Gymnastics...

Sad to see it go, but we ended Stacy's gymnastics class for now.  Stacy's will be going to Kindergarten next year and school is all day and gymnastics class is mid-day.   Maybe we will look into going again but basketball is also going to start soon, so there won't be as much 'time' for gymnastics class.

Robbed...

After a nice night at the ball park we came home to find that our house had been robbed when we were at the baseball game. Boo.

I guess the robbers came an hour or so before we got home.  They ransacked our bedroom looking for small electronics and jewelry.  Then they found our safe.  I never thought someone would actually take the entire safe out...but the robbers stopped whatever they were doing to work on the safe.

They carried the 250+ pound safe out of the house.   Sadly, a lot of Aya's mom's jewelry was in the safe, along with a bunch of documents like birth certificates, social security cards, tax returns, etc.

Still no word from the police but I figure they won't catch the thieves and even if they do we won't recover anything.   So here is the deal if you have never been robbed:

Take pictures and/or write down the serial numbers of your valuables.  Don't leave that information in the safe (ahem, like i did...DOH).  If you keep recipes or your credit card statements then that should work as well but let me tell you, electronics depreciate quickly.  

As nice as your insurance agent that sells you your insurance policy, the insurance company you deal with is not as nice.  Not that they are mean but it is almost like they don't believe you about what is stolen and the amount of paperwork sometimes doesn't even feel worth filling out since you won't get the value of the items back!

At least we weren't home and everyone is safe and sound.

Dodgers vs Marlins

We went to the Dodger games to watch the Dodgers take on the Marlins.  It was a great night at the ball park.  Sunny, but not hot:

We got there a little early so we took more pictures:

Cheered the Dodgers on to a 5-3 victory!

Stacy and Toshi...

So much vacation pictures, I kind of forgot where I left off on the blog and where I want to start up again.  I guess while I think of what I want to post, here are some pics of Toshi and Stacy hanging out at the gym keeping occupied while Jack plays basketball:

Art...

This post is dedicated to Aunty Paul who heard my comment around Christmas time about how terrible Jack is at art.  Jack had a pottery class at school and this is what he made:

Any guesses as to what it is?

It is a DUCK.  A yellow, green, brown, teal duck.

I wish I took pictures of the other kids animals in class.  Even Aya couldn't guess what Jack made.  Luckily Jack has a good sense of humor about it all and he knows he is terrible in music and art.

Swimming...

Stacy has swimming the same time Jack has baseball practice.  Since most of the dads go to baseball to help their kids throw and catch, I usually take Jack to baseball and Aya takes Stacy to swimming.  One week Jack and I decided not to go to baseball practice so I could watch Stacy swim.  I was shocked to see how good of a swimmer Stacy is now.

I wanted to quit swimming for her and now I am rethinking it.

Baseball..

Jack has been having some good outings lately.   He pitched back to back days.  In 3 innings pitched, he gave up 1 hit, struck out 6 and walked nobody.  Since his blown save he has been pitching much better and he is getting better fielding help from his teammates.

The one thing that irks me and I couldn't figure what it was...until now.  He swings like Matt Kemp.  A kind of slow lazy swing.  Jack might be leading the team in hits this season so he does a good job making contact.  He doesn't hit with power like Matt Kemp but when he misses the swing looks like he isn't even trying.

Oh well, just proud of the season he is having thus far.

Green Belts Part 2...

Jack and Stacy doing their Orange Belt form:

Green Belts Part 1...

Stacy and Jack tested for their green belts.  Both the kids did well.

 Breaking a board:

Green belt:

While Jack did very well, Stacy was the best one of the class.  Looks like she is about to do the flying crane from Karate Kid:

 Attacking against Jack using a variety of kicks:

 Breaking a board:

The master even took pictures of Stacy doing her forms and told the group how well Stacy did.

Spring Break Part 25...

Video time:

Stacy and I on the water slide:

Jack and I on the water slide:

Stacy learning how to hula:

Spring Break Part 24...

Last day and what do you expect...more pool!

Jack drops off and right into the wall!  He cut up his leg but he was okay:

I am Stacy's personal playground:

Pool time:

What a rough life for these guys:

Spring Break Part 23...

While everyone else is napping, Stacy and I are out having fun:

Stacy is so independent.

Spring Break Part 22...

Jack thinks the under water pictures are hilarious!

He thinks someone is going to rescue him but I tell you it's not going to be me!

After 6 days, I think Jack is getting tired of the pool and opts to play Aya's iPhone:

 Stacy and I venture out to see Goofy:

Where do kids learn about playing games and being on the phone?  Their parents?  Like mother, like daughter...while Jack naps:

All that video game playing is tough work for Aya:

Jack had to get his daily shaved ice:

Spring Break Part 21...

Eating and going to the pool...that is all we did.  A nice dinner at the resort:

Stacy loved this water slide.  It was the first time I was ever on a water slide that was completely dark the ENTIRE ride.  Jack didn't like it and only rode it a few times.  Stacy and I would ride this every day!

 

I must be getting old.  After 6 days of water slide and riding so many times, I started to get queasy like I was motion sick going down the water slides.

Spring Break Part 20...

Stacy and I were on our mission to see every Disney character on the grounds.  We ran into Duffy.  I had no clue who Duffy was, but he is Mickey Mouse's teddy bear.  The F.O.B.s loved Duffy.  I didn't really want a picture but we happened to see Duffy and no one was around him yet so we snapped a pic:

Then saw Mickey and Minnie again:

But that was only because we were passing time waiting for Chip and Dale: