Our Week in a Nutshell...

~*~*~*~*Playdate*~*~*~*~

Vance and Matthew

Elizabeth

~*~*~*~*~*~*Fishing with Daddy*~*~*~*~*~

Vance (with the help of Alan) caught this 18" little needlenose fish!

~*~*~*~*~*~*Newport Beach*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Kaitlyn and Ainsley

Searching for clams

Ethan, Vance and Jackson

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*OC Fair*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Hi-Ho Silver!"

(The horse's name really was Silver)

Mmmmm....

Emma, Rylee, and Vance

Whew! What a week this has been! Definitely fun, but oh so busy!

Monday: Playdate with Matthew and Elizabeth (Matthew is 2 days older than Vance, and Elizabeth is 3 weeks older than Ainsley - what a perfect match!)

Tuesday: Vance went fishing with Kev down in Carlsbad. They met up with Kev's good friends, Wook and Alan. Vance caught 3 fishes! Ainsley and I met up with Brooke and Mom for lunch and a little shopping at The Shoppes in Chino Hills (not pictured).

Wednesday: We went to Newport Beach with our moms' group. It was overcast at first, but once the weather cleared, it was beautiful and warm. The kids had fun searching for clams and playing in the sand. Then after running home, getting cleaned up and taking a little rest, it was off to the Orange County Fair! Honestly, what's better than expensive fried food, and large stuffed animals won by playing over-priced carnival games!? Not much that I know of! We did have fun hanging with our friends, the Christensens, though.

Thursday: I had Bible study down in San Clemente with my good friend, Olivia (and my Aunt Terry). Afterward, Liv and I took the kiddos down to the beach for a couple hours. Again, beautiful weather - so fun! (No pics for this day.)

Friday: We were off to go see my old friend, Amber and her darling daughter, Kylie. We had lunch at their place in San Dimas, and the kids had fun getting wet in the backyard with their blow-up pool and sprinkler toy. (Unfortunately, no pics of this day either.)

Saturday: We're doing nothing... Hopefully, I can recoup from the cold I've had all week!