3 Day Weekend Bliss

After a tough week of training in DC and even a FDA meeting teleconference I was very happy to have a 3 day weekend. Since Tim was heading with his buddies to LA to watch the UCLA/ SDSU game. I took advantage of this opportunity to invite my mommy friends over for a swim play date. We had a great time with 15 children and 7 mommies enjoying the great weather and reconnecting. It was fun to see how big our babies have gotten. In the evening the fun didn't stop and we had Dina and Jessica with their kiddos come over for more swimming and dinner. It was so much fun for us! I also had no problem getting the boys to go to bed that night.

On Sunday we headed to the beach and enjoyed the almost 75 degree ocean. Both boys were really enjoying riding boogie boards. PJ even caught a wave himself and rode it all the way it. I think I am definitely going to have some beach bums on my hands. I got to get away for a little while and swam out past the breakers with Jessica. It was so beautiful and peaceful with the sun setting. I love summers in San Diego.

Take Me Out to the Ball game and more

This weekend was especially busy. We headed out into the desert to celebrate my grandfather's 88th birthday. We had a great time seeing my family and meeting some long lost relatives that only new me as a baby or I have never met. It was also great to reconnect my more familiar relatives: my parents, brother and fiance, uncle, cousins and grandpa. The boys were pretty well behaved considering they didn't nap the whole time and had to endure a 12 hour car ride there and back. I know they just really enjoyed playing with their extended family. They even were brave enough to go on the water slide with their uncle and great uncle at the Biltmore Resort. After a few times they went all by themselves down the slide and were so proud of themselves. They are becoming great swimmers. We have been practicing in the pool practically every day.

After we made it back to San Diego, we were able to do something very special on Sunday- Our first family trip to the ball park to watch the Padres take on the Brewers. Originally this trip was suppose to be just me and Timmer with our friends, Beth and Joe, but unfortunately they had to cancel last minute due to family reasons. They were nice enough to let us have their tickets and the tickets were phenomenal- right behind home plate. (thank you Beth and Joe!!!)We dressed up for the game with Mommy and PJ rooting for the home team and Pops and AJ supporting the Brewers. We had a blast and even stayed until the top of the ninth. The boys especially loved singing Take Me Out To the Ball Game (they know all the words) and telling the batter when he should swing (Aye, Batter Batter; Saw-wing Batter). Daddy loved teaching them all the rules and at one point they refused to go to the bathroom because they might miss something. We only had a little rough housing at the end (they did have no nap and a tough weekend), but I am willing to try this again (that is saying a lot!). I think that this is the start of many more baseball games to come.

Weekend fun with Moms

The old Timmer was away at a bachelor party this weekend so Mommy had fun with her men. We got to go to the Quail Gardens for the Insect Festival. Who knew they would have birds and let us hold them? PJ was apprehensive at first and then he saw AJ was ok with it and agreed to hold the bird. We had a great time seeing the new children's park which included a tree house and stream that we loved to play in.

At home, we went swimming and even recorded videos of their favorite song. Later they performed in full costume. I am glad their Halloween costumes haven't gone to waste. Watch out world- the Jette Rock Band has arrived.

P has such a hard life that he has to sing about it solo.

Now their next favorite song is MJ's beat it. Music video coming soon....

I want to ride my bicycle

The boys got a special treat this holiday weekend. BIG BOY BIKES! AJ picked the blue and gold super charger bike with a red hot wheels helmet. Meanwhile, his brother wanted the Star Wars bike because it matched his Yoda lunch box. Then he found a matching Star Wars helmet and that sealed the deal. (Remember, he [and AJ too] is too afraid to watch Star Wars the movie or even the TV cartoon show.) Their daddy put them together with ease and they were ready to go after nap. The only problem was they were not fans of the training wheels. Too wobbly- according to them. Now that Mommy's own bike is fixed she can't wait to take them on a long bike ride. They just have to get brave enough to leave the cul de sac.

Fun at the Fair!

Dahlias bigger than their head!

Love the ice-cream.

Very brave with the animals!

This weekend we went to the San Diego country fair- our first time ever! Although we were disappointed by the food (the fried avocado was not as delicious as we thought it would be), we had a fun time. The boys thought it was so silly to take a school bus back and forth to the free parking lot at the fair. Mommy loved the garden exhibit and plans on getting her gladiolas in for next year. The boys really enjoyed the animals and even sat and waited over a half an hour for the piggy races to ensure they had the best seats. They are really growing up!

