Drew's Pre-School Graduation

Drew has officially graduated from pre-school and is heading to Kindergarden this fall. I can't believe it. I can't believe how fast time has gone. Her school puts on a cute presentation each year. Through the years here in the desert we've established such a great group of friends and now all of our kids are growing up together. We were lucky enough that her dance partner was Luke and Zoe's dance partner was Mason so it was easy to get pictures. The graduation was on the same night as Peyton's baseball playoff game so we raced over as soon as he was done, hence the dirty uniform.

Clementine Patisserie & Boulangerie

Christophe and Jen have opened a new business here in the desert and if you haven't had the chance to see it, you're missing out. Clemetine's is an adorable shop right next to Trader Joes in Palm Desert. It has amazing tasty treats as well as home goods that are great for gifts or for yourself. Congrats to them on becoming business owners!!

Mother's Day

Mother's day was probably my best one yet. Although, I don't have any pictures of my morning to show of it. The kids each made me homemade gifts and Mark wrote me a heartfelt letter that took my breath away. The mere fact that he took the time at work to sit at his desk in the hot kitchen and pour his heart out to me on paper was amazing. It was the absolute best gift I could have ever, ever asked for. I've read that letter almost daily because it makes me so happy. After he got off of work we went over to the Hershbergers' to celebrate Tasha's and Zoltan's birthday. The guys played Bag in a Box which is basically bean bag toss, the kids played hula hoop and football and us mom's analyzed the latest people magazine, talked and completely relaxed. It was so great spending time with wonderful friends. One last thing.....I stole all of these pics from wonderful Courney's blog because I forgot my camera that day.

Family

Third annual Cousins Weekend. We've done Mexico, Vegas and this year we stayed here in the desert. With Erica being close to her due date and Breanne being 3 months along, we decided it would be easiest to stay local, save money and be together. We barbequed, swam, went bowling and found a new fro-yo place. That was pretty important. The cousins were even loving enough to come and support Peyton and watch his baseball game. Can't wait until San Luis Obispo next year!

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.