March 2017

Dad's 80th Birthday Bash

We started planning dad's 80th birthday party back in January.  We wanted to throw him a surprise of a lifetime and I think that's exactly what we accomplished.  Family from Utah, Arizona, Idaho and Seattle flew in to be there for the party, not to mention lifelong friends who were also in attendance.  The biggest miracle of all, is that we managed to keep it a secret from both mom and dad.  We threw the party at the Wyndham Hotel Downtown and had a DJ, a slideshow of old and new pics and all of the children shared a favorite memory of dad.  It was one amazing party/family reunion and none of us will ever forget it.  Dad was so happy to have us all together and there is no doubt it was one of the highlights of his life.

The night before the party, we headed down to the hotel and had dinner with all of the family who had flown in from Utah.  We ate at La Piñata in honor of Uncle Jimmy.

Setting up for the event was a lot of fun.  We walked downtown in the morning and grabbed supplies for the tables and decorations.  

It was a group effort to get everything ready.

All the siblings with dad.

All the grandkids, except my children who were off running wild!

And of course, this happened.

On Sunday we had a brunch for everyone to say goodbye.  Such a great weekend!

Fun at Lake Poway

It started warming up in March which meant we spent a lot of our time outside.  We made it to Lake Poway for some paddle boat fun and while we were out there, we spotted an amazing waterfall.  Due to all of the rain that fell this winter, there was an abundance of waterfalls near the lakeshore.  We decided to come back another day and explore the waterfalls.  We had so much fun ignoring all of the "keep out of the waterfall" signs and playing in the water.  These are my favorite kinds of days.

King of the Boat

The boys had so much fun splashing around in the waterfalls.

Mom even got in on the action!

Foster Starts Soccer

We signed Foster up on a 4x4 Soccer Scrimmage league, The Bobcats.  It was hilarious.  Three and four year olds playing soccer makes for some good comedy.  Foster liked most of the games but it was sometimes a struggle to get him to go and to play the entire game.  There were many occasions when he would walk up to his coach, hands on his hips and declare "I'm out of gas."  But he ended the season on a high note playing the entire game without complaint and doing really well.  He even got player of the week during the season.  We are proud of his effort and his willingness to play.

Player of the Week!