Dates are Great

Mark competed in his 4th Date competition along with his trusty Sous Chef Martin, and this was his last. He said he's ready to try something different when it comes to competing. This was the first time the kids got to go and unfortunately Mark didn't win but overall he did win 2 out of the 4 years. So....I guess that makes him 50/50 when it comes to cooking with dates. This was the year he had the most people come out to support him. There were friends, co-workers and even members from the club. Having all those people was winning to him.

Easter

The only two pictures I have from Easter Sunday. Of course, as usual, my battery wasn't charged and died right after these two pictures. We started the morning off with a golf ball hunt at the club then walked around the Kraft for a bit. Then headed home to relax, get excited about an earthquake, then try to relax again. I actually made a full Easter dinner and dessert and decorated the dining table so that it was ready by the time Mark got home from work. Yay me!

Kraft Nabisco

The Kraft Nabisco Golf tournament is a huge LPGA tournament that is televised and held at Mark's club. It goes for a full week and it chaos. You have to have the correct wristbands to get into here or there and the crowds are by the thousands. Last year was Marks first year working it and my first year attending. I don't have a clue about the game of golf or know any woman golfers, but Mark get's passes so Drew, Jen, and I decided to go once again this year. We met up with several friends and ate, visited with each other, ate some more, visited Harpo the Clown, actually caught some of the golf game, then ate some more. It was quite impressive at the power the girls had hitting the ball. Although I was yelled at by some mean old man working the tournament for having my camera out, I was able to still sneak in a few shots. The final pic with the girl in purple was the one that won the whole tournament. I'm pretty sure there weren't shots that I could sell to a golf magazine.

Egg Dying

Egg Dying, an annual tradition with the Douheret's. The kids started out very carefully dropping their eggs in, getting what they felt was the perfect color and putting it in the holder to dry. Then by the end, one had to out do the other with the colors and I think they ended up with as much dye on their hands as they had on their eggs. They came up with some pretty creative eggs this year.

Easter Party

I believe this was the 5th Annual Hershberger Easter party/carne asada barbeque and I believe it was the best one yet. The kids are all old enough now to not only hunt for Easter eggs but play organized games and win prizes. Although some kids did not like the concept of "losing" they loved competing. They played the 3 legged race, potato sack race and the one where you hold an egg on a spoon and run it to your partner who has to run it back. The little ones were the best at this game because they just held the egg in one hand and ran with the spoon in the other. My little Mexican jumping beans won the potato sack race which was a huge surprise because Drew wanted nothing to do with it at first. After all the games came a very organized egg hunt. Courtney had a different color of egg for each kid to find so everyone got the same amount with the same things in them. After all the festivities came some kind of fight on TV that the dads and Tasha were very happy to watch. We are all already looking forward to next years party.