Finally, we are bloggers!

Hello Family and friends!We finally have a blog.Sorry it has taken me so long, but we are now here.There has been lots going on lately that I would like to share.Samantha just celebrated her 4th birthday last Saturday.I cant believe she is 4, they just grow up so quickly!We celebrated by having a party at our house.Her theme was Scooby Doo.We had a Scooby Doo bouncy house,played pin the horn on the unicorn, and a pinata.Samantha had a wonderful time with her friends.She had about 8 friends and about 18 adults over.It was a good crowd.David barbequed tri tip, and I made brocolli salad,fruit salad,cheesy potatoes,2 dips,veggie tray, and a scooby doo cake.The cake I made myself, I had always wanted to try and decorate one myself.I remember as a little girl my mom making me a strawberry shortcake one, so I wanted to give Sam the same kind of memory.I actually found it really easy and enjoyable making it!
The other big news going on is David was selected as Firefighter of the year!What an honor!It came as a total surprise to us.He has been on vacation the past 2 weeks and got the phone call a week and half ago that he won.Last night we went to a dinner in his honor and also the police officer of the year at the Elks Lodge.There were about 60 plus people there.They were all so nice to us.Fire chief Foster had David come up front as he made a really nice speech about him.Afterwards, they presented him 2 beautiful plaques.One from the county of Sacramento and the other from the Elks club.We will also be attending another dinner soon, I think it is from the Lyons club.We are so very proud of him!It also means alot to him because this award was won by how many of his fellow co-workers nominated him.So this was a great honor to be choosen by his peers.
As, I mentioned above David has been on vacation.He went back today, and I think there was a part of him happy to go back.The reason is because he has been working really hard on his shed in the backyard.This thing is like a house, it actually is up to house standads.It is half way done and it looks great!I will post pics when it is complete.Oh, we also went camping this week.My parents are up at Loon Lake, near Ice house, so we decided to join them.It was alot of fun.David and I both got to go out on my dads boat and fish.It was awesome!The kids had a blast!Samantha was excited to use her new Scooby Doo fishing pole she got for her birthday.
Well, that is all for now.I will try and post once a week.I hope all is well with you and your families.Cant wait to see you guys in August!