Lovin' Summer....

Tonight we gathered with friends for some sports in the park. It started with volleyball, which I haven't played since Freshman P.E.! We had a blast though playing barefoot on the sand court and I'd have to say... we were pretty darn good! Following volleyball, we set up a game of croquet and had lots of laughs. Josh is pretty darn good at croquet....I on the other hand could use some practice. :) Following croquet the guys decided to play botchie ball, while the girls walked down to Cafe Salsa for a yummy mexican dinner. Ok so have I mentioned that I love summer break?? Working part time, having no papers to grade, enjoying the sun and spending more time with our family and friends!

Enjoying summer.... Volleyball in the sand

The girls are ready for some croquet

Jenn needs to move closer to me!

Oh yeah....we came in 5th, 6th and 7th place....out of 8 that is!
Mandy provided the music :)

Housewarming Party

This Saturday we invited friends and family over to see our new home. Although we still have many projects to complete, we were excited to share what we've completed so far. Below are some pics of the house in it's finished state at this point, followed by pics from the party. We had a great time with everyone and look forward to many more wondeful memories in our new home.

LivingroomKitchen
Guest bathroom

Our beautiful hardwood floors
Guest Bedroom
Computer Room


Our bedroom

Gotta love double sinks!

Slider from our master to the backyard. You can see our cute little shed outside.

Josh and Leah

Hanging out in the kitchen

Jenn and me :)
Dustin, Mel and our beautiful new Niece (2 weeks old!)

We love our backyard
Dinner time

Bonfire time

A's Sweep Giants!

On Friday we traveled to S.F. for an A's/Giants game. Before the game we met up with everyone at the 21st Ammendment and then checked out Scott's apt. We love your place Scott! He lives less than a 5 min. walk from the stadium. Unfortunately for the Giants, Zito was pitching. :) The A's won....Mike wasn't too happy. The Giant's stadium is beautiful, as you can see from the pic below.

Some of the group
With our son Scott :)
Ready to head down to the Coca-Cola slide
climbing up...

Woo Hoo!!! Enjoying our sour candy!!

Let's Go A's!!!

We finally got to an A's game (our first of the season)! The weather was perfect ....It was a 7:00 night game and I was able to wear my tank top the ENTIRE time! The A's played the Yankees and unfortunately lost 3-1 :( We had a good time tailgating before the game and had great seats (thanks Mike!) We're heading to S.F. this Friday to hopefully watch the A's CRUSH the Giants. :)

Girls Night Dance Party

This was our first annual "Girls Night Dance Party" at Ramona's house. The weather was perfect! It was mostly teachers, teachers, and more teachers! :) We had a great time catching up, enjoying yummy food and drinks and of course celebrating the fact that school is almost out! The majority of the evening consisted of us dancing the night away! :) I absolutely love the awesome colleagues I work with in my district! We always have such a great time together! I love these girls!


Enjoying tasty food and beverages on Ramona's deck
Socializing

Getting the dance party started!

The girls on the dance floor

I love these two! (my teaching partners!)

Last Day of school for Josh!

Well Josh is officially on Summer Break! He is on his way to D.C. with his 8th graders tomorrow. I still have another week with my 2nd graders :) Summer school starts for him in 1 week...he only has 4 weeks of summer school and then the true summer break begins! We can't wait for the camping trips we have planned and of course our trip to D.C.