Too long since an update

We have had so much going on that I haven't had time to update! While others are winding down their school year, we're stuck on Track 1 (sore subject!) so while we're glad the pressures of sports seasons are taking a break for a little bit, we're still hanging in there with the whole school thing, though SUMMER!!!! is very much on our minds!

We recently bought a new-to-us boat.
It's several feet longer and wider than our previous boat and that apparently makes all the difference. We were able to launch in Lake Mead instead of going to Lake Mojave on the Arizona side and we were able to take it out Saturday after TWO soccer tournament games of Philip's since it's much closer to launch from Boulder city. The kids brought 3 friends and I had the biggest blast towing the kids behind the boat. I laughed so hard the back of my head hurt so much. I loved that all the kids were daredevils and a lot of fun. Now I can't wait even more to go on our vacation this summer because we can bring this along.

The twins also had their first piano recital ever on Friday. They just started lessons a few months ago after a 6-week session through the rec center last year. They both played much faster than they normally would and made a few mistakes in there. Neither thought they were playing fast, though, you know how that goes.



Here's an update on Lloyd's baby. This was taken once it came home, but before he restored the original Yamaha V-STAR "decals" on it. And, this was taken on my Blackberry so doesn't do the beauty justice. :-) The twins have gotten rides on it now that I got my helmet since that fits them, too. I made them wear my jacket, too, just in case.
Vanessa's almost done with middle school. This is the last week of school. She went to her first ever middle school dance a few weeks ago and these are from the pics I took of her. I'm not a photographer AT ALL and Lloyd had to be a in class that night so I was glad they turned out halfway decent.
Going back a little bit to April, we went to Universal Studios over Spring Break. The kids really loved this vampire. We have a family picture on Vanessa's camera I still need to get, but here's a peak at him as well as "Wisteria Lane" (Desperate Housewives).

His girlfriend looks mad, huh? :-)
Philip wasn't very cooperative letting me take his pics as you can see ...
But, he was probably too preoccupied here to dodge the camera: Vanessa did so much of this ... ... that she got special mention from the TRAM DRIVER! (she's got a little device in her hands in case you are wondering what she's doing ..... -- teens!).

We visited the Griffith Park Observatory and saw the planetarium show. It was very relaxing and nice, but maybe a little too animation-ish for my tastes. I still remember the planetarium in Golden Gate park, but maybe they've changed over to this high tech fancy way of doing planetarium shows, too.
We were also able to have breakfast with my daughter and her husband and then walk over to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and have the privilege of seeing the various freaks out there like this one. :::shudder:::

Now for the best part of the trip ... We got to have Togo's! The kids and Lloyd had it for the first time and now they're hooked. So whenever we go to California, we have to look them up!