The Queen of Her Own Castle.......

                                        This past weekend
                                                      our 
                     Cae Cae became the queen of her own castle. 

                      We are putting together a play area
                of her own in Liz and Hiram's huge backyard.  

                     This little house was just perfect for her 
                to host her tea parties with her little cousin Zaden. 

               But she of course had to have us as her first guests......

Cae Cae and Grammy cooking in her kitchen.....

Doesn't Ya Ya look thrilled to be in his little sisters house.....  ;-)

Oh and she definitely lets everyone know that
she is the boss in her house!

Look at that face!!!!

And this party wouldn't be complete if her favorite
person (PaPa) didn't come to visit!!!!

This was hysterical getting Papa into that little house.
He barely fit through the door but look
how happy our girl is!!!!

It's these moments that we just live for!!!

We love being an "Ammy" and "Papa"!!!!

But we are not done yet.....We haven't forgotten about our Ya Ya....
there are many plans in the making for our Ya Ya too!
His parents already got him his basketball hoop last weekend
and there is a trampoline in the plans, a drinking fountain, volley ball net,
and a fire ring for
all of us to enjoy in the backyard this summer!

Progress on the Kingdom Hall at Del Monte

            The Kingdom Hall remodel on Del Monte street has been a work in progress. 
 We were at a stand still while we were awaiting the inspectors for the approval to move on.

                         But while we waited there was always other things to do.
                                       Last month was a busy month for many 
                     since they pioneered and we were preparing for the memorial.

                               Many friends came down to the sight and helped take care
                                             of the dreaded weeding around the property.

Brother Eastergard took the lead in trimming the bushes in the front of the new Kingdom Hall

There is always something to do as Victor is showing here while he is sweeping the area.

Carla Railey and others spent the morning weeding.
And there was a  lot of weeding to do!!!!

Even Gloria Yanez pitched in to do some weeding!!!
This is a once in a life time shot that I had to take!!!
Too funny!!!!

I don't think Tony will believe that Gloria actually picked some weeds!!!!!!!
(I now have the evidence)

After the inspector gave the go ahead the brothers  poured the  cement into the
open trenches.

The cement was pumped into the trenches

This is a pony wall that will house the sound system when the Kingdom Hall is complete.

Sisters working on insulation.

Purchasing Dept. busy working.....

Bill Lowe checking on plans.....

The hard working sisters that prepared the wonderful meal for the day are serving
at lunch time.

Father and Son working together in the kitchen.

Mother and daughter working together stripping wire.....

Warren & Lisa happily working together at the site.....

Check out the great meals that they serve us at lunch and breakfast!!!
This is why I can't lose the weight!!!!

Rhonda Clark is also volunteering her time with Safety and First Aid.
And Dave Weims is always here working hard as usual.

At lunch time the friends that have volunteered work up an appetite for
what is prepared by one of the local congregations.
We sit and visit and enjoy the time together.

Insulation is now in place.....

Wiring has been run for the sound system and the alarm system....

The Olsen's, Stephanie and Travis

Kapsun Carrol is one of the hardest working sister's from Murrieta area
who volunteer's her time with the RBC.
She may be small but she is one tough cookie!!!!

And we can't forget our hard working brother's and sisters who prepare
all of the wonderful meals for us!!!!

These are the chairs that will be going into the Kingdom Hall.

So I will keep you updated with some new pics this week on the progress of our Kingdom Hall
here on Del Monte street.
The work is now going to move quickly so I should have some
great pics this next week........

                                                 

Ya Ya gets an Award!!!!!!

Ya Ya received an award last month for improving in his GPA.  We are so proud of him!!!
He brought up all of his grades to two A-'s and three B-'s.
We gave him a goal for the next report card, that for every "A" he makes I will give him
$10 and his mom will match it.  Let's see how he does.

Cae Cae and Ya Ya

Proud Mom & Dad and sister.....
Look how TALL YaYa is now!!!!!!

Ya Ya sporting the certificate.....

Grammy is so proud of him!!!!!!

And of course our "ham" Cae Cae was cheering everyone on as 
they got up to get their awards!!!!

Special Dinner with Friends....

What a nice evening we had last night with special friends.
My nephew Matthew Martinez prepared a three course meal for us that
was absolutely fabulous!!!!
The table was dressed, the menus prepared, dinner was cooked by our very own
personal chef "Matty"
And he also served the dinner and left the kitchen and dishes all cleaned up!
Who can ask for more!
It is definitely an experience everyone should have and I would recommend
Chef Matty anytime.
He was very professional and left us all feeling very relaxed,
well fed and satisfied.
Good Job Matt!!!

Matty brings all of the food, prepares the hors d'oeuvres and serves them to the guests,
prepares dinner and plates and serves the dinner for your guests.
And then he prepares an elegant dessert that is served and presented
very elegantly to your guests.

All we had to do was enjoy our guest! It was a very relaxing evening.
We had hors d'oeuvres and drinks on the patio while Matty
prepared our meals.

Keith and Cindy who we had the dinner for were celebrating their
31st Anniversary.

Chef Matty is in his element preparing the meals.

He is pan searing our meat and he made potato cakes.

Chef Matty doing what he does best!!!!

After the hors d'oeuvres were served on the patio our chef had us go to the
dining room where he served us our fabulous meals.

This was a completely relaxing evening with no worries
thanks to Matty.  
All I had to do is enjoy the time with my friends.

Cindy and me having our moment!!!!

This was pan seared chicken breast accompanied with
asparagus, baby carrots, white truffle oil,
potato cakes and bordelaise.

Kim had the pan seared steak with the
sauteed asparagus and baby carrots, white truffle oil,
potato cakes and bordelaise.
This was the second course of the three course meal prepared by our personal chef.

After the meals were completed we had a beautiful third course of:

Homemade chocolate pound cake with vanilla ice cream
and homemade caramel. 

My only regret is that I forgot to take pictures of the dessert
and the hors d'oeuvres because I was having so much fun!

And the best part of all is that after everyone left I didn't have
a dirty kitchen to clean!!!!

Matt even does the dishes!!!!

 So if you are planning a buffet lunch, an elegant dinner, or just a casual party, if you want to eliminate the stress.....Call Chef Matty! 

Trust me you will love the experience!!!!