Mercy House

This last Saturday, we were able to attend the Mercy House Gala in Huntington Beach with some of our closest friends...

It was so special to learn more about this incredible organization and all that they are doing to support the homeless community.  What a beautifully humbling evening...

One on One time...

 Over the weekend, Eden spent the night in Redlands so that Ryder could do his baseball practices and games.  That left Friday evening where it was just the three of us.  Ryder requested dinner at BJ's and then we watched Raya...

We are very silly together...

It was so sweet to have the one on one time with this kid while we knew his sister was having the best time with her family in Redlands...

Ahh Summer...

These days are for relaxing, connecting with people we love, exploring new places, and not worrying about a schedule...

Breakfast at our Cowgirl Cafe:

Visiting a new favorite art supply center:

Putting together new puzzles:

Having family visit from Texas:

And having our first swims of the season:

Summer vacation, we are so glad that you are here!  

Memorial Day 2021

 On Memorial Day, we went to Castaways Park on our bikes and experienced the Memorial Day tribute to those that have given their lives for our freedom.

Then we took the kids to one of our favorite date spots for lunch and the kids LOVED it!

It was a really sweet day remembering and honoring those that have given everything so that we could have a day like this together...

We are humbled and so grateful...

Go Chelsea, Go!

Ryder has thoroughly enjoyed professional soccer over the last few years and became a fan of Chelsea a few years back while playing FIFA 17.  He researched the teams in real life and landed on Chelsea. As he got more and more into it, we started following the Premier League as a family.  So over the weekend, he got to watch Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in the European Championship Final in the Champions League.

It was such a fun way to kick off summer...

our last date day of the {school} year...

Last Friday, while the kids were at their last last day of school, Kit and I took advantage of some alone time.  We hiked Peter's Canyon:

Then we headed to lunch:

I love his face...

I am so thankful for what these Fridays have been for us...

Now for a Summer of family time!

Ending the School Year 2020-2021

 Last Friday was the kids last day of school...

Their las time walking into elementary school together...

Then after we picked the kids up, more photos because I just can't get over that we have a middle-schooler now!

Also our crossing guard is the absolute BEST! We love our Ms. Linda!

We headed to ice cream and to organize all of their school treats and empty their backpacks...

A tradition that we have is to eat at Avila's for special occasions...

For the last several celebrations over the last several months, we have gotten it as take out, and it just isn't the same as the fun inside. It was so fun to eat in their restaurant.

The sweet server gave Ryder a special dessert for his graduation.

We celebrated him by the tradition of giving him a knife for the special occasion:

Then we headed home for a movie night of Cruella that had just come out:

We LOVED it!

It is so fun to be together celebrating these moments.

We are better together...