Ranes Family Fun

My Uncle Andrew and his family just moved back to California a few weeks ago, so we got to attend their house warming party. Driving to different cities in California isn't really a big deal because there are so many cities and so much traffic. Andrew and Janae live 90 miles from us. Al compared to it to living in Salt Lake and driving to Wendover. No one would ever do that, but in California 90 miles isn't a big deal...hahah Anyway we had a great time at the BBQ/Pool Party. Alex even enjoyed it for a bit until he got splashed by the water.

Chillin by the pool with Dad and Uncle Ben.

Raymond just broke his arm so he had to enjoy the party outside of the pool.

After the pool we moved the party inside. Henry introduced Alex to his Baby Doll collection.

Look Closely....

We played this game where 4 people put 1 finger in a slot and then it randomly shocks one of you...lol Turns out the kids loooved it and then they started fighting over it.

Before we made our drive home I played Nina in Mario Kart on Game Cube, but she won :( If anyone wants to challenge me on Super Nintendo I will most likely win.

Happy Easter

I was a little bummed we couldn't spend Easter in Utah with my mom, so I made sure we had extra Easter festivities at our house. We dyed eggs which Al acts like he doesn't enjoy, but then his eggs are always the most creative.
I don't like to use our cups/mugs to dye eggs. I always feel like the dye is going to turn my pretty ivory mugs some random Easter color.
Here is Al probably saying something like how many eggs are left? Are we done yet?
Me in my A game
The final product.....we only dyed 12, but all the better because the colors are always more vibrant the first time you use the dye.
My prize winning Triathalon egg I made Al. I did it in the wrong order, but if you can't tell what my stick figures are doing....run, bike, swim. That clear crayon is always a litle tricky to draw a masterpiece, but somehow I managed.Easter baskets!! I had to improvise this year since my real basket is at my moms house. I'll admit I was a little bummed since my basket is the best and biggest Easter basket you will ever see. Maybe I'm too old for an Easter basket, but since we don't have kids yet it seems like the smart thing to do. Here they are.....
For Easter dinner we went to my Uncle Jons house in Menifee which is in the Inland Empire. I love saying that because it makes me sound really cool like I'm from California. We rode with my Uncle David, Uncle Ben, and his wife Gesia. When we got off the freeway we were sitting at a stop light and the car started shaking. It went on for a minute or so with accusations like Al stop bouncing the car or OMG the wind is so bad out here, but then we looked at the car next to us while they shook their heads and said it's an earthquake. It went on for another minute or so while cars pulled over, but don't worry we kept driving. Earthquakes don't stop the Ranes/Cameron families. I survived my second earthquake in a matter of weeks and I'm not liking them any better. In fact it makes me want to pack all our stuff and move somewhere where no earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, or tornadoes happen. It also makes me want to buy food storage, but we barely have enough room for our real food, so that is another issue. We had so much fun at Jons house. His kids which are my cousins are getting so big!! Cute little Cassidy.
Savannah
Hayden. He played catch with Al sitting on the couch and they bonded.
Ben & Geisa

Nina

David with Kyle, Hayden, and Cassidy.

and Jon, Al, and I

Happy Easter to Everyone. Hope you found all your eggs!!