Birthdays. I love them. It doesn't matter who's birthday it is...I wanna celebrate and have a good time because hey...it's a birthday!
Meanwhile, back on earth, my mom and dad decided to come down to Carlsbad to celebrate her 61st birthday, beach style. First, we headed over to The Beach House for a fancy lunch and as a bonus, our dear friend Phyllis joined us. It was so nice to get to visit with her and catch up. Dad snapped some priceless pics of the kiddos, too. Thanks for picking up the tab, rents!
My parents are smart enough to get their own place to stay for the night. Dad made a reservation at a hotel right on the beach so they could enjoy the ocean mist and sounds of the waves right outside their door. They got to ride their awesome beach cruisers around, as well. The pics are so cute! It was definitely a relaxing and peaceful stay...that is, until they decided it was time to head over to the Roblee's the next day...
Mom and dad went with Mike and Dane to watch Dane play in his soccer game. Dad, of course, took tons of pics (don't worry, I kept it down). It's so amazing to see these pictures of Dane. He is only 6, but to me, he looks 10! I think they had fun being there to support the Green Dragons:) Afterward, they came back and it was time for Gramma to open her birthday present from us. The kids were dying to do it for her, but we were able to keep them at bay...sort of. Once the excitement died down, Mike took the boys to go camping while mom, dad, Alana and I went to Vigilucci's (apparently pronounced VIJ-il-oochies...go figure) to meet Colleen and Bill for some birthday dinner. I think it's safe to say I haven't made that many noises while eating in a LONG time. I ordered this Cioppino that was to die for. Alana enjoyed herself, too, and gnawed on whatever we threw at her. There was so much slobber and drool because the food was
that good. Oh, and Alana was pretty slobbery herself, too:)
Thanks, mom, for spending your birthday with us (and for buying us food...hee hee). We had such a lovely time!
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| Riding along Tamarack beach. Doesn't get much better than that. |
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| The cute couple:) |
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| The birthday fairy came and wrote a birthday message! |
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| Go Dane go! |
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| Ryan was on the playground while Dane played. As usual:) |
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| Nice action shot! |
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| "That one was for you, Gramma!" |
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| Soccer is serious business. |
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| I love this pic! |
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| She did NOT wake up happy...but we changed that real quick:) |
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| This Johnny Jump Up is like baby crack! HAHA! |
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| Ryan could hardly keep his hands off Gammas birthday presents. |
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| Dane channeled Mary Therese! (For Kimmy:)) |
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| Paintings for Gramma. |
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| On the way to camping with daddy. |
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| Cuyamaca baby! |
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| Always meeting some nice kids to hang out with:) |
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| This freaked me out. |
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| And while the boys were camping, mommy was ordering Cioppino from Vincenzo. Yeah baby! |
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| Tradish "cheers" pic! |
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| I'm happy as a bowl full of Cioppino! |
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| Colleeeeen and Billy! |
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| Sunday birthday party with the "after church" gang:) |
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| Happy Birthday, Mom! |
