Memorial Day Weekend!!

Calaveras Big Trees State Park!!
We love Big Trees!!

The Onstines May 2009

Jack and Granny Ellen's crazy glasses

Nickolas loved the hot tub

baby pool anyone?!

Randy making smores in the chiminea out back

hot tub time!!

"creative s'mores" cookies and PB cups YUMMYroasting marshmallows

Hanging at the lake

Luke, Mac, and Jack at Lake Tulloch

We went to the Lake house over Memorial Day weekend. 100% pure fun all weekend long. In fact, it was so fun that we stayed from Friday to Tuesday because no one wanted to come home. But, all good things must come to an end. Happy Memorial Day!!

What a place for a Sunday picnic

we couldn't resist the fountain... it was over 100 degrees

We often picnic on Sunday afternoons with the kids so this past Sunday we decided to head up to the Sacramento Temple and picnic there. Such a wonderful place to be with the kids. We enjoyed walking around the grounds and couldn't resist cooling off a bit (very respectfully of course) in the huge fountain. The kids enjoyed chasing the geese around the park area. We may make this a regular outing, it sure was peaceful.

Open house

Jack's class hatched chicks
Lukas waiting patiently while we checked out Jack's classroom

so so cute!!

Jack reading to everyone in Mackenzie's class

Mac and Mrs. Mac, her fabulous teacher

Mac's self portrait

Jaguar model

Mac and her finished project

Open house at Breen Elementary... One of the best parts about moving was getting the kids into Breen Elementary School in Rocklin. We love this School and the teachers!! We had a fun night as we toured Mackenzie and Jacksen's classrooms. In Jack's class we watched a video of the years events and projects and then got to see Jack's work. So funny... We also got to see (and hear) the baby chicks they hatched a couple weeks ago. Mackenzie showed us her work including a self portrait. She recently finished a report of jaguars (her favorite animal, at least for now) We also got to watch the 4Th grade classes square dance :) Happy to know the boys and girls still learn to square dance. It's the little things right?!

Park Pals

Mariah and Mackenzie
Jordan and Jack

Lukas

Nickolas

We spent Saturday afternoon at the park with our pals the Besabes. Mackenzie and Jack have really missed their buddies Jordan and Mariah (who they've spent much of their waking moments with over the last 4 years) so it was so fun to spend some time playing together. It was really hot, but the slurpees helped!! We hope to see them again soon!!

Kindergarten Mother's Day tea

Jack and his buddy Kyle
Jack's class hatched chicks using an incubator

reading his story to me

Jack the "ham"

We had a lovely time at Jack's class' Mother's Day tea party. What a hoot! The kids introduced their Mother's one by one and gave them a necklace they had made. They sang songs, recited nursery rhymes they'd learned, and each child read a story they'd written about their Mom. Jack's was really funny as usual. I am so grateful the Jacksen is a part of our family. He is such a ham and such a love ♥ Really, he is maybe our most helpful child and always recognizes when he can help and often does so without being asked. What a blessing he is!

It's little hand written notes like this that make it "all" worth it as a Mom :) This is Jacksen's invitation for a Mother's Day tea that the Kindergarten class is having this Friday. So dang cute!

Viva Las Vegas!!

a bit backwards, but our trip ended with Lori breaking her ankle...

The Ice Angle "dance"
Lori, Carma and I at the Hocky game

Oh, yeah, and Arbonne had David Cook perform

And, David Cassidy (his wife is a VP with Arbonne)

Enjoying dinner with my girls Gayelynne and Lori

We "got it all" at NTC

Me and Krista Embry (Celebrity makeup artist)

So every year in April Arbonne has a National Training Conference that I attend. Every year we have a blast and go home exhausted from all the friends staying up all night to chat, sharing ideas, learning, growing and just having a wonderful time. Randy stays home with all the kids each year so that I can go :) Love my Randy. He's such a huge support to me and my Arbonne business (because he knows I am his only ticket to early retirement!!) We had an especially eventful trip this year. We stayed a couple extra days to enjoy some "girl time" Lori and Carma's cousin from Canada was visiting and her women's hockey team just happened to be playing in a tournament while we were there. Such a fun game! Unfortunately it ended with Lori missing a step on the way out and breaking her ankle (poor Lori) The only help we got was from a drunk Physician who was at the game (lol) Anyhow, she's recovering thank heavens. So, the trip was wonderful (mostly) I Love Arbonne!!