April and May 2018

We said goodbye to Grandma Ramos

Sailing Regatta for these two

Junior League Gala at the Harbor... so much fun!

Princess Day at the SB Zoo

Pie Face fun with good friends

I got to babysit my sweet Niece for a day

Gold Rush Day at school

Aricin's 10th bday- skate party with the boys

lego dragons

New Koalas at the Zoo

 LEGOLAND San Diego

 Awanas awards night

 Old getting brave-making it to the top for the first time

beach walks 

 game night shenanigans

 I'm official, past my prelim year and now I'm in and I'm on our Signature Project Committee working with girls that have been rescued out of trafficking and placed into our Safe House

 Twinning with her bestie

 Train spotting in Visalia

 Benefit Dinner and Auction for Gma and Gpa

 Practicing to be college jumpers like their mamma

Tessellating 

 Everybody Conga

 Beach combing

 This is before Oli turned the keys and started to drive off in a motor boat in the harbor during a break while he was at his sailing regatta

baseball games 

Aricin's self portrait 

 Talia's class

 Talia's self portrait

 Aricin competed in Battle of the Books. Of the 5 Trivium Campuses they picked 4 kiddos to represent. To compete you have to have read a minimum of 16 out of 25 novels on top of your normal studies. At the event they are broken up into teams of 7 kids and given a question- then given 30 seconds to answer and an additional 10 seconds to provide the author. Aricin got a sportsmanship award and got to meet one of the authors. Can't wait to do it again next year. 

The Blue Jays had a great year and we are thankful for Coach Nate Mendoza 

Decades Day at School 

Park Fun 

Surprise Breakfast for mom and dad with fresh squeezed OJ 

Special visit with our Claire Bear 

 First time Paint Balling

Saying April and May were busy would be an understatement. In the past 8 weeks we've taken 4 trips to Visalia, a trip to SLO, competed in 2 sailing Regattas for the younger 2, a trip to San Diego, and so much more. The kids have us busy with activities and as crazy as it is, I'm sure in 10 years we are going to miss these moments. It's so fun to watch them grow, mature, and find things that they really enjoy. Aaron just got back from a week in Washington DC and just started his Jackie Robinson year 42. I'm enjoying mentoring girls at the Bethel House through the SB Rescue Mission Auxiliary and Junior League and the Signature Project Committee i'm on that will be actively working to rescue young girls out of trafficking placing them in our safe house. Aricin just finished baseball and is all into Club Waterpolo. Talia just finished club soccer for the season and Oliver's soccer just wrapped up. All of us love to devour books, be outside, and be with each other. We had a special mothers day- bringing cards that read "You are Loved" to an old folks home with chocolates- the women we loved on and hugged were so thankful it was awesome.