Fun at Stone

Now that the boys are getting older and more well behaved, we can go out to eat more. We went to Stone Brewery this weekend with Auntie Debbie and had a lot of fun. The boys even commented on some other children's bad choices (standing up on the bench, climbing on furniture, and shouting). The weather was gorgeous and the boys enjoyed playing with their pops out in the garden.

Spring weekend fun

We had a great weekend. It was nice to have a weekend with my boys! We started off the weekend with all 3 boys getting haircuts. This time we requested short and spikey for the boys. The woman who worked on PJ got creative and put blue and red color in his hair. He was very good through the whole procedure, but later confessed that he didn't really like it. His mommy sure did. Next to P they were giving a little boy a Mohawk with red color. Gotta love the PQ barber. Of course they celebrated their good behavior with ice cream. (Which I was told was a good "growing food" according to their Grandpa Carl. Hmmm. )

On Sunday they picked out their outfits and we walked to the PQ Festival. We had a great time and even got to sit in the back of a police car. Their mommy hopes it will be the last time. We walked all around and then the boys found something they loved. They were mesmerized by the little girls gymnastics performance. After staring for awhile, I convinced them to sit down and have their lunch. So they ate and watched the girls tumble. They were so well behaved, no sass at all! After they were done we went to get caramel corn and cotton candy (they weren't a fan) and luckily the tap/hip hop / and ballet dance recital was up next. They patiently waited for it to start, while of course checking out all the girls outfits. Then once it did start, they sat and ate their popcorn so sweetly. They clapped after each performance. The only time that I heard a peep out my normally very vocal boys was when they noticed little boys in a few of the performances. They told me that they didn't like watching the boys.

Fun at Belmont Park

Now that the boys are bigger we took them to Belmont Park (http://www.belmontpark.com/). We played mini golf and had a great time getting tickets in the arcade. Adam wanted to go on rides and went with his mommy on the yellow submarine. P was happy to get an ice-cream cone with his dad at the giant ice-cream cone stand instead. A fun Sunday!

Tomatomania

The boys and I went to the Quail Gardens for Tomatomania over the weekend (Daddy was golfing with grandpa and Joe). We had a great time and met up with our friends Beck and Max! Beck and Max brought their Mom, Sarah, their grandma, Diane, and their cousins. Fun! We had a great time playing in the water, digging for dinosaurs, and watching the train (the bumble bee and red one) in the Children's garden. Adam even got to feed the compost worms his orange peel. Again, the boys refused to paint a butterfly with their friends, color pictures, or do anything artsy. They would rather watch the train go round and round. Their Mommy was had fun with her friends and even got to see her coworker Vann (a docent there) and purchase 3 unusual tomato plant, a white one, a orange-strawberry one, and one named Jett-setter (of course I bought it based on the name).

Big Bear Fun

We were able to get away with our friends Brian and Dina for a weekend in the mountains at Big Bear. After braving Friday night traffic we made it up and were rewarded with brews from Big Bear Mountain Brewery. We were even treated to a local band, the Holcomb Valley Boys. The name was a little misleading as they had a lady singer and no one could have been younger than 65. The next morning we headed out to Snow Summit for snowboarding. Although I have tried snowboarding many years ago and was horrible at it, I wanted to try it again because we were all beginners. What a disaster we were. I hurt myself (swollen, bruised knees and tailbone), Tim quit after three runs, Dina traded her snowboard in for skis, and Brian wiped out so hard he hit his head and also lost his cell phone. I did like snow boarding when I finally got up (I had to turn around and face the mountain to get up). It just hurt too much when I fell on the icy mountain. I think I am going to go back to skis. Maybe, it would be better if it was more powdery so I won't get so beat up.

Miramar Air Show

We finally made it to the Miramar air show this year. We waited this long because we thought the boys could actually enjoy it this year. I think we waited so long is because we did not want to have to deal with the pain of strollers, bottles, or diaper changes. I am glad those days are behind us.

We met my coworker, Beth, and her husband, Joe, who is a lieutenant officer works at Miramar as a fly guy (he is the "Goose" guy in Top gun) . So we got all the inside scoop on the planes and equipment. Pretty cool. The boys loved matching the planes in the program to the ones they saw up close. They even had the Budweiser horses to look at. Fun times.

Beth, TPJ, PJ, AJ and Joe.
Big Tire!