Weekend Recap

Hey kids,
Daddy here. Well this weekend was awesome! Friday night, it was Alex's first football game. Mom and I went and we think we saw Ian Zering in the crowd! Shasta won by a huge margin, I think they're going to have a good season.

Saturday night, the boys and I went over to Kerry and Casey's house to watch the McGregor fight. Demi Lovato sang the National Anthem and it look like she stepped out of the shower to do so. Then her bottom lip was quivering like a scared Chihuahua. Very strange.  The fight was too much boxing and not enough MMA but like we figured, Mayweather won that fight. Although the fight between Barker and the pepper shaker after the event was almost just as good.

Sunday evening as we were getting ready to for another work week when we noticed a little too much fuzz on Alex's cheek and the boy had to shave for the first time.

We were helping him apply the shaving cream and he was like, "Dad how do I do this?" And I'm like "How should I know, look at me!" But he managed to get it done and now has a nice smooth shave. I can't believe I'm at the stage where my son is shaving. Another fun weekend in the books. More Adventures to come soon. I love you guys,
Daddy

Weekend Recap

 Hey kids,

Daddy here. This weekend, mom and I had big plans. So, Friday night we took you guys out to the houseboat and dropped you off. We then headed back home and stopped at Mod on the way to get some dinner. Saturday morning, bright and early we headed out for Sarah and Dean's. After a few minutes of chit-chatting we got on the road. We stopped at a place in Marysville called Pietro's for lunch. It was really good!

 If we ever have a chance to get down there we should definitely make that a priority. I'm very glad DeanO was driving because traffic in the city is absolutely miserable. But thanks to his astute driving skills, we made it to the hotel just fine. As Dean is a platinum member with a Holiday Inn they kept referring to him as Mister Powers, so we started doing that too.

After Mr. Powers arranged an Uber for us we hopped in Donald's car and headed to the stadium. Or at least try to as Mom, Sarah, and I wouldn't fit in the back and I had my foot out the door while my man Donald started driving and I was literally pedaling along with my foot on the ground! Come on Donald!

Anyway, we got to the game and walked through the Sea of Tailgaters.

We got all checked in and went to our seats, grabbing a beer on the way.

We could see the field just fine despite the fact that DeanO said we were in the nosebleed section.

We had an absolutely wonderful time. Even though this clown sat right in front of me.

The Niners played like absolute garbo but we still had a blast. Mom even got a shirt from the T-Shirt cannon!

We ended up walking back to the hotel because it was faster then taking an Uber with 5247321 cars on the road. We didn't get to bed till after midnight kind of, which is late for us old people. Sunday morning we got up and made our way back to Sarah and Dean's after getting breakfast at this place called Bill's.

With our bellies full we've got on the road. We dropped off Sarah and Dean and Mom and I headed home. I picked you guys up at the lake, thanked Papa, and headed for the house. Another great weekend adventure comes to an end. Next weekend is the Mayweather McGregor fight, so I'm sure we'll do something fun. I love you guys,

Daddy

1st Day of School 2017

Hey kids,
Daddy here. Well it's that time of year again where it's too hot to talk, but it's time to go back to school.

I can't believe Alex has more high school behind him than in front, Jake is in his last year at St Joes and Izzy is already in the fourth grade! I tell you guys it goes faster than you think. I just hope you enjoy your time with your friends, teachers and coaches while you can. Next thing you know you'll all be out. This weekend mom and I are going to the Forty Niner game with Sarah and Dean! So that's enough excitement to get me through the week. I love you guys,

 Daddy

Rudy

Hey kids,
Daddy here. Christmas Eve 13 years ago, we were sitting around the old house with Grammy and Papa and just having a few laughs and talking. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Alex, all of three years old, Jake all of eight months old and I ran to the door. We open the door and there was no one there but there was a basket on the front porch holding the greatest Christmas present we've ever got, Rudy.

Alex freaked out and screamed,  "A DOG!!" I was completely at a loss for words, and so excited. I asked Alex what we should name him and he said Rudolph because Santa had delivered him. So I said how about we call him Rudy. For the last 13 years he's been a member of our family. Sometimes he frustrated us, sometimes he made us laugh but he was always ours.

Today, we had to say goodbye. I was hoping so much that he would live just a few years longer, but I knew this day would come eventually.

