I'm a big girl now...

Okay so one night I called the kids for dinner and the boys came but not Tessa... I finally had Titus go check on her because they had just finshed in the shower and I wasn't sure if she might need help. He came back and said she was all dressed and she was blow drying her hair!! Well she has never blown her hair dry I usually do it... So I went and asked her to show me how she had gotten the dryer and how she turned it on and I wanted to watch her blow dry her hair. I stood there amazed at how well she did all of this at 4 years of age (she looked like a grown up)! I knew she could brush her own hair after a shower but I did not know she would be able to blow it dry all by herself!! She sure is a girl...and I don't even have to train her how to be one. She just watches and then tries it herself...pretty scary!

First beach trip...

First Beach Day of the Summer!!

We had our first beach day of the summer the first week of summer vacation...my kids said it was the best thing they had done all summer (so far)!! We went to Zuma and literally had so much fun we didn't leave until 5pm. This was one of those days you wish would never end... The weather was perfect, the kids were getting along and having a blast... Although the riptide was pretty bad so there were at least 10 rescues that day...it just kept us busy watching the kids...there were 11 kids between 4 of us moms...but it was fun. We pulled our chairs up as close as we could and hung out down by the water with the kids. I am sure we will be back as many times as we can before school starts back up again...

Lake Tahoe

Travis and I had the opportunity to get away just the two of us in April. We went to Lake Tahoe for 5 days and had an absolute blast! We stayed at the Marriott Timberlodge in Heavenly Village...the Heavenly gondola was literally right outside of our hotel door. We enjoyed every minute. It was relaxing, quiet and just...much needed. Here are a few pictures from our little trip...we were truly in awe of God's beautiful creation.

Little League 08

This March through May Tatum played his first season of little league baseball. He had practices twice a week and games twice a week...you can imagine how much time we spent at the baseball field! He played outfield, second base (occasionally...not as much as he would have liked though) and he was the star pitcher on the team. The first time they put him in to pitch he only threw 13 pitches because he hit 2 batters. I think he would have been fine...he was getting used to pitching from a mound for the first time ever. Well the next time they put him in to pitch he showed them his stuff...the past was now history! He ended up being the most consistent and accurate pitcher they had on the team. Tatum got 3 game balls for his pitching! The last game of the season Tatum came in as the relief pitcher with bases loaded...he struck out the next 3 batters...1...2...3...throwing only 12 pitches! The inning following that he struck out the next 3 batters again...throwing 13 pitches. Then the last inning he struck out the next 2 batters with 7 or 8 pitches...I don't really remember what happened after that except that my jaw was dropped in amazement!! Travis and I are going to try and get a small video of one of his games on the blog...

Easter

Resurrection Sunday

Our Lord's Day started by going to church. We had the kids sit in the service with us and they did a great job. Then we had the privilege of hosting Easter dinner in our home (don't think I cooked the whole dinner though). It was a blessed afternoon with the family enjoying the warm sunshine. I enjoyed every minute of it (I know the kids did too). Here are some of the moments I captured throughout the day.

Mentryville

Mentryville Park

Tatum had a report where he had to choose from a historical site here in the Santa Clarita Valley. His assignment was to visit the site and create a scrapbook to share with his class. He chose Mentryville Park which is at the end of Pico Canyon off the Lyons Avenue exit. Mentryville is Western California's first oil boom town. Pico Number 4 was the longest-running oil well in the world...producing oil from 1876 to 1990! The town is now trails where you can walk, bike, ride horses, etc. Some things are still standing from the 1800's (a 13-room mansion and the school house are 2 of them) which were fascinating for the kids to see. We had a great time and are excited to go back and see how far we can make it on the trails the second time around...I think we made it about halfway back the first time. Here are some pictures of our visit to Mentryville Park...