April 2026

We "won" a night in a box at a Mighty Ducks game during a silent auction last December. 

We split it with two other families. The kids all knew each other and had a blast!

These kids are loving it!

And the parents had a pretty good time too, despite my face.

We went out for our first meal of Korean barbecue. I thought it a little strange that they give zero instructions for cooking the meat, considering we had some pork.

Everyone is ready for the Easter Egg Hunt!

From toddlers...

to high schoolers...

...and everything in between.

We don't have the motorhome anymore ore but we still like to visit Kelly and Melissa at the campground. This time we rented jet skis for the first time!

Anna had to ride on the back of Mia's because she wasn't 16 yet.

Everyone had so much fun, including me.

Mia turned 17!!

Her birth mom bought her a sword! (She asked us first)  There is something to this nature vs nurture thing as Dan and I have zero interest in swords or knives and Mia and her birth mom are obsessed.

Anna got her something she's been asking for for years - a Soda Stream!

We gave her money towards a snake. Again, it's in her genes apparently.

That weekend she and a few friends went to an escape room to celebrate.

And then came back to he house, with a few more friends, for a party that lasted for...

...eight hours until I told them it was time to wrap it up. 😂

For the second time in eight years we have ducks in the pool!

She loved birding! But especially loved the caterpillars and lizards we saw on the ground during our walk.

I leave you with this. Good Bye April!

March 2026

Mia gave the bird business her all but it just wasn't meant to be. 

As a last ditch effort she set up a pet and hold station in front of the house to make a little money.

Oliver came with Kinga and I on a field trip to the Santa Ana Zoo.

Beth came down for a moms and kids weekend as all the dads were out of town.

We went to a fun barbecue place for dinner Friday night with lots of play areas.

Even the very tall teenager could stand up in this vintage bus on the playground.

Saturday was an all day pool party!

And then we celebrated Chase's 9th birthday! Big sister got to light the candles.

What should I wish for....

No blowing candles out when Grandpa is home. You gotta clap em.

Presents are the best...

Good bye March!

 

February 2026

 No walk to the park is complete without a sit in the big red chair!

Guess who's getting ready to drive! She's been taking practice tests for almost a year now!

We had a scaled down Super Bowl party this year but Dan just can't scale down the Texas torpedo!

Mia and Riley went with friends to the Winter Formal.

Dan took Kinga to an indoor playground and one of her school friends was there. 

They had a blast together!

During ski week we had the interior of our house painted so we stayed in an AirBNB and made the girls play games with us. 😂

It poured and poured the whole week. We did get out and take a Warner Brothers Studio Tour.

We were freezing and wet the whole time!

They offered the whole tram a chance for a photo op on the famous sofa in front of the fountain. 

No one took them up on it.

We got to the see the original set of the Perk coffee shop.

And Mia got to fly like Harry Potter.

Darlene, Denis and I met at the Great Junk Hunt in Pomona.

You have never seen so much costume jewelry in your life!

My sole purchase for my new shelving unit.

A few nights later we went to visit Melissa and Kelly at their campsite in Doheny 

and headed over to Olamendi's for dinner.

So long February!