Thankfully, Papa was available to take him in. Mom always leaves first so she got to say goodbye first. Jake, Izzy, and I said our goodbyes when we left.

 And when Papa came over to take him in, Alex had his chance to say goodbye. I wish I could spare you guys from pain like this, but Rudy was in pain too. He doesn't hurt anymore. He gets to be with his family and a better place.

 I'm getting choked up writing this so I'm just going to say that he will be missed, sorely. He was a good boy. I love you guys,

Daddy

Dad and Dude day-SteveO version

Hey kids,
Daddy here. One of my favorite about Dad and dude day is doing what you guys want. Steve-O wanted to go hit some mini golf

 and the video game store

 and the batting cages

 and the pool table

, even the movies! We saw War for Planet of the Apes. I'm pleased to say we were able to get everything on Jake's list crossed off. It was a great day. I love you Steve-O, Daddy

Dad and Dude Day-Al version

Hey kids,
Daddy here. Round two of the Dad and Dude day was for Al. Al and  I went to the movies and saw Atomic Blonde.

It was totally awesome! We were starving so we headed over to Dill's to get a Dirty Pig.

After lunch we hit the links and played 9 holes at Allen's Golf Course and I let Al drive the cart.

I have not played golf in so many years at Alex and I had an absolute blast.

Even if we didn't do so well.

We have to keep going back though if we plan to hit the Marilyn Monroe house in Hawaii next time we go. It was a full day and totally awesome, I hope we do this even when you're grown up dude. I love you Al,

Daddy

Daddy and Daughter Day

Hey kids,
Daddy here. It's time for the annual dad and dude Day celebrations and for the first year ever the first one up is the Foof. It's Daddy and Daughter Day.

I asked is what you wanted to do first and she said she wanted to go to Target and try on clothes. So we headed to Target to try on clothes, we walk in and I say, "Okay, what do you want to try on?" and she says, "Mom says I need to look at training bras." I'm like, "Nope, nope, I'm out. You can do that stuff with Mom but you are not doing that with me." So she looked at some cute clothes for a while and then we decided to head up to Oasis and play some mini golf.

After all Races we have worked up a bit of an appetite so I asked her where she wanted to go for lunch and she said I want to get a Costco dog. That's awesome, so we headed to Costco and got us a Costco dog and is he put so many onions on her Costco dog that they actually ran out. What a Foof.

Next, we headed to the movies to see Despicable Me 3. There weren't very many people there so we got to be our own ticket agent.

And there was no one in the theater so we got the best seats in the House.

Then we headed over to Barnes & Noble to look for books.

 While we were there we played guess what's behind my back with the hand puppets, I had so much fun with you, Iz.

 I love that we got a whole day together just you and me. I love you Iz,

Daddy

XVI

Hey kids,
Daddy here. The past week has been quite the adventure. We took a few days off and headed down to Santa Cruz to celebrate Al's 16th birthday. 16. As in almost old enough to drive a car. What!?
Anyway, the road trip was awesome as always. We camped at a place called Portola Redwoods State Park. It was out in the middle of nowhere, so we got a pretty good camping spot. The hill down to the bathroom did not seem very steep walking down but boy howdy on the way back up did it! One of the days we headed out to do some sightseeing we saw a totally cool Lighthouse that you guys were not interested at all. But I thought it was pretty awesome. Eventually, we headed to the beach. One of the days we went to the mission. The boys were very put off that we had to be there but Mom and I thought it was really cool again period after the mission we did one of the coolest things that the entire trip was too which was to hit the Mystery Spot. I still don't know how all that gravitational stuff works in there but it's pretty neat. After the Mystery Spot, we made time for another beach trip. On Al's birthday we headed for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. While we were parking Alex got a legendary on Clash Royale, but it turned out to be another Inferno dragon. The boardwalk however it was totally awesome we had some great rides we got a giant turkey leg, Alex got a fried Twinkie and even found 10 bucks on the ground. For dinner we went to a place called stagnaro Brothers. It was Italian seafood. Alex and I ended up getting the calamari steak for dinner and it was one of the best meals I've ever had. I wish we could do tricks like this more than just a handful of times a year. There Is No Greater Joy for me then when we all get to be together and go on adventures like this one. I hope when you guys grow up we will always find time to spend with the five of us together on your birthdays doing fun stuff. I love you guys, Daddy