Will is 8!

We had fun celebrating Will over the weekend.  His birthday was on Friday, which was fun, because he could celebrate at school:).  Our family celebrated with him on Friday night with his request of Burger King and apple pie:), and Saturday he had a party at the park with some friends and family.  

Will's got a bat for his birthday from Pat and I.  And it was awesome b/c he go the Blazers jersey last year, and both years they had a playoff game on his birthday! So he wore it all day for the big game:). 

He wanted apple pie instead of cake (inspired by my mom).  It was fun to make it, and so yummy! 

He wanted an outdoor sports day for his party, and we lucked out because it was so pretty! 

Grandma Reen and Papa Bill with Annie and Jane. 

And closing the day with Monopoly!  

Palm Springs

I had a great weekend with my college girlfriends in Palm Springs! We try to get together every year or so, and as always, it was great to connect with friends! We all appreciated, even those who brought their kids, the luxury of having no agenda and hanging out by the pool all day! 

I didn't take a lot of pictures, because I was too busy relaxing:), but below are a couple from our weekend! 

We had drinks/appetizers over at the resort one of the nights! 

This was our whole day on Saturday, just lounging by the pool:). 

Hiking, St. Patrick's Day (a little out of order:)),Easter, and other stuff!

Each weekend when we're in town, I want to do some sort of family activity. We used to go to the zoo, which was great! But now, we're more inclined to do something around here.  My friend told me about a hike on Sauvie Island, so we checked it out, and it was awesome! It was so easy to get to, and so pretty! 

St. Patrick's Day

The kids had green oatmeal.  They truly believed that the leprechaun turned it green! It's so fun to have them get excited about that stuff, but then strange at the same time because I don't like tricking my kids:).  

EASTER

The kids had so much fun having Easter egg hunts at Bobby and Carrie's!

Look at our beautiful tulips! 

After school snacks! Not usually popsicles, but it was a super hot day! 

Kate and Grace making a super fort! 

Grace's room:). 

Kate's room:). 

Kate and Annie loved playing with the play-dough! 

I was trying to capture all her curls! 

I let Kate bake her "cookies".  

Spring Break 2016

We had a fun week in Colusa during the kids' spring break!

Stanford/Davis baseball game in Davis! 

Dinner and Uncle Luke and Aunt Erin's

So much fun!! 

Grace and Will got to do a tennis clinic with my dad and Aunt Toni Ann. 

Dying Easter eggs with Aunt Erin! 

I didn't see Annie during the hunt, then looked over and she had found an egg, opened it and was eating the chocolate from inside! Smart girl:). 

Always fun to go to Jeff's! 

I had to include this picture, even though you can barely see it! My mom actually finished a game of Monopoly with the kids! They probably played for a total of 4-5 hours! They loved it! 

around the house. . .

Kate set up a picnic for everyone:). 

Grace and Will playing soccer one afternoon, and making up players and injuries.  

Kate is really into braids right now.  She wants to look like Anna:). 

Cheese!

Will was dragging Annie on the floor, and she loved it!! 

Annie loves to read:). 

Grace got the Character of the Week award:). 

We're trying to sit down for meals more lately.