Random Cuteness!

We spent a lot of time in our car this school year.  Braden went to school mornings 2 days a week at downtown Brentwood, Sadie every day afternoons in downtown Antioch.  Piano lessons, Dance Lessons, Baseball were all after school activities that required more driving everyday.  So, I am not surprised to see so many pictures on my i-phone of us in our car.  Here are some cute ones to share:

Picture of Braden that Sadie took:

Picture of Sadie that Braden took:

Picture of Braden's view of me (on Jason's i-phone):

Mackenzie's hair looked so cute this day!

Here is Mackenzie and her friend Atlas at the park.  Her with her "baby" and him with a race track

He was very protective of her and made sure she didn't go where she wasn't supposed to.  When she did head for a dangerous area (the chain link fence where it was broken) he immediately went for her and held her hand to take her to safety.  Love the way he was holding her hand in this picture like she was a princess!

Game Over!

Baseball season is over and Braden received his first Game Ball and Trophy to remember it by!  I think he was both sad and glad for it to end.  He had fun doing it, but got a little wore out with it too, since practices were twice a week and usually one game on the weekend.  He started out the season really knowing nothing about the sport since we had never taken him to a game, watched it on TV, or played it with or without him before.  By the end, he had it all figured out. 

He was a little disinterested with all the waiting for the ball when he was in out field (we actually saw him attempting to stand on his head at one point during a game, but usually he would be messing around with his hat or mitt, picking at bugs or flowers, etc.) but understood what the objectives were of the game and could hit the ball almost every time with out the T.  The last game of the season the kids were really into it and were chanting their team mate's name whenever they went out to bat.  It was so cute when Braden went out and they were all cheering his name he forgot to watch the ball and just turned completely around to see the kids.  It really made his day and he got so pumped, he had one of his best hits that time!

The all time favorite part of Baseball for Braden:  End of game snack!

Here is Braden at his last game with his trophy:

Afterward we celebrated on at an old local greasy hamburger joint, Hazels and had some super yummy greasy hamburgers and milkshakes!

A new addition!

On May 20 my brother married Keila Fonseca, my new Brazilian sister-in-law!  Sadie, Mackenzie and I went for a girl trip to Idaho attend the reception, held a week before the wedding.  They planned for an outdoor wedding outside my parents house and I thought they were crazy.  The weather had been awful, cold, even a little snow up to a couple days before the big day.  Thankfully, the weather on the day of was PERFECT!  No wind, beautiful sun (not too hot, not too cold)!  The yard looked really nice with all the work everyone put into getting it ready too.

I was able to fly in a few days before the reception and help with the menu and shopping of the food served, help prepare the yard and background set-up and then help with the cooking and assembling the day as well.  And let me tell you the food was excellent!  :)  Thank you Costco! 

My parents especially put a TON of time and effort into making this day nice for them, I am so in awe of everything they can do with all the responsibilities they carry.

Here is the original Webb Couple, my parents:

Meet the newest Webb couple:

Clint and Keila

It was my first time meeting Keila.  She seemed to be a very nice, cute and energetic person.  I wish I was able to talk to her more but she only speaks a little English, her native language is Portuguese.  Clint met her at the end of his mission in Brazil.  They talked through Skype for months and fell in love.  He flew there in January proposed and then she flew to the states in April, just a month before the wedding.  That's the love story behind the picture.  :)

   We needed a new family picture now that there are 3 of my parents 10 children married so I was able to gather everyone for a few seconds for a new Webb family picture (minus a few - Jason, Braden and Hyrum)

My 16 year old sister Mary and I were lucky enough to be bridesmaids for the event

I think this is the most alike we have ever looked since we were both wearing the same dress and had our hair the same, although her hair is stick straight and thin and mine is a big curly bush on my head. She was excited to tell me she grew 1 inch though and is now 5'1!

I have to give a shout out to my sister-in-law Patty for making these gorgeous cakes and taking all the pictures for the event too! 

While I was busy catching up with old friends and family, Sadie was having a blast running around with her uncles!

 

Here is Sadie with my brother Luke (who is 2 years older than Sadie!)  She thinks it is lots of fun playing with her uncles because they all treat her like a princess and let her get whatever she wants. 

Mackenzie on the other hand was not so excited about what was going on and I think was getting very homesick.

It was her 3rd day away and that was enough for her.  She cried that night until 1 AM, and then I had to get up at 2 AM to get to the airport for my flight (the airport is 3 hours away from their house)!  All I have to say is NEVER buy name your own price on Priceline because you end up with the crappiest flight times!!!  AND more stops instead of direct flights.

The other advice I have about airlines while I am on my soap box is NEVER fly Delta!!!  I had problems getting Mackenzie on board as a lap rider, had to pay $50 for my bags each way (southwest doesn't charge for bags), had my 6 AM flight delayed for no good reason that could be given, which delayed my second flight causing me to not even get back until 1 PM!  Getting up at 2 was sooooo not worth it!  So I didn't save money (paid for bags in addition to the tickets) and didn't save time (layovers!) 

Winco Field Trip

Sadie's school had field trips for kindergarten for a whole week while the older kids did testing.  Braden, Mackenzie and I went with her for 2 of the days.  It was fun watching her interact with her classmates and spend more time with her during the day!  One of the days we went to Winco for a tour.  We shop there all the time so I wasn't too excited about it, but it actually turned out to be really interesting and fun for the kids.  They showed the kids around the store and the back where they receive new shipments.  They walked into the back of a big rig trailer, watched a fork lift in action (Braden was in awe), went into the huge refrigerator and freezer areas, learned about the bakery ovens and equipment, went into the offices upstairs at the front of the store, etc.  The best part was the touch stations (with gloves) and tasting stations they set up around the store!  The seafood station had squid, whole fish, lobster and mussels to touch.

