A photo outing

I've been bugging Vince to take photos of the children... (like last year) so these are my mother's day gift for 2010...  These are a few of my favorites.
Enjoy!  Let me know what you think...
There's that comment button at the bottom, you know what to do!

We had a great day with Daddy... and he did an awesome job with these photos!

Homemade Pizzas!

Vince has been pretty excited about whole wheat anything... so tonight he came home early to make homemade whole wheat pizzas.  He made the dough last night while I had fallen asleep putting the klan to bed.  I've had a rough weekend... that's another post!
Anyway, here's dinner:
dough he made last night --

the cast of characters:

the sauce:

the dough being flattened and formed:

then placed on a HOT cast iron pizza pan:

checking on the crust:

the important part -- the many layers of cheese!

the final products... quickly devoured by all!

How was your dinner tonight??

A Great Cause (take II)

Last year I blogged about this:

http://thequaches.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/a-great-cause/

I cannot seem to find my original photos that Vince took so that I can re-write this post...
So please take some time to read this again and let me know if anyone is interested since Mother's day is coming up!

I may have to reconsider the free shipping offer this time around... but just email me and we can chat!

Hoping to have more time to blog this week....

We LOVE Andy Z!

And you will too if you met him!
He's a children's performer based in the bay area and is great with children.  He is fun, enthusiastic, and just plain nice!  He ALWAYS interacts with the children and makes them feel so comfortable with his music.  We have all his CDs and listen to his music ALL the time.  I like that his music also include some narration so it's like a storyline.  The children listen to what he has to say and then sing along with him.  His lyrics are funny and really fun to dance to too!  ;)
We met him when MG was about 4 and followed him.  Then MD became a fan and he requested to attend all his shows!  Then E became a fan -- his s first few words were ba ba ba... lyrics from Andy's song of course!  So this post is for Andy Z -- we are your biggest fan!  Our favorite songs are this one and this one and this one and this one.
Since I lost all photos prior to 2007 I can't show them to you...  :(

December 2008 -- Santana Row

February 2009 -- Westgate Mall

June 2009 -- Los Gatos Library

July 9, 2009 -- Campbell Park

July 14, 2009

October 2009 -- Discovery Meadow Park  (We originally met him here back in 2007!)

(couldn't get a front row seat this time!)

We think Andy Z is super cool and we love his music -- go see for yourself!

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Today...in Matthew's words:

We saw:

Then went home... played.. and Daddy made dinner!

(It was hot off the pan but they were anxious to have a taste so they got creative!)

(Daddy did a great job -- all 3 loved their dinner!)

Then we played and raced each other before going to bed:
(They are running here -- Wii Fit)

(Then they raced with Mario Kart)

Another Happy Hollow Adventure

The benefits of being members is the ability to go many times and whenever we feel like it!  So, it's her second day of spring break... Happy Hollow anyone?!

They don't like the actual ride, so they opted to sit on benches together:

Because this guy wanted the gorilla this time!

While MD waited in line with the other children and moms for HALF an HOUR at least (yes, THAT long!) for the roller coaster... Emma, MG, E and I walked around...

And they picked this ride to go on together.  Emma is wonderful with MG, thus, MG loves her for being such a great big sister!

Then they ran off to the huge play structure which even I love!  :)

By this time, the others had gone on the roller coaster and were able to join us too!

ONE more ride before going home:

From left to right -- MD, MG, Olivia, Emma, Dominique, Nathan and Annelise:

Emma was nervous at first but then decided she LOVES this ride now!!!!

And as after note... we went AGAIN on Friday so MG could go on the Frog Hopper 2 more times -- her last day of break...

Olivia's 7th Birthday

In addition to a store bought gift that she requested, I wanted to make Olivia a few extra special handmade gifts...She is receiving an American Doll from her parents, so I made her these for her new baby:
A carrier:

A skirt -- because it's all I know how to make right now!  ;)

And a hair clip for either herself or her baby.  I found the tutorial here.  Instead of ribbon, I used the same fabric as her skirt and mei tai.  (Do you love my model?  E was more than willing to try it on and even smile.  But I told him I just needed his beautiful hair!)

Her reaction:

Her birthday party at Almaden Lake Park:

Melinda made this adorable cupcake cake -- full of dirt, earthworms, and flowers!  It was a big hit!

Then they were off to play!

Everyone decided it was getting hot and needed to get wet...

Oh my!!!

What a FUN day!!!!!

Thanks for having such a fun birthday celebration Olivia!