Memorial Weekend '11

We started off the weekend celebrating our Anniversary, "16" years! We've been so busy with sports that we forgot to make plans. Well we really didn't have any weekends to make plans. Funny thing is, our plans for most the weekend got cancelled. So we were able to get rid of the kids and we went out on the town.
First we went to dinner, shopping and then some dessert! Yum, we found a new yogurt place. Yogurt has become one of our new favs!
Saturday night, strangely, it rained. So we just watched movies with the kids at home. Sunday we attended church and then had a bbq at home. Dad happened to come by so we invited him to stay. It was a nice meal outside.
We then set up the tent,


she's always gotta put on a show!


played some backyard games and made smores!


Monday hopefully I'll have some more fun pics of the rest of our weekend. Stay tuned!

Tina and her Fish

Back in March we got Christina some fish. We were having a hard time keeping her in her bed. So we made a deal. If she stayed in her bed for three days we would buy her some fish. She was so excited to have her own pet(s)! She did amazingling well!
Three days later, we were off to the pet store. We started w/ the tank, rocks and decor. If you've never had a tank, you have to set it up first and gradually add the fish. A few days later we added the fish, it's suppose to be at least a week later. You know she wasn't gonna wait that long. Well as long as you get hardy fish you should be okay.

Three months later and we have three of four fish left. Not bad!
She just loves watching them, talking to them, feeding them (most days). It's so funny to listen to her talk to them and laugh at what they're doing.
One day one of the fish was in a deep sleep! I was so worried how she was going to take it. We talked about it all day and finally that evening she said, "Mom, I think it's dead". We removed the fish. She really didn't like the idea of it going down the toilet, we told her not to watch. You really had to try hard not to laugh and be considerate of her feelings.
I'll tell you one thing, it sure is nice to have fish again. We use to have two tanks years ago. Somewhere I have pics.
How do you like our homemade background? One day Tina asked me to help her make a backdrop. I thought the stickers were a cute touch.

Some Of February

I can't believe I fell so behind. Here's a little of what happened in February.
February is the Japanese New Year. Every year we go spend a day celebrating, eating and enjoying time with friends and family.
Behind the building is a duck pond. Christina looks forward every year to feeding the ducks.

Then the performances start. I didn't take as many photos as I usually do.
I just love the costumes!


During February we also went bowling with Uncle John.

It really is a fun sport/activity to do with the family.

Can't Forget Easter

Yes, you know I'm still trying to catch up. So here is a little of Easter. Of course you'll only see pics of Tina. It's like pulling teeth to get the boys in a pic.
Tina waited weeks for Easter to come. Or should I say The Easter Bunny! With the boys I never had to pretend the bunny was real. By the time they were 5-6 we stopped doing egg hunts, but this little girl wouldn't give up about the bunny! We tried explaining that bunnies don't lay eggs. She didn't care, she still expected some eggs from the bunny Easter morning. So Easter morning she woke up and looked in the backyard, NOTHING! We told her she had to go to church first and then the bunny would come! So first thing when we got home, she ran to the backyard. Yes, there were eggs! She had a blast finding them.




The Dress: I bought the dress a month in advance. She was wearing a size 4 at the time. By the time Easter came she was in a 5. She only got to wear the dress once. Good thing we got pics!



Here's a cute liitle bird made out of paper that Tina and I made.

Moving On!

Kenny finally finished his high school season and has moved on to city league. This year was kinda rough with having to transfer schools and start new on a different team. He worked hard and tried to prove his worth, but sometimes you run into a coach who picks favorites.
Kenny became very frustrated at times but after many talks he made it through the season. He's now playing on the same team as Mateo. They just had they're first game and can you believe it, I forgot the camera! What else is new these days.
So here's a few pics from his last game.