Easter Sunday at the Yacht Club

To celebrate Easter all of the Murnanes.... and a few assorted Sharkeys... went to brunch at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. Along with a scrumptious buffet there was an egg hunt for the kids, a mini petting zoo, an actual 'Easter Bunny' and absolutely glorious views of the Bay.

Grandma Terri, Brett, Pa, Ma, Ryan, Monica and Maria enjoy the fantastic buffet.


Michele and Maria smile in front of the Golden Gate. Note: Maria is holding a huge basket of candy!


Pa, Bella, Ma and Icha having a good time after brunch out on the deck.


The 'little Murnanes' played some 'ring around the rosie' after brunch.


Brooke, Luke and Ryan pose out by the water.


Icha, Mark and the little 'Bell-sters' pose after eating... note Icha is trying to push Mark's stomach back to normal after he devoured 3 huge plates of old world rich buffet food!


Brett smile with Brooke and Quentin while Jordo waves goodbye to the Easter Bunny.

Happy Birthday Maria!

Yesterday was "Auntie Ria's" birthday! To celebrate we all went down to "Strike" in Cupertino for some bowling and dinner.

Bella and Maria smile as Maria opens her favorite present.


Chocolate covered cherries with lots of artificial syrup! How can you go wrong?


Ma gets ready to finish off her second pitcher.


Michele and Maria smile... note Maria's name tag.


Bella celebrates after getting a spare on her first two frames!


The highlight of the night for the kids: running amok in the lobby!


The kids help Maria blow out her candle on her 'cake' - which turned out to be a bag of recess peanut butter cups Ma had in her purse!

Brooke's First Softball Game!

This morning Brooke had her first softball game! Brooke did a great job hitting and catching the ball and running the bases.

Brooke gets ready to take a big rip in the first at bat of her softball career.


Brooke shows off great form in the batters box.


After a few misses the kids were allowed to use a tee to smack the ball.


Brooke shows off her speed as she sprints to first base.


The defensive stopper in the field gets ready to gobble any ground balls that come her way.


Before the game Ma helped Bella practice... only a few more years until she gets her own uniform!

Ma and Michele take Jordo and Lauren back to the Magic Kingdom!

While Mark, Icha and Bella were in Hawaii -- Ma and Michele flew down to L.A. for 3 fun filled days at Disneyland! Brett didn't make the trip... but rumors were circulating that his picture was spotted at various entrances to the park.

Michele and her girls take a 'tea break' in a large cup.


Lauren and Jordo sitting on a pile of gold!


Michele, Jordo and Lauren smile in front of the Disney castle.


The girls took Ma out for dinner at the "Blue Bayou" restaurant.


The girls got a chance to spend some time in the park with their cousin Quinten.


Ma gets ready to push all three kids around!

A Birthday Party for Ma!

Last night all the Murnanes got together at Luke and Monica's house to celebrate Ma's birthday! It was great fun and a nice way to cap off the weekend.

Ma enjoys a luxurious meal laboriously prepared and cooked by her 7 children. (Especially the salad)


Maria and Pa enjoy a beer while Lauren tries to crawl up her auntie's arm.


After dinner all the little ones crowded around the 'cake' to sing "Happy Birthday" to Ma.


All 5 Murnane Grandkids helped Ma blow out her candle.


Ryan enjoys some ice cream -- note: proper use of spoon.


"Who needs a spoon?" says the Little Bellster!


Mo and Ma relax after devouring the cake and a tub of ice cream.


After dinner Brooke put on an amazing Magic Show! Below the Magical Brooke, along with her two assistants, makes a rabbit disappear and re-appear only minutes later!