USA Sevens Rugby Tournament

The USA Sevens Rugby Tournament was in San Diego at Petco Park for the first time, so we decided that it would be fun to go. Team USA isn't so hot, but we saw some pretty good games and the weather was beautiful. It was seven-on-seven and each game was only 15 min, so it went by pretty quick. The Kenyan fans were definately the loudest and outnumbered everyone else. Afterwards we went to a rubgy festival and had some delicious tri-tip sandwiches. It was a great day!

USA vs. England (England scored, but it was a good tackle)

"Scrum it up!"
Team USA passing the ball

Steppy Time

I'm always seeing the kids doing cute stuff, but I don't always have my camera when they do it. I happened to have it close by when Starlee and Ryden were laying on the steps a few days ago after Starlee's preschool pajama party. Aren't they just adorable?

New Additions

We are now the proud aunt and uncle of 10 nieces and nephews. On December 29, our nephew Jared Michael (sorry no pictures yet) was born to Jocelyn, Jason, and Jon, but we were lucky enough to be in town already when Joanna and Broc had their first, Brady Lewis, on February 5. Janelle and I went to the hospital that night to see him. Casey was working that night, but he had the chance to see and hold Brady when Broc and Joanna came to dinner a few nights later. We are so excited for both of my sisters, and CONGRATULATIONS!

Brady and me at the hospital

The Happy New Family

La Jolla Tide Pools

On our first free Saturday, we went to the tide pools with Garth, Janelle, and the kids. It was a beautiful day at the beach and we're so happy to be in warm weather. There were so many pretty things that I took pictures of, but as always I had to hold back. Here are a few of the cool things we saw.

A ledge of mussels

Ethan and his reflection

A sea anemme...anemonemone (anemone : ) )

There were tons of "canyons" that were amazing

Casey looking for his missing crab : )

The beautiful sunset

I thought these six circular pools of water were neat

Casey really liked this door

Mt. Soledad. It's a war memorial in La Jolla

Bowling in Sactown

We decided that it would be fun to go bowling one night, so we went to this pretty snazzy bowling alley and had a great time. The boys bowled on one lane and the girls on the other. I think just about everyone bowled the best game of their lives (mine was a 116), and I beat Casey for the first time : ) During the second game, Casey made one heck of a comeback and bowled a 167! It was amazing. He also got three strikes in a row (Gobble, Gobble!). Nartker had an amazing game as well and ended up beating Casey by one point with a 168.

The boys (from left: Jason, Nartker, Josh, and Casey)

The girls (from left: Me, Ashley, Charity, and Melody)
This was my favorite picture of Casey

Casey, Jason, Nartker, and Josh's second game scores.

Casey's Haircut

Casey grew out his hair for like 5 months because he HATES getting his haircut, but while we were in Sacramento we decided that Nartker could do the honors and make him more respectable looking : ) I actually didn't mind the longer hair but now he looks like a new man!

Before

First Cut. Right down the middle.
After! Isn't he handsome : )

Tour of Intel

When we went up to Sacramento a few weekends ago, we ended up visiting Intel, which is where Jason is now working. We walked around A LOT, but at least it was good exercise. The place is huge. There are like 7 or so buildings and they are all connected by walkways and such. We also saw cubicle, after cubicle, after cubicle...

Melody, Nartker, Jason, Josh, and little Dallin

A view from the top
Jason's very own cubicle. We're so proud : )

In The Leafy Treetops

I was outside watching the kids play and they decided to climb trees, and Trevon told me to "go get your camera, and take a picture of us." I guess it's obvious that I like to take pictures and that they're not shy in front of the camera : ) Then they decided that it would be fun to pelt me with "pokies." It was fun though. While I was out there I also took pictures of the few remaining leaves on the trees.

Ethan and Trevon

Starlee

Fall Leaves

Santa Monica Pier

After Casey's last day of training (Friday), we didn't want to be stuck in traffic, so we stayed another day and Chris' grandparents were nice enough to let us stay at their house in Santa Monica. It was a beautiful house built in 1929. Santa Monica was a pretty city too. The night we stayed, Chris and his dad took us to the Santa Monica Pier and 3rd Street (a closed off street where they have a lot of stores). We had a blast and Casey won me a stuffed monkey for throwing baseballs at plastic plates and breaking them : )

The game where Casey won the stuffed monkey

Casey and I both tried this, but didn't get to the top to ring the bell. Casey got a lot closer than I did though.

Chris' dad John, Chris, Casey and me

Intern Training in Los Angeles

Casey had to go to intern training in LA a few days after we got to San Diego. We stayed in The Omni, which is a really nice hotel in downtown LA. It is not a place to hang out there. We soon found out that people only go downtown to work and go to Lakers games. Our hotel had a really pretty food court with a big fountain that shot water int he air and water surrounding a lot of it. Also, our friend Chris was visiting his family for Christmas Break, so we hung out with him and he showed us around Pasadena and Santa Monica.

Downtown LA

Our first night there we were downtown looking for a place to eat (downtown is not a hot spot) and we saw this place, so we stopped and took a picture.
The Museum of Contemporary Art was right next to our hotel. This is a sculpture made completely out of airplane parts.

Our hotel reflection in the building next to us

Chris took us by the Rose Bowl

Broc's Graduation Party

Joanna threw a Graduation Party for Broc because he just graduated with his Bachelor's in Business Management from SDSU. It was at the beach and we had a lot of fun. Broc and his dad grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, we flew kites, skateboarded, played over the line, and just hang out. It was a beautiful day too. We're really enjoying the San Diego weather : ) Congrats to Broc for all his hard work!

"Let's go fly a kite"

Q: How many guys does it take to fly a kite?

A: More than two because Casey and Jonathan weren't having much luck : )
Jonathan doing flips off the swing

Casey and Trevon. Best Buds.

I've never been very good at skateboarding, but I got pretty good that day. Don't expect any tricks though: )

Jonathan doing some sort of trick on the skateboard

Ethan and Starlee running with their balloons