A Jensley Party with the Mariners

Jens picked a Mariners game for her birthday. Rock carefully packed his things and then hanged them in the hotel closet. He's more organized than I will ever be.

 Lil' Jens had a hard time waking up in time for the hotel breakfast.

 Rock woke up almost before the breakfast was open and helped himself to a five course meal.

 For lunch we enjoyed delicious Chick-fil-A and Ryker went crazy for the chicken nuggets.

 Rock always knows how to look the part.

 When we arrived at our seats Ryker recovered a BP ball. He was stoked.

 He was more stoked about the giant slice of pizza.

 My dainty little princess.

 Some people say that you should never meet your heroes. Those people are dead wrong.

 Ryker constantly begged Grandpa for trips to the concession stand. 

 Rock said he had a blast.

 Jens had a full, exciting day and couldn't wait to hit the sheets after it was over. 

 The trip was a success, even the ride home was fun.

Running Out the School Clock

We had a perfect spring which kept the kids playing outside. Ninja Turtles, baseball players and princesses playing together in harmony.

Rock loved baseball, especially when he was able to play catcher. 

Dioci's mom made us homemade enchiladas which made Jensley beam with glee.

Jens has turned into quite the fashionista. 

To help Ryker succeed in school Grandpa bought him a Kratts Brothers Power Suit. I don't know how that was supposed to help him succeed but that was the story they told me.

Rock nailed his performance in the final concert of the year.

DeA and the kids took up roller blading. Jens demanded to know why Mommy didn't have to wear all the restrictive pads like she did.

Pads or not, she looked adorable.

All the roller blading paid off with a trip to La Brisa!

We set up a shooting range for the BB gun in the backyard. Ryker refused to take directions so this was his shooting form.

We tried to walk the roughly three miles to Grandpa and Grandma's house. We started out optimistically. 

Rock was determined to finish the trek.

Ryker (he's the black spec up ahead) was on a quick and steady pace. About thirty seconds after this picture he turned around and asked to ride my shoulders. The problem was Jens was already begging to ride my shoulders and Rock was demanding to turn around and get the car. We called GPA and he came to rescue us.

Jens was a big help mowing the lawn.

We celebrated Dad's birthday at Apple Cup. Maddy made the perfect cake.

It's never a party without Chayo.

Spring Fun!

We took the kids to watch Dioci's softball game and Jens was all styled out.

 Rock was happy to be outside, but wanted to know where the hot dog vendors were.

 The kids and I did some backyard camping.

 DeA did not join us. She was offered a spot in the tent but straightly declined.

 Raf-gato even joined us.

Ryker wanted to learn how to BBQ and I let him man the grill for a while. He did pretty well.

He turned everything constantly, so they were more like rotisserie hamburgers but still delicious. 

I don't know what Jens is doing or how we got to that point.

The kids waited a full year for Earth Day to come back to the park. They said that the wait was worth it.

The face painting was the biggest draw.

Fairy Butterfly

Ninja Turtle

Rock's Storm Trooper didn't quite turn out like he wanted so he erased all the pictures that I had on my phone. Here is another fairy princess butterfly.

Things get really pretty here in the spring.

Spring Time Random Fun

Jens' friend Violet occasionally hang out. They love playing with their dolls.

  The boys helped Grandpa Dale burn some brush up at Top Shelf. Rock brought his BB gun to get some practice shots in.

 I've tried to get him turned around but he insists on being a left handed shooter.

 One morning DeA wasn't feeling well. Jens was getting bored with the situation so she called Gpa for help. He swooped in (literally) and saved her.

 The nicer weather means more playing which is wearing Jensley right out.

 That's one sleepy eyed little Fenz.

 For Easter the kids wanted umbrellas. I don't know why but they practically demanded umbrellas.

 Rock was pretty happy with his umbrella but didn't want to show it off.

 This is Jensley eating with a tractor spoon. I don't know what else to say. 

 This is Ryker looking like a cactus. I don't know why.

 Raf gato ran away to either join the circus or live at the cat house. Ryker misses him but also understands that cats are terrible people.

 Mommy was taking a much needed nap one Saturday so I took the kids to Green Dot

 Ryker made sure to bring his umbrella to show it off to anyone that passed by. 

 The kids love getting out of the car at the top of our street and running down the hill. The only problem is that Jens wants to beat the car so she yells at us to slow down.

 We colored eggs as a family and no one got hurt. That's what is important.

 After they were dyed the kids wanted to hide them. I'm still not sure if we found all the ones that they scattered around the house.