Indian Princesses Camp at Loma Mar

Quinn and Dad attended their second camping trip at Loma Mar (near Pescedero). Quinn and the Senecas had a great time with an action packed Saturday agenda, which included:
- two hikes
- archery
- rock climbing wall
- zip line
- making tie dye shirts
- tribe skits

It was great to hang out with all the dads and girls in a really cool setting. Tons of huge redwoods and fresh air. Oh yeah, and there are plenty of banana slugs, which for some reason the girls like to dare each other to kiss. Quinn kissed 3 or 4 banana slugs, earning her rite of passage . . .

See more action shots of Quinn rock climbing, shooting a bow and going on a hike.

Mother's Day 2007

We celebrated Mother's Day with our second consecutive picnic at Tenutu winery. Brad and Sonja joined us as we enjoyed a large assortment of cheeses, cold cuts, crackers, etc.

Afterwards we went to the Livermore Valley Winery, where we listened to a few tunes from a local band and grabbed some great shots of Quinn and Reese . . .

More shots at flickr

Spring Break in Medford, OR

We spent a few days in Medford, OR to see Don, his family, baby Xavier and, of course, the kids sports wonderland known as America's Best Kids.

As always it was great to see the Berryessa's, and they always have a lot going on. It's a bit like the Lombardi household circa 1985 . . . lots going on . . . lots of people running around. And, as if there wasn't enough going on, Don and Sheri invited a foreign exchange student to stay with them.

It was good to see Baby Xavier and the girls had a blast at the gym. Quinn and Reese both took gymnastic's classes, swam in the pool and explored the gym during open gym (both the official open gym and the private open gym they were lucky enough to have). Also, Quinn took a hip-hop dance class. Reese summed up the weekend with her famous quote (now used by Don when marketing the gym), "Daddy, this is my best life ever!".

A few more shots here . . .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39366388@N00/sets/72157600644477543/show/

Easter 2007

Enjoy some shots from Easter . . .
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39366388@N00/sets/72157600644089133/show/

We took Quinn and Reese to Oaks Christian church in Dublin. They had a 50,000 egg hunt on their football field. It was pretty crazy as over 1,000 kids ran rampant collecting eggs . . . Quinn and Reese got to enjoy facepainting, jumpy houses, a magic show and lunch - all for FREE.

Trip to the Oakland Zoo

Shawna took the girls to the Oakland Zoo for a Saturday afternoon in the sun.

See the rest of the shots from the zoo here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39366388@N00/sets/72157600643764875/show/

Lengyel's stop by on their way to Hawaii

Bonnie and Dan (who lived across the street from us in Thousand Oaks) stopped by on their way to a family vacation to Hawaii. Bonnie called Shawna on a Friday afternoon and said "we're in town" and they came on over . . .

The girls really enjoyed seeing Nichole and Alex, who know live in Dallas.

Here are a couple more shots from their quick visit:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39366388@N00/sets/72157600644036248/show/

Half Moon Bay in Feb ?!?!

We took advantage of the long President's Day Weekend by heading out to Half Moon Bay for a couple of days of fun. Amazingly, it was in the high 60's/low 70's when we got there. Quinn and Reese both took to the beach immediately.

Quinn jumped right into her bathing suit and started splashing around in the waves. Reese didn't go in the water, but she also warmed up and they both started writing things in the sand.

As dusk closed in, we grabbed some dinner and then spent the night in a hotel. Tried to hit the beach again in the morning, but the cold weather had returned, so we hung out for a bit in downtown Half Moon Bay and then returned home.

See all of our pictures on the beach at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39366388@N00/sets/72157600614772995/show/

Nice to be able to grab a quick family retreat, with minimal planning (we didn't even have hotel reservations until 2PM) and a short 45 minute drive.

Quinn and Daddy at the Father Daughter Dance

Quinn and I went to our second annual Father Daughter dance on Valentine's weekend 2007. Quinn was a veteran this year, so we had to step it up a notch - no more Old Navy dresses for Quinn, this one came from the Limited.

We had a great time dancing the night away. Quinn hung out with Julia Tolari and Julia Wood and the Dads from the Seneca tribe enjoyed the evening with their princesses.

View all of the pictures from the Father Daughter dance here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39366388@N00/sets/72157600614594613/show/