Cubs game

Today we went to the Cubs game with Mike, Mary and their two boys, Mason & Max. Technically, it was the Padres game since we are in San Diego after all, but with our ties and Mike's ties to Chicago, it was the Cubs game. And we were all wearing whatever Cubs gear we have and were cheering for the Cubbies to win. 

Jeff, Emily, Kyle, Mike, Mary and their boys took the trolley down to the game. Aaron and I biked down after Aaron finished up his nap. It was a wonderful time cheering for our Cubs. Too bad the Cubs didn't pull this victory off, but it was fun to get back to Petco and take in the game with great friends. 

Mary, Max & Mason on the trolley

Emily with Max, Mike with Mason and Aaron. Aaron & Mason are about 8 months apart. 

I got to hold sweet little Max!!

Mike & Mary. 

Mason loves his ice cream!!

Kyle & Emily

Emily holding Max. 

Aaron giving Max nice touches

Mike & Mason on the trolley home

Kyle & Emily on the trolley home

Aaron wanted to ride the trolley home with everyone so I biked solo and he got to ride the red choo-choo. 

Mason & Aaron with their Curious Georges. 

Mother's Day

Mother's Day weekend was awesome! We did brunch on Saturday so that we could hit the beach nice and early Sunday before nap time. 

Trying to get out the door... Aaron with no pants and Mater... 

Kyle hitting some tennis balls. 

Kyle & Emily ready to board.

Bear & Daddy

Kyle & Bear

Emily pouting. She got really tired all of a sudden so she needed a break. 

Bear in the tent. Also tired. 

Me and my babies. They made me "Mom". 

After the beach, we went over to the Del to have a nice quick lunch. We went home, Bear took a late nap, and Jeff, Emily, and Kyle cooked a delicious dinner of ricotta gnocci, asparagus and snap peas. The kids also made me a delicious chocolate cake with coconut whipped cream frosting. Mmmmmm!

Bear in a box. :-) 

This was just me being silly with the kids at bedtime. Too much Celine Dion on the internet radio...

Ben & David visit

Josh, Stephanie, Ben, and David were in Anaheim visiting their grandparents so they came down to San Diego for a day so we could all hang out. It was wonderful having them here with us. They arrived bright and early as we were waking for the day so we went out for a delicious breakfast together. We had an open house scheduled for that day and Ian & Judy were in town so we planned to spend the afternoon out and about. We had bikes for all so we headed down to the channel to play on the water and parks. 

We set up camp on the grass and rented some stand up paddle boards so there was something for everyone. 

Aaron got on a paddle board. For a minute. He was not happy. Granted it was past his naptime, but he was not happy. He just wanted off. 

Aaron with me on the board. That little blip to the right is Kyle out for a swim. The kid suddenly became fearless and went for a swim. He had a life jacket on, but it was surprising for him. He loves playing with Ben and with Ben being older, he wants to be able to do what Ben can do. 

Emily & David playing in the sand. They are two peas in a pod. 

Aaron didn't care that he didn't have his swim suit on. He just wanted to be in the water. 

I believe this is Josh & Ben on the water. 

Aaron was clearly tired. He skipped his nap this day. He asked Emily for "uppies". 

Afterwards, we rode over to Point Loma Seafoods for some lunch. At 3pm. It was delicious. Even better, the kids had a kids table, Aaron included. And we had an adult table with us, Josh & Stephanie, Ian & Judy. It was just a wonderful day with wonderful people. 

Beach day

After the dentist, we had planned to go the beach. Kyle & Emily had school, but we figured taking them out for the morning for their dentist appointment and then some beach fun would be in order. Our beach morning turned out to be beach day so they had a free day from school. Don't tell. :-) We had a blast soaking in the 90+ degree heat and hitting the waves on boogie boards and surf boards.