Kinder Check-up

Our caped Q had his kinder physical a bit ago. He was so brave and didn't even flinch during his shots. We celebrated with Cold Stone after.

Easter

We spent Easter at my parents' house (Cory's). My grands were there. We ate outside and relaxed before an egg hunt. The kids found eggs in tractor tires, in almond trees and all around their property. Each kid had a special egg with a redeemable ticket for a Klutz book. Anyone who has seen them and been wary, try them. They are my favorites and the kids love them. The kids enjoyed and continue to love learning more about Jesus and why we celebrate Easter. Quentin especially has learned so much this Easter. Thank you Jesus for what You did for us and my family.

DIsneyland

I would love to be able to apologize for my lack of picture uploading, but I'm not. Life has been so busy with working in classrooms, Church events, Bryan and teaching, my blog has been on the back burner. But here are a few pictures from Disneyland. I was prepping for whiny kids, and uneasiness upon meeting the characters, but there was none of that. The kids could have moved in and stayed there. Avery met the princesses and acquired several autographs. Cole rode Big Thunder Mountain about 9 times. Quentin loved Space Mountain. Funny side note, the first time he rode it, his tummy hurt at the end. I thought it was because of the speed and turns, but he tried it again later and loved it. As it turns out, he is so light, his bottom was lifting off the seat and hitting the safety guard. I was holding on to his sweatshirt for dear life, but I guess I should have held his pants. Thank goodness for the harness or the kid might have sailed out. We stayed in Mom and Dad's motorhome which was perfect. The campground had free showers and a heated pool. The kids were exhausted when we got home... but oh what fun!

Jelly Belly

The final week of vacation we packed up and drove to Fairfield. After passing the giant windmills and viewing the beautiful sheep filled pastures we made it. We only heard, "Are we there yet?" about 100 times. We took a tour and shopped with Grammy, Grandpa, and Grandma Jo in tow. We stopped at In N Out to refuel for the drive home and drove back. I highly recommend the 3 hour trip for those who have the time and patience. Quite a great day.

Christmas

We had a relaxing Christmas with many days completely unplanned. I wanted to spend time enjoying the kids at home and also allow Bryan to recover from surgery... BTW- all is going well with him. We had a quiet Christmas morning with our family, my grandma and parents. The kids played together and even let us sleep in.

AWANA Grand Prix

The kids had their Grand Prix a few weeks ago. They worked on painting their cars. Bryan was teaching, so I didn't take a lot of pictures. Q even won 1st in the Cubbies race.

Trade Fair

Avery's class participated in a Trade Fair last week. They were asked to make at least fie items to trade with other students. They had to use only things from home, nothing newly bought. Avery did her paper twirling. She traded for a cotton ball snowman, an amazing wooden box, 2 leather ropes, a leather wallet, a tissue paper flower. It was a great lesson for the kids to learn how Indians traded long ago.