Surf, sand and snow

The past few weeks have been so busy. We've been on the go, go, go!!! Jacob and I did a full "ditch day" together and went snowboarding a few Friday's ago. It was SO much fun. I haven't spent a day with just him in a long, long time. The weather was beautiful....sunny and lots of snow. I skied in my jeans (old school style)...it was that warm. We are hoping to get a few more ski days in before the snow melts away, but if this is all we do this year, than that's OK too. I'm so glad I got Jacob on the slopes. It's one of his favorite places to be. Benjamin is more of a lodge bunny! He's a good skiier, but had no problem staying home while his brother and I took to the slopes. Kailahni spent the day with my sisters while Doug worked. She did great with them and had lots of fun playing dress up with Vienna.




Last week, of course, was spring break.

The kids and I traveled over to California with my Dad. We spent most days on the beach...just hanging out. Again, we had fantastic weather. I rented the boys wets suits and they boogie boarded for hours. Kailahni LOVED playing in the sand. I knew she would. She also LOVES her Grandpa, and vice versa. My brother Chris (who lives in Oceanside) left work early one day to squeeze in a surfing lesson with Jacob.

I think one of my favorite things in life is to watch my kids play at the ocean. There's nothing better than sitting back and watching them enjoy one of the best parts of nature.

We returned home on Thursday night, and on Friday I drove Jacob up to Flagstaff (cause I'm cool like that) to hang with his cousins for the remainder of his break. My girlfriend, Leigh, came along for the ride which made this quick turn around trip much more endurable. Benjamin stayed home (his choice) and hung out with cousins down here.












Saturday night I attended (brace yourself) my 20TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION!!! Yikes! It was a lot of fun...as in I got home at 3 AM, fun! (For the record, I'm way too old for that.) However, I have some really good friends whom I've known for many, many years and when we get together it's hard to break away from one another. We turn into a bunch of silly school girls all over again!

This is me and my "oldest" friend in the world, Simone. We were in the same 1st Grade class together and have been friends ever since. She's lives right around the corner from me with her adoring husband, Roman (pictured below). He went to school with us as well...we all graduated together!