A Lunch Date With My Top Readers

On Friday Greg and I met with some of my top readers this year. These kids have read more than three times the amount that a twelfth grader should in one school year! These kids are awesome, and it was great to spend a day with them.

We started the day at Books of Paradise, a really neat used book store in town, where each student was able to choose a few books they'd like to read. We then walked to La Comida for a yummy Mexican lunch. After lunch, we walked to the Town Park to play and have ice cream. The kids all complained that the park was "boring," yet they didn't hesitate to spend the afternoon running, swinging, and playing tag!

Tag with Mr. Holman

Danielle & Lucy with James & Emily
The kids playing tag on the play structure

Owen having a grand time on the swings

An Easter Surprise!

An Easter surprise arrived in the mail for the boys yesterday!

Thanks for the treats, Grandma Cindy & Grandpa Kevin!
Yum.

My Sweet James

A little bit ago, James came into the computer room where I was working, looked at me in my sweats with scraggly pulled-back hair and told me, "Mommy, you are the beautifulest girl I ever met."

I love that kid!

Too Bad...

Tonight, James sat with me as we looked through a bunch of pictures and video clips from the past year. At the end, James said, "Mom, that is too bad that you aren't in any of the pictures or videos of our family."

I agree, it is too bad!

I vow to hand the camera over and ask others to take a few shots with me in them with my camera.

I should be in at least a few photos, I am the most popular afterall...

A Picnic at Table Mountain

We met at Table Mountain with a group of our friends today for a picnic with the kids. If you live in the area and haven't visited Table Mountain before, it is so worth the visit! Even though we went a little late for the flowers, many were still blooming and along with the 70 degree weather with a slight breeze, it made for a beautiful day! We all brought blankets and food to share, and after we found an ideal picnic spot, we had a relaxing lunch. The kids enjoyed picking unlimited boquets of wildflowers, flying a kite and running free. I took tons of pictures and it was very hard choosing which ones to post, so I had to post a bunch! Enjoy!

Owen bringing flowers to Mommy. He was so thrilled to be free to pick as many flowers as he wanted- something that is usually outlawed.

James loved flying his Transformers Bumblebee kite- best $2.99 I ever spent!
My cool big boy with his spikey hair!

BFF- Renton & James

Owen was so excited to have a real picnic!

BFF- Owen & Keegan

The Finch family

Boys throwing rocks into the creek.

They would have been happy to have stayed & done this for hours!

Bob & Sonya checking out the waterfall.
Kristin was making me nervous standing so close to the edge!

Tara & Sonya on the edge too...

Cool kids. James thought he'd climb on Kelly for a ride!

Bob & Sonya Clark, enjoying the sun!

Our kite flying high!

The McGregor family Charli Ann, enjoying the day.

James & Renton flying the kite together.

Charli chasing the big disc through the flowers. James decided to snuggle up with Kelly.

Todd & Keegan flying the kite.

Keegan was so proud to be flying the kite all by himself! We all got a nice laugh when he let go and Todd had to run for his life after the kite as it flew away.

Happy Keegan. Todd & Renton flying the kite & enjoying the view.

I love this sweet picture of my sweet Owen picking flowers. This is my new screen-saver.

Giving mommy a pretty flower.

Spring Evening Family Walks

The weather has been beautiful (near 70) and we're enjoying nightly walks in our neighborhood. While we don't love living in Magalia (we'd so much rather be in Paradise), we completely love our neighborhood. We know all the neighbors on our quiet block and enjoy walking around the block without worrying about traffic or anything like that. The boys love getting outside and taking a family walk after dinner, it's the perfect way to wrap up the day!

Our April Fool

James' version of an "April Fool's" prank on Jason and I...

It's now April 5 and we're still getting "fooled" frequently. We think James now has a new favorite holiday.