SF Giants

Well, Saturday was the end of the regular season, now this week the boys are practicing for the city tournament starting Saturday. Not much time off. Nick of course can't get enough. I just wanted to post a few more of my favorite pics because Nick is just so handsome.

I think Nick was trying to give me the hint that I take too many pictures.

Tanaka Farm - Strawberry picking

Once again, after how many trips to these places it is finally Lily's turn. We had a great time on her field trip learning about fruits and vegetables. The best part? Being able to eat as many strawberries out in the field that we wanted to. Lily alone got our money's worth, and we got to bring a little container home for her brother and sister.

Teddy Bear Tea

My girls had some fun last week attending a teddy bear tea put on by a troop of junior girl scouts. My Daisy troop really enjoyed this because they got to bring their teddies and learn new songs. Cassie's favorite part of course was making a marshmallow polar bear which she quickly digested upon completion. The girls also made cards which will be handed out to sick kids at a local hospital.

Making "feel better" cards for kids.

A few of the girls in my troop.

Mom "can I eat it now?"

Mother's Day

What better thing to be given as a early Mother's Day gift than a tea with Lily at her preschool. Lily presented me with a bouquet of flowers (made from pool noodles, great idea) and a card. I will seriously miss these events and all the crafts at this level when Lily is out of preschool. Too much academics and work in the upper grades, so I have to savor everything even more now.

Love Baseball and Love our Country

Nick got to hold the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance at his game. Before every game the boys do the Pledge of Allegiance, but the field flag is located at the major league field which is not visible to our field. One of our good friends grandfather, a retired Marine, provided the flag and now our team has one player during each game hold the flag in center field. They also invite a player from the other team to help hold the flag also. Love this, because it is more of a visual for our boys and more of a ceremony before each game. Nick of course enjoyed this. Got to love patriotism.

I Pledge of Allegiance to our flag.......

Is this really necessary?

Apparently the deal is, that if I want to get a good posed picture, I must let them do a natural picture, i.e. crazy and strange. Otherwise, all my shots need to be done with the zoom and without their knowledge.

Easter Egg Hunt

I had to get a little more creative this year when hiding the eggs. I actually had to give Nick and Cassie a limit so that Lily could actually get some. This worked out perfect because when they got their amount, they had fun helping Lily find hers. After they found their eggs they were off to find their baskets. Of course, Lily got a monkey and Cassie a Lamb. Yes, Lily is still obsessed with monkeys, but as she puts it "cute monkeyssssssssss" Nick on the other hand is obsessed with baseball so he got a print on canvas of his favorite Angel's player Torii Hunter, who he actually got to see at the Majors field before his game started. Apparently Torii's son plays on the Tustin League.

The starting line.

Stretch Lily