Take Me Out To The Ball Game....

We went to the 66ers vs. the Quakes game on Friday night with Matt, Jen and the boys.  It was great!  They were handing out Dodger blankets to the first 2000 fans, so of course, we couldn't miss it!  

Luke's First Tee Ball Game

Saturday morning was Luke's first Tee Ball game!  It was the cutest thing I've ever seen.  He hit the ball and ran straight for the pitcher!  LOL  Everyone was shouting, "Go to first...Run to first base!"  He eventually made it.  This is going to be a very fun season, full of some good laughs too, I think!  Our church league does praise cards at the end of each game to encourage the players and remind them all of how well they played their game that day.  Luke loved it.  He was so excited and very proud to get his card.  We went to lunch afterward and he talked all about how much he LOVED" baseball with a tee"!

I'm SO not ready for this....

Oh my goodness!  I thought kindergarten registration was hard.  But, I found something else to be even harder...HIGH SCHOOL orientation!  Last night Dylan and I went to the high school to get all of the information needed to start next school year.  As I watched him talking with the baseball coach and introducing himself I was reminded of how far we've come.  The time has passed so quickly.  Before we know it the next four years will be gone.  I was excited at the possibilities though!  There is so much that high school has to offer and I'm looking forward to seeing what God does in Dylan's life and how he uses him and who he becomes.  There are some big changes coming this year at our house...

Spring Break

We took a road trip to San Fran over spring break.  One of the highlights of our trip was our tour of Alcatraz.  The views were beautiful!  The boat ride was fun! And we learned so much about the history of the prison there and it's island.  The weather was sunny but COLD!  We spent about 3 hours exploring the island and everyone had such a good time.

More Spring Break Pictures

The Painted Ladies

Lombard St. (below)

Luke's face while going down Lombard St.

Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge

Spring Break, Cont'd

 On the way up we stopped in Morro Bay to see the Elephant Seals.  It was cool to see them resting in the sand and so close!  When we got to SF we had lots of plans, but there were also some unexpected surprises too!  One was the bread company and the animals they created from the sour dough bread!  There were alligators, bears, turtles and much more!

Spring Break, Part II

I tried for far too long to rotate this silly picture.  I wasn't successful, but couldn't leave it out...it was too cute! :o) (I don't get Blogger sometimes, seemed simple enough!)

Before we went home we had to stop in and see the Jelly Belly factory!  It was very neat to see how jelly beans are made...quite informative actually.  All of the kids loved it too.  We took a tour through the factory and saw the whole process.  Did you know it takes about 7 days to make a jelly bean?  I think I'll be much more appreciative of the hard work and time that goes into each one the next time I eat them!  On the way there we had to take the Bay Bridge and who knew it was $6 bucks (if I remember correctly) to cross that darn thing!  We received a toll violation because we didn't have any cash on us!  Mario's adventurous side wanted to blow right through it, however, I convinced him that we should at least stop and try to explain...it didn't work! Oh, well...it was worth a try.  Anyway, while shopping in the Jelly Belly store Luke found a harmonica that he just HAD to have...we were serenaded much of the way home! Wow, that was a long drive!  However, he really has perfected his skill...7 hours later!  Good times, Good memories...