Epic

Jim was offered and accepted a job at Epic. To get a history of the company, click here. It is located about 15-20 minutes outside of Madison, Wisconsin and about 2 hours from Chicago. We are all really excited for what this opportunity does for our family. Jim starts June 6Th so in a couple of weeks, we will be saying goodbye to the warm, sunny beaches of Malibu and hello to the land of cheese, brats and beer!

Baseball

So I never use the camera where these pictures and videos were taken very often. So I thought I would just post a few together. I love the video of Isaac sliding home during his t-ball game. He loves to go around and tell everybody that he is a real baseball player.

Easter

We decided to drive up to spend Easter with our families this year. It is the first time in almost 7 years that we have all spent Easter together. The kids dyed eggs at both grandparent houses, they had Easter egg hunts at both houses as well. It was really nice to spend time with my extended family that I don't get to see very often as well. Then night before Easter, Jim's parents wanted us to make them gumbo for dinner so we did, along with homemade bread bowls. It was mine and Jim's first time making gumbo but I think it turned out fantastic if I do say so myself! The kids had a great time being able to play with family for a week!

Graduation

On April 16, 2011, Jim finally finished school and graduated with his MBA from Pepperdine University! Oh happy day! The two years of him being in the program have been enjoyable, however, we are anxious to start the next chapter in our lives, a chapter that doesn't involve school. Both of Jim's parents along with his two of his sisters: Julie and Jennifer came out to support him along with both of my parents and grandparents. We celebrated over dinner the night before and then after graduation ended, Jim's parents and Julie headed back to the Bay Area and we headed to my family's hotel to go swimming and out to dinner again. It was an enjoyable day.

Since Jennifer stayed with us for a few days after graduation, we took her to Disneyland for a LONG day of fun. I think she ended up having a really great time.