Spring Break 08 in the OC

80 degree beach days for a solid week. I come home and wake up to 4" of snow at the house and 11" at the Bird. My only mistake was not continuing my vacation and headed out snowboarding this morning.
We had a blast going on long island walks with the kids, alone, and together. Big Corona with the boys. A short surf lesson for H down at Blackies/Newport Pier (we'll get him a wetsuit next time).
I went down to Trestles solo and then again w/ Mateo. Best waves of my life. Pedro's Tacos. Who needs the Magic Kingdom. The boys didn't even want to go. Thanks to Sue & Dave for the accomodations, Mateo and Clan for bbq, and Phelps for the hangout pad.

AZ Baseball

Just returned from a long drive. Along the way we stopped at the AZ Grandparents and a couple of Spring Training baseball games. I just wanted to emphasize the ratio of driving to pleasure time. The drive was worth it. We had Uncle Mateo and Zach to enjoy the trip with us. Thanks to the Grandparents for room and board, and to the Nally's for coming over for an early b-day party and pinata smashing event.

Trust me, It's fake

I'm talking about the fur around the hood on ak's jakt. Saturday snowboarding is the reward you get for getting H & O up at the cracatoa of dawn, feed them, scour the house for gloves and the rest of their gear. Then, once you've found parking at the 'Bird, you have to suffer the screams from breaking their ankles while wedging their feet into ski boots. Once they are checked into their lessons the reward begins. For ak, it was a nice powder day.
My day didn't turn out half bad either:

• Tear the dishwasher apart in an attempt to fix
• Church ball
• Molcasalsa w/ JB (who was brave enough to ref bullet #2)
• Hang w/ my favorite 6'1" sister DK
• Cruising the aisles of REI w/ Penele