We took Uncle Tom's remains down to Fort Rosecrans cemetery on April 11. He's got the top spot in his column. Uncle Tom would be happy to know he's on top. :) ( I had to get that in there since we all know Uncle Tom would have said it himself if he were here)
This is the view from his resting place, the harbor and the San Diego sky line. Such a beautiful view. We plan on returning with some wine to see the completed plaque and will have a toast to Uncle Tom, we miss him greatly.
Our wonderful sunny weekend started with a trip back to the Welk Resort in Escondido. Garrett's family had to cut out a day early on their timeshare so they offered it to us for Friday night! Leanne came down to visit and Shauna joined us too, so much fun!
Here's Ty attempting to blow bubbles in the pool with Shauna. 
Enjoying the wonderful weather and warm pool.
The best part in my eyes was the water slide! I hadn't been on a water slide for years and sadly, Tatum was too small to join us. But that didn't stop the adults! Here's Shauna showing her perfect form from many days of attending water parks. :)
Garrett with his too cool for school up right...
Lee gracefully rounding the bend...
and crazy lady Joy out of control. So much fun!
Ty loved it and didn't nap once all day!
Later that night the ladies hit the town to enjoy some wine and appetizers at a wine bar in Escondido. We were excited to also check out Stone Brewery but after driving around for 45 minutes and getting lost, we gave up. Still had lots of fun though!
After saying good bye to our beautiful getaway resort, Leanne and I stopped at a nursery and picked up some plants to spruce up the front of the house. Here's my favorite planting move. Really getting in there. :)
Leanne and Garrett weren't foolin' around. Those weeds better watch out!
Tatum loved planting and did a great job showing us where she thought the plants should go and then helping to break up the bottom of the plant to ready it for planting. She's already an excellent gardener.
And here's the finished product. I think it'll look great as it grows in. 
Sunday we headed back to Bernardo Winery for live jazz music, appetizers that we brought from home, and delicious wine. There's a large field out in back where we spread out a few blankets, set up a table we found for our appetizers and let the kids run and play.
Shauna brought her fancy camera and took some great pictures. Here's our little busy body with his beautiful blue eyes.
Tatum with her fairy Godmother. :)
And the group. What a fun time and a beautiful place!
Look at this little model. She loved the camera and posing for Shauna.
So many interesting corners at this place. It's a photographer's dream.
Jack, Ty and Tatum showing off the old wagons.
We'll definitely be making this a frequent activity all summer long since the concerts continue through November! 
We bought a groupon for JW Tumbles, a fun place with lots for kids. Such as the trampoline, balloons,...
slides, blocks, climbing items,... 
and lots of fun ride on toys. Here's Collin, Ty's friend and our neighbor, who joined us for the fun. 
The groupon was for 10 play times so we used 2 and can't wait to go back.
We also got 3 classes in the groupon so here's Ty enjoying the wigglers class in Rancho Bernardo. His teacher, Mark, was wonderful. So gentle with the kids and had them doing all sorts of things like gripping onto this round tube. He would rock it from side to side and the kids would use their side and stomach muscles to stay upright. Ty loved it.
Jack and Erica joined us for the class as well but Jack didn't care for the exercise quite as much as Ty had. :)
Ty loved all the places to play and crawl through and hide.
And he loved these hanging bags that the kids ran through and ran into. :)
Both boys loved the swings the most, especially this double swing. We'll definitely be heading back for this class. 
Last Sunday we left Irvine and headed straight to the Welk Resort in Escondido to see Garrett's step brother Brian and family out from Phoenix. His wife Thi Thi and their three beautiful and very well behaved children, Vanessa, Ian and Emma, all welcomed us warmly and the kids got right into playing tag. 
While Brian grilled some delicious chicken, the kids climbed this hill. I couldn't believe Tatum got up there too! She's the one on the far left. She got all the way to the top! Ian stayed with her the whole way and held her hand all the way down, such a sweet gentleman.
Here's Brian and Ty getting acquainted. The last time they had seen Ty was when they were out here visiting last June, so he was a little 10 month old. 
Their villa overlooked this beautiful lake and the kids had fun collecting sticks and doing some pretend fishing. 
Here's the group! 
And little man Ty. 
Ty had the most fun trying on everyone's shoes and hats. Silly man.