A Monster of a Good Time

Ammon celebrated his 6th birthday this past weekend with a Monster Birthday Bash. We had tons of fun and can't believe how grown up our little man has become.

Yummy Monster Cupcakes

Silly Monsters Faces...

Monster Pinata

Pin the Eye on The Monster Game

Monster Goodie Bags

Monster BINGO

Happy Father's Day to an amazing dad!

Collin and I flew in late on Friday night. The kids were asleep when Nathan picked us up. The next morning, Maddie approached me very concerned and said, “Someone is in my room and he’s sleeping in my bed.” I explained that we had a special visitor and that Uncle Collin would be staying with us for awhile. My kids have been stuck to him like glue ever since.

Our Little Graduate

Ammon & Miss Liz ... She is such an incredible woman!

1st Grade... Here he comes!

Gilroy Gardens

We visited Gilroy Gardens on Saturday. All active duty military got in free and the rest of us received a discounted rate. For years it was known for it's gardens and they later made it more of an amusement park. The kids loved the rides and we were amazed by the beautiful gardens! My family is visiting this summer and I'm so excited to take them there.

Little Princess Maddie Sue

My first time on a Ferris Wheel

Ammon loved the rock maze! I was a little worried that we may never find our way out.

Nathan assisted with a training in San Diego on Fiscal Law for the CA Air National Guard this past weekend. Since he worked the previous weekend and worked 12-hours shifts earlier that week, we weren't too thrilled having him gone another weekend. So, we decided to make a mini family vacation out of it. I spent time with the kids in downtown San Diego while he worked and then visited Sea World and drove back on Sunday. It's a 9 hour drive from Mountain View to San Diego, so the driving portion wasn't too fun with two small children. However, we had blast while we there.

Ammon was not thrilled about going to Sea World. He cried, begged, and pleaded to just go back to the hotel so he could just play with his Legos. Getting him to the gate was quite the event, but as soon as he finished the first ride, he was absolutely loving it!

Ammon rode his first roller coaster while we were there. He enjoyed it a lot more than I did. I'm definitely getting old!

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies. ~Rudolph Giuliani

Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies. ~Author Unknown

Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever. ~Author Unknown

I'm so grateful for my mother and mother-in-law, who are such wonderful grandmothers to my children.

We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me. ~Phyllis Theroux

My Grandmothers are also very dear to my heart!

Happy Mother's Day to all the special mothers and grandmothers in our life.

We enjoyed lots of family time together this weekend. One of the local churches in San Jose hosted an Easter Festival with lots of games, a petting zoo, an Easter egg hunt, and bounce castles. Ammon & Maddie Sue had a blast!