Happy Birthday Aunt Whitney!

Hope you had a great birthday! WE LOVE YOU!

Memorial Day Weekend 2008

We had a nice Memorial Day weekend. It was especially nice because we got to spend so much time with Daddy. It was quite rainy, but so it goes. Lance made us a yummy dinner- including some of his delicious lemon halibut on the grill.

One of our big weekend accomplishments was priming and painting the room that will be the new baby's room. This was our first real experience at painting. We are feeling good about how it turned out, but recommend that it not be inspected too closely. :) We'll post some pictures when we get the whole room put together.

Another highlight was a quick trip to the zoo which was lots of fun. We've missed it this winter and are excited that it is starting to get warmer again so we can start up again. It is so fun to be able to go for an hour or so, see the elephants, giraffes, bears, orangutans etc. and then be on our way. Kai also loves the $0.75 train rides.


We're excited for our friends the Wilkinsons who welcomed cute baby Matthew on Friday. Amanda (one of Kai's best buddies) is going to be such a good big sister.


Today was the last day of this session of Gymnastics. It's a little sad because we are going to take a break for the summer. But we are excited because we have so much other fun stuff coming up in its place. Kai has loved it and will look forward to starting up again in the Fall.

A Quick Trip

Kai and I took a quick trip to San Diego over this weekend to attend the San Diego Angelman Syndrome Walk-A-Thon. My parents were very invovled in pulling off this great event. I'm really glad we were able to be there and be a part of it all. It was a beautiful heat wave (80's for San Diego) weekend. In addition to the walk we got to hit the pool a few times, try out Kai's new bike for "grandma's house", do lots of puzzles and play lots of pretend with grandma and grandpa, eat some yummy food, and visit the second grade. It was a short trip, but we are excited to go back again later in the summer and get to spend a little more time.

At the Walk:

Mom and Dad in Their Green Volunteer Shirts:
Loving the Firetruck Part of the Walk Festivities:


Play Time:

Happy Mother's Day 08

Happy Mother's Day to our wonderful Moms, Grandmas, Sisters, Sister-in-laws, and Friends! I had a nice day and felt very loved and appreciated by my boys. I am grateful for all of the wonderful women in my life that have served as great examples.

Recent Kai Quotes

We figure we better write these down so we don't forget what a funny 2 year old Kai was.

1 & 2 are signs that we have recently been introduced to Diego and Dora on TV and are now fans:

1) In nursery on Sunday Kai's class was playing a game where they walk through the pretend forest and share what animals they are seeing. One kid saw a bear, one kid saw a bird, then..........

Teacher: "Kai what do you see?"
Kai: "I see a Puma."

2) In the hotel room in Las Vegas Kai was being cautious about getting out of his make shift bed and suddenly called out to us in an urgent tone "Ayudame". ("Help Me" in Spanish")

3) Last night Kai wasn't minding after dinner as we were getting ready to go outside for a walk.

Lance: "Kai listen or Mommy and I are just going to go"
Kai (in a wimpering pathetic tone): "But I would cry cause I love you guys."

I don't know if anyone else will find these funny, but they sure have made us laugh. From the mouth of babes.

Vegas

Lance had a conference in Las Vegas Wednesday night through Saturday night so Kai and I tagged along for a quick get away. The Conference was at the Red Rocks Resort which is about 20 minutes off the strip. This was actually a plus for us since a little Vegas tends to go a long way in our book. Highlights of the hotel included a great pool with ground entry, 2 flat screen tv's in each room (including one over the soaker tub), a super cool kids play area, a movie theatre, a bowling alley, numerous restaraunts and a food court..... The pool and the tub were really our favorites. We did head to the strip one afternoon to check out some of the hotels. The Venetian and the Bellagio fountain show were awesome. It was nice to have a little get away- even if Lance did have to go to a bunch of meetings. The pool made us feel even more ready for summer to get here. Here are some pictures from the trip:

Kai's perfect make shift bed out of the cushy room chairs:


Can we go to the pool yet?:


The only person in the pool first thing in the morning- this is Las Vegas. Later it would be packed:



Daddy Time:


And Some From the Strip: