The Guddat Gang

Jon's brother Rob's birthday was a few weeks ago and we all got together at Jon's parents' house to celebrate. Jon's brother John and his friend Alexandra were in town from California so we got to visit with them too. Delaney got to help Grandma Sharon make chocolate cupcakes for the party. She also had a ball with Misty, Rob's girlfriend who gave her and her sister curtsy lessons and taught her how to play jacks. We had great fun visiting with everyone. Of course it always makes us want to move to the westside after these visits so we can be closer to Jon's family!

Ok. So I'll admit I have never been a big nature fan. In many ways Jon has helped me with that. I go camping now. I stop to smell the roses, watch a sunset or gaze at the stars. The one thing we have always fought about was me working in the yard. It was always too hot or I had other things to do. This year I decided I needed to vest more time in my home and family and working in the yard with our family was a great way to do it! Jon and I first cleaned up and planted in a few spots that have been ransacked by the neighborhood cats. We planted wildflowers there and and added fragrant bark mulch. Then we decided to tackle the back dirt plot that has been overgrown with weeds. I had never done so much weeding in my whole life! We finally got the plot cleared up and planted the 1st ever Guddat family garden!!! All four of us spent the day raking the ground and sowing the seeds in for Cucumbers, Corn, Green Beans, Carrots, and Pumpkins. The girls are so excited to help water and weed ...

Delaney and I went to our first Mother/Daughter tea party at church in honor of Mother's Day. We got all dressed up and had tea and lemonade and cookies. She had a ball practicing being a little lady and drinking out of real tea cups! After the tea party the girls and I and my Mom and brothers visited my Grandma in Moses Lake for Mother's Day. We took her to lunch and got to catch up with everyone. It was a great Day and that was only Saturday! For Mother's Day itself Jon booked me a massage in Yakima at this salon that started in Seattle which was really chic. I had a footbath, a waterfall shower, and a massage, it was amazing! Then we had dinner at my at one of my favorite restaurants. Thanks for such a great day honey!

Jon and I spent all day Monday at the piers in San Francisco. We really enjoyed ourselves, there was so much to see! We got to see the seals that sun themselves on the docks next to Pier 39, there must have been like 200 of them. They were so loud and kept slapping each other around, we could have watched them for hours! We also liked also the little shops in Pier 39 including a bath salt place that had different salts in bulk in barrels, they were so fragrant. It was fun to fill your own little bag with each scent and make your own creation. We brought some home for Delaney because she loves her bath to fizz and smell good. We got to see the Boudin's Bakery that is famous for their sourdough bread. You can stand and watch them make bread into animal shapes and such, it's really neat. Fishermans' Wharf was cool because the smell of fish was very prominent like 6 blocks away before we saw the signs or boats or anything. What a very bustling place! I loved watching all the p...

On the 24th of April Jon and I flew over to Oakland to visit our brothers John and Logan. Logan was just finishing up motorcycle technician school and we wanted to see it before he came back home. We decided to take in Alcatraz while we were there. Logan and his girlfriend Lyndsey, and Jon and I all spent the afternoon there on Sunday. It was pretty fascinating and eerie at the same time. The whole place practically is crumbling and it is now a national park which is a refuge for many different species of rare birds. It was cool to see solitary confinement and the places where they dropped grenades during a huge prison riot where the prisoners took over. It was a neat experience and a great viewpoint to see San Francisco.

For Easter we went to my Uncle Terry's house and had Easter brunch with most of my Mom's side of the family. Then we had a Easter egg hunt for the kids. They did a special one for the 3 little kids including our 2 which was nice. The girls each got a basketful of eggs and my Dad was in his element, helping them get candy and eggs (much like why he likes Halloween so much!) They had a great time and we got lots of yummy candy to share too. Later on we all had a good time playing Guitar Hero and band, it was so much fun!!!