Mother's Day

My Mother's Day festivities started the Friday prior to Mother's Day. I went with Logan to her class for Muffins with Mom. Logan made me a very special candle holder, a beautiful card and she made two signs that talk about why she loves me so much.

Logan and I in her claasroom.  Love the card she made me.

Logan made this beaded candleholder.

Logan and her special friend from school

Logan with her teacher

I got home on Friday and Peyton couldn't wait until Mother's Day to give the gifts that she made at school.  She was so excited to watch me open the gifts.  She made this little vase and paper flower at her after school program.  She made the pot and yellow flower pen in her first grade class.

Love these girls!

Sunday morning, Grammie came over and Geoff made breakfast for all of us. In the afternoon, we went to my parent's house for dinner. This was the first Mother's Day since my mom passed away so I had some difficult moments throughout the day. My dad put a big smile on my face once we got to his house because he picked out the sweetest card that just meant so much to me.

Mini Vacation to San Diego

Geoff and I took a trip to see the Angels play the Padres at Petco Park. This was the first time Geoff and I have ever seen the Angels play. I've sat with him in the stands if he came to visit during a home game but that's about it. Wish the Angels would have won the series but unfortunately, no. We did have a great time with Shane and Cassie on Friday night and then Brooke, Ty, Annie and Tom came to see the game with us on Saturday night. We stayed at a wonderful hotel called Hotel Indigo. It had an amazing view of San Diego! Thanks Grammie for watching the girls!

The view from our hotel room.

And a little closer...

The bird on the shoulder of this statue of Tony Gwynn makes me giggle.

They are happy to get their first beer at the ballpark

Trout, Shane and I before Friday night's game

Geoff and I during Friday night's game

Cassie and I at the Marriott after the game

  Heading to the ball game.

The Saturday Night Crew

Sock Hop

Peyton's Girl Scout Troop recently went to a sock hop. Peyton couldn't understand why people would want to wear skirts that were so big, let alone a skirt with a dog on the front of it. She's going to have to watch Grease, well maybe in in about 10 years she'll be ready for that movie. Peyton really enjoyed herself at the sock hop and she had so much fun learning new dance moves. Didn't the girls look cute in their little 50's outfits.

A Night With The Girls

I got a night out with the girls recently and we headed to the Coachella Music Festival in Indio. Thanks to Annie and Stew, we had VIP passes which allowed us access to be up close and personal with the artists. The DJ, David Guetta was one of the main artists we saw. I felt like I was a kid again. There were thousands of people screaming and I have to say, all his music sounded the same. It's a sign I'm getting old. Honestly, he put on good show. We were up so close that the speakers nearly made me deaf the rest of the night. Good times!

Softball Champs

I welcome you the 2012 6U FV Girls Softball Champs! Who would have thought that watching 5 and 6 year old girls play softball could be so stressful?  Peyton had 4 tournament games, which her team won all 4! They played awesome! The last game to win the championship was super exciting. Peyton's team was down by 4 in the first inning and they came back to win it, 5-8. Light up the halo! We had so much fun with this softball team.  The coaches were awesome, all the parents were very involved and Peyton really learned a lot about teams sports.  A special thank you to Jamie and family for helping us out so much with getting Peyton to practices and games. 

The girls received game balls from the
coach at the end of the year party.

Peyton with her awesome coach.

All the girls were so excited to get 2 trophies!

Sweetness

This photo brings a smile to my face, a really big smile. Oh how I cherish these moments, now more than ever!

Easter Sunday

It's been a while since I posted. As most of you know, my beautiful amazing mom passed away Easter morning. It's truly hard to believe, but we take it one day at a time. I have a million things I want to say to my mom. A million overwhelming thoughts, feelings, and emotions. One day, we will be together again.

The morning was very difficult for my entire family but we continued on with some of our Easter traditions, including an Easter egg hunt at my parent's house. The girls had a great time hunting for all the eggs that Candace hid outside.