Awards Assembly

Taft Awards Assembly Spring 2015

After we moved back from Texas, we moved in with my mom and step dad in Riverside.  That meant that Lorelai started kindergarten at the elementary school I went to, Taft!  And to make it even better, her teacher was Mrs Poole, a personal friend of ours.  This was the first awards assembly we went to when Lorelai earned an award for academic achievement in language arts.  The assembly happened to fall on St Patrick's day so Lorelai was wearing her Leprechaun hat she made at school.

Disneyland Fun

March 2015

We loved going to Disneyland with our annual passes of the 2015 year.  When Melissa Jones (Christi Postoian's sister) came to visit with her kids we had a great time meeting up with them and all the kids.  See below at Disneyland with Melissa, Christi and Melissa Lane and kids!  

L-R Tavin Jones, Melissa Jones holding Shad Jones, Delani Postoian, Melissa Lane holding Gwen Lane, Kirra Jones, Lorelai Lane, Christi Postoian and MaKayla Postoian holding Charlotte Lane.

All these kids had a great time at Disneyland!

Melissa Jones with her niece MaKayla Postoian 

Kirra Jones and Lorelai Lane

Disney date night with no kids!  Jergensens, Lanes and Postoians

Happy Birthday to Elyse!  Spent her 6th birthday at the happiest place on earth with friends and family! Pictured here (L-(L-R) Elyse, Ellie, Gwen, Bonnie and Lorelai!  

All the party girls with the one and only Minnie Mouse!
(L-R) Ellie, Sage, Cozette, Gwen, Elyse, Lorelai and Bonnie

February Adventures

February 2015

So excited to be back at Disneyland!!  

Happy 40th Birthday to Christi!

Valentine's Day 2015

Valentines Day 2015

This year Ian and I were invited to a Valentine's Day Ball for Parkview Hospital at the Victoria Country Club.  Since Ian is the administrator for Villa Healthcare he hosted a table for case managers and others that worked at the hospital as a fundraiser for Parkview.  It was a fun night getting to dress up for Valentine's day!  

Baby Charlotte was not happy about not being in the picture
so we took a picture together before we left.

At Victoria Country Club with grandma Jewel's fur 

So fun meeting up with my friend Katie Gunnell (her husband David is also an administrator in Riverside)

Fun night dancing with these ladies! 

We spent the day of Valentine's at Victoria Gardens

My three Valentines!

Gwen's 4th Birthday

Happy 4th Birthday Gwennie 2015

Gwen loves her "bitty baby" from American Girl doll.  So for her birthday she chose to go to the American Girl Doll store and have a fancy lunch with her Grandma Susie, Lorelai and mommy.  We let the girls bring their dolly strollers so they could walk their dolls to the store.  Gwen brought Bitty Baby to lunch and Lorelai brought my doll that I grew up with, Samantha.  

Happy 4th Birthday Gwen!

After the visit to the store, Lorelai is wishing for this doll, Grace, the girl of the year for 2015.

We had a little family party for Gwen at Christi's house.  Grandma Susie, Grandpa Vern, Grandpa Cordell and Grandma Janette all came over.  Along with Mike, Stevie and Nathan!  We had dinner and cake and ice cream to celebrate our Gwennie girl!

We had a little family/friend dinner for Gwen at Christi's house

Lorelai, Ian, Gwen Lane with Aunt Stevie holding Nathan McDonald and Delani Postoian

Delani & MaKayla Postoian crafting with Gwennie (baby Charlotte is behind)

Grandpa Cordell & Grandma Janette McDonald

Uncle Michael & Cousin Nathan McDonald

Grandma Susie and Grandpa Vern Sewell

Back in Cali

January 2015

We're back!  Back to sunshine, ocean, palm trees and mountains!  Back to warm weather.  Back to Family.  Back to Friends.  So happy to be back!  

the girls wouldn't let each other go!  so excited to see each other

these two were so happy to see each other again!  Lorelai and Elyse

One of our first stops was Grandma and Grandpa McDonald and In N Out! I had missed this warm winter weather and sunshine!

As soon as I got back Christi and I went out and saw So you Think you Can Dance show!
Awesome girls night out!

Fancy feet

Moving Back to California

January 2015

After spending a year in Texas where Ian was an administrator we are moving back to California for Ian to manage a facility in Riverside.  When we first moved out to Texas, it was because Ian started training in San Antonio to become a skilled nursing home administrator.  Once his six month training was up, he was placed in a facility in Texas City to manage and we moved from San Antonio to a suburb outside of Houston, called Sugarland.  Three months later, Ian was offered a job for a different company back in Riverside, so he took it to return home to our family and friends.  

Here's a few pictures from our road trip back to California from Texas