Fathers Day

Like most holidays, Mark has to work but he got home early evening so for Fathers day we barbequed and went to a Palm Springs Power game. The Hershbergers joined us for a mellow evening of hot dogs, beer, baseball and lots of mister action to the point where it was getting chilly. The Power games are a fun family activity and Peyton was amazed at how good they played. He is so in love with baseball right now. Almost to the point of slight annoyance. But, on the flip side, I love watching him play every second and am trying to be supportive of his "short stop/pitcher" research since that's what he decided he wants to be when he grows up.

Courtney's Birthday

We celebrated Courtney's birthday with a girls night out for dinner at Matchbox and then people watching at the Village Pub. Dinner was great but desert was even better. They made some pizza looking thing topped with strawberries, balsalmic vinegar and mint. I'm begging Mark to try to copy it. Then we went to the Village Pub and had so much fun people watching until we decided it would be funny to have mustaches. Then I'm pretty sure people were watching us. It made for some good laughs.

Hospital Stay

What a weekend. Friday was a normal day of work, went shopping afterwards with Peyton to get things for Marks birthday then we came home. For the past 2 weeks I hadn't been feeling good and was complaining of it on a daily basis. I just didn't feel right. The kids wanted pizza for dinner so since I didn't feel good, no problem. The problem came when I took a bite of the pizza and was dropped to my knees with incredible pain in my stomach. I tried taking tums, having some juice and laying down but it wouldn't go away. Finally, I called Mark at work crying asking him to bring me pepcid ac because that should help with what I thought was indigestion. Instead he took me to the ER. They got us right in and every person asked if I still had my gall bladder. They did an ultrasound and cat scan then came back to the ER to tell me I was being admitted and having my gall bladder removed first thing in the morning because I had stones/polyps that needed to be tested. Not exactly what I was hoping to hear. I've never had a surgery like this and was scared. The next morning they came in and said I had to wait another day because they couldn't fit me in. Fantastic, a whole another day to stress about surgery. That is until they gave me the "relaxer" before the surgery then apparently I wanted to take pictures with the nurse and anethesiolgist. After the surgery Mark did all he could to make me happy. He slept with me every night, brought my favorite flowers and when the doc told him I needed to drink lots of gatorade he went out and bought plastic champagne glasses since I wouldn't be having my normal Sunday Funday mimosas! I have 4 holes around my super swollen stomach and about 10 staples even though it was done laproscopy. I'm glad my little trip to the hospital is over and I can't wait to feel good again.

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.