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Wow – what a wild ride we have been on with the Giants.  In the middle of an intense playoff series, we had an amazing visit from the two most beautiful people in the world!  Grandma and Papa came to visit and it was terrific to have them here.  We hung out, went to Ella’s soccer game, went to the beach, mommy, Ella and papa played golf, we went to the Academy and of course, we watched baseball!  Here are some great shots from the weekend.

 First night here – walking to Nama.

 A little chilly waiting for Ella’s soccer game to start.

 Three beauties at the beach.

 Sweet love – soon Ella will be taller than grandma!

 So sweet!

 Now we can see their beautiful faces!

 Ella and the eel.

 Photo bombed!

 Ella and brave mommy climbed this bridge at the Japanese Tea Garden.

 Thank you for indulging me with the pics!

 Sweet family shot!

Grandma and papa had to go and we weren’t able to go to any of the games with them.  Here is a series of our play off photos…we had a blast at the games!

 Ella at game 3 against the Nationals.

 Can’t believe we’re all here together!

 Silliness in our seats!

 Look at this beautiful ballpark.  Notice the moon!

 Uh Oh – mommy looks a little nervous.

 Don’t worry mommy – we’re going to win this.

 Ella and her rally rags.

 Uh oh – can we do this?

 Oy – this game is too close!

 Yes!  They did it!

 Ok – why not go to another game?

 We can hardly stand it!

 Puttling our rally rags to good use.

 They did it again!

 OK – we could win the pennant tonight.  Let’s see what happens.

 We’re so excited!

 Pulling our hair out.  It’s Giants Torture!

They did it!  The Giants are going to the World Series!

Ella had a great week at circus camp and then had a great weekend with her cousins Georgia and Bronwen.  They had a sleep over on Friday night and we all went to the House of Air on Saturday.  I have made 2 small movies that show some of the fun.  Enjoy!

Photos will be posted tomorrow. 

The Black Widows played their last game of the spring on Saturday.  They won some games and lost some games, but as a team – they are kicking butt.  The girls are finally learning how to play the game and it’s really showing!  Ella goes back and forth about wanting to play goalie.  She’s great at the position, and tough – we’ll see what the future holds.  Here are some shots from Saturday’s game.

 Ella setting up the kick for Lexie the leg.

 Lexie is taking it and kicking it down the field.

 Ella throwing it out.

 What a team!

OK – Here’s Matilda…

A glimpse into Ella’s musical theatre class.

On Thursday, Sunny took Ella to the orthodontist for the first time.  Ella is beautiful in every way but her teeth could use a little help.  The tops have multiple teeth living in one space and the bottoms are very crowded.  These days, they use retainers to try to avoid pulling teeth to make room.  Ella chose a hot pink background with rainbow sparkles.  They should be ready in a few weeks.  Ella has to wear them all day and night and only take them out to brush her teeth.  Let the fun begin!

 What a beautiful sweet love.

Today was Ella’s first soccer game of the season.  We missed last week’s game because we were in Az.  The Black Widows lost but they just need a little more education on what they all need to do to win and they can totally do it!

Fun fun fun after the game.  Ella is sleeping over at Emmi’s tonight.  We love you Ella!