my friend, Amy for my birthday last year! Not pictured... my darling red Nine West purse that completes this outfit!

This cute boy got to go and do Temple baptisms with our youth group at the Sacramento Temple. You have to be 12 years old to do so...this was his first trip! He is growing up way too fast!

Spring soccer. John thought it would be fun to sign Tanner up for spring soccer. It has been more of a hassle...Tanner(pictured with the ball in the black, white, red jersey) is just so busy with other things...school, volleyball, umpiring baseball, etc..

Garrett earned a few more Scot awards at the April Pack meeting. We are thankful for his great Scout leaders who have kept him on track.

Tanner played volleyball for his school for the first time! He did a great job. He has a wicked serve. He loved it and hopes to play in high school.

Garrett loves to play catcher. He is awesome at it...word on the baseball field is that he is already being scouted by the Major coaches for next season :).

 Kruppy(Carter) went yard...first home run of the 2013season for him. He was so excited and so were we.

 And so were Garrett's teammates. They were playing on the field behind Carter's team, at the same time. They heard the excitement when Carter hit the home run, they ran right over and were hoping to see him hit another home run at his next at bat. It was very cute to see them all lined up on the fence. That is Garrett, #7 on the end and you can see Carter up at bat, #9.

We celebrated John's 45th birthday! 45??? I am married to an old man...just teasing! We had fun spoiling him. Birthday gifts, donuts, ball games, family dinner at Costa Vida. I took some cute shots of our family and John with his siblings and for some reason they won't load to my camera. I seriously  think this is why I didn't blog in the month of April. I was so bummed about the photos. I can see them on my camera screen so I am hoping the camera shop can help me. None the less, he had a great day and we loved spoiling him.

It was fun to have my brother and his soon to be wife, Gina here for Conference! We watched General Conference, ate lots of yummy food and the boys convinced them to jump on the trampoline with them! So fun!

 This cute boy was the latest winner of Great Grandma Shores Mercury draw. She sent him ten, $1.00 bills. He was so happy, running around the kitchen. He acted like he had just won a million dollars! It was so cute! My Grandma is adorable and so FUN!

 Flex break - LOL! I have been reading a couple of weight loss blogs and these girls take SO many photos of themselves taking Flex Breaks at the gym. I guess I thought I needed one during my treadmill time :).

 April means strawberries from the fields. I love where we live. We have 3 strawberry stands within a mile and half from our house! YUM! This was the first purchase of the season!

I am loving my brand new Kitchen Aid. I am baking like crazy. This was the first thing I made...honey wheat bread. I was happy it actually rose and did what it was supposed too! You know it has turned  out good when the boys gobble it up!

I am hoping to get back on track with the blog posts. I really do miss it! Our family loves reading old posts and remembering all of the fun and life experiences we have enjoyed! 

Is anyone still out there reading this???