The meat station had some pigs feet, cows tongue (sliced so they could open it and see the inside of the tongue), and cows stomach.  Eww!

The deli had a tasting station of cheese and potato wedges.  Produce department had a station where they could touch select fruits and veggies and eat some apple slices.    Bakery had a station where the kids could frost and decorate their own cupcakes after their tour of the bakery and demonstration of frosting and air spray on some cupcakes.

Sadie would make a cute cafeteria lady, right?!

Mackenzie wasn't a fan of the hairnet!

Yum!

Besides the cupcakes, I think the sample slice of the pizza was a huge hit too. 

Thank you, Winco! 

Updating Blogs

I have been working on updating blogs lately so be sure to look at the last few previous posts on this blog. 

With the summer around the corner I thought I should update my activity blog as well:

http://cheapbayareadestinations.blogspot.com/

I added new free movies for this year, Tumble Time Bus at the Streets of Brentwood, Kids Eat free locations (need some help adding to this category!)  Feel free to comment more ideas for all of us to use this summer!!!

Also check out Jason's blog for new pictures of jobs he has completed and worked on more recently:

http://calaesthetics.blogspot.com/

Sadie's Birthday!

Ever since Braden's birthday, Sadie had been looking forward to hers.  She kept telling Braden that her party would be better than his.  I admit though, I didn't get it together for Sadie like I did for Braden.  We had the dance performance and Primary Activity that I was in charge of the week before, then the Father and Son's Outing that I had to get the boys ready for was the same weekend while still working around Baseball and school.  Ahhh!  It has been such a busy month.  I was so grateful for the parents that brought their kids to Sadie's little party at Skipolini's pizza and helped make it a fun day for her on such short notice. 

Things didn't go quite as planned but Sadie had such a great time with her friends, she didn't even seem to notice or be upset about it at all.  The kids were supposed to assemble their own pizzas (Sadie really wanted to have a cooking party, this seemed like a perfect solution - no mess to clean up at home!), however, Skipolini's must have misunderstood me and brought out 6 COOKED personal pizzas.  The place was PACKED and the kids were hungry already so I just let it go instead of complaining to management.  Looking back, I really should have complained, the whole reason for purchasing the little pizzas was so they could put it together themselves, one large pizza would have been much cheaper if we were getting cooked anyway!   I also brought a craft for the kids to do and keep (since Sadie LOVES doing crafts), that went over good, but since the place was so busy I was wishing we had a little more space to do it in.   The kids had a lot of fun playing on the play structure there.. and yelling at the older boys that weren't being so nice...

then we had ice cream cake and Sadie opened her presents.  She got so many cute, fun things from her friends. 

The next day Jason and Braden came home from the Father and Son's outing and we were able to celebrate her actual birth date with them.  Nana and Papa also came over and gave her a kids camera (supposed to be nearly unbreakable!)  She has been having a lot of fun with that.  And now she doesn't have to sneak off with mine!  :)

She also got a new "Little Mermaid" nightgown (see first picture)  and Little Mermaid aquarium with a guppy and a frog.  (Here we go again with the fish!)  And then we went out to see a movie together, which turned out to be a really cute movie!

It was funny because the next day we got a phone call that Jason's parents had something in their attic.  It sounded really big and maybe dangerous so they asked Jason to come over with his pellet gun.  I guess we still had this movie on our minds because we kept joking that Jason was going over to Nana and Papa's to train a dragon in their attic.  Braden dressed up like a "warrior" for the event too.   So funny!

  

Happy Mother's Day!

Braden's preschool had a Mother's day breakfast for all the kids' moms.  His teacher went through a lot of work to make it nice for all of us.  I was really impressed!

Each of the kids took their mom by the hand and took them to their place at the table set up outside.  There was a picture of Braden in a frame he decorated and a laminated place mat of things Braden said about me. 

What is your mom's name?  Amber

What does your Dad call your Mom:  Amber

How old is your Mom?  She's old, 10

What is your moms' favorite color?  Pink

What is your mom's favorite thing to eat?  Just healthy food

What is your Mom's favorite movie?  Princess and the Frog

How many brother's and sisters does your Mom have?  Yes, lots!

Where does your mom like to go for fun.  Everywhere and her friend's house

What special message do you have for your Mom?  I love you!

The kids helped to serve their moms breakfast, which was super yummy!

They also had their own little breakfast with doughnut holes, fruit and drinks.   I think they liked it...  ;)

Kind of funny how the boys and girls segregated themselves on the two blankets.

I also have to mention the super cute little book that the kids gave me for mother's day that made my day.  It was called "My mom is Great" and I loved how it made the little things I go through everyday seem like mini miracles.  Fixing meals, finding and fixing toys, chasing away monsters that live under the bed, going on bike rides in the country... super cute.  I especially loved the little autographs and pictures on the inside cover from Sadie, Braden and Mackenzie.  :)   The kids also gave me some little goodies they created at church as well.

Jason made me a special chocolate chip pancake breakfast and spaghetti and meatball dinner.  Yum!  We also invested in a front loader washer and drier that I will continue to enjoy for years to come.  I told Jason that I didn't need anything else for a long time.    

It was a really nice Mother's Day.  I love being a Mom.  :)