Easter 2011

Cousins~Gidget, Nathan, Mike, Jason

We started our day by going to church. Today was the last day we will be called Creekside Christian Fellowship. As of next week we are The Journey Christian Church. We had a lovely service and then we took the boys to Aunt Desi's house so that Dan and I could go to the hospital for his MRI.
After the appointment, we met up with the family at my brother Curt's home and had a lovely afternoon. We missed lunch, but made it just in time for the egg toss. We had lots of eggs and lots of turns- too much fun!!

Gidget and Nathan- Egg Toss Partners!

Gracie and Kalika- who knew raw eggs
could be so cute!!

My family tossing their eggs- I love it!!

Nathan and Kalika- so sweet!

Mike and Jason- showin' the love!

Post Easter Fun- the littles watch Gracie
while she conquers Angry Birds on our ipad!

Vacation:: The Living Desert

If you ever have a chance to go to The Living Desert in Palm Desert, you need to go. It opens at 9am and that is definitely the time to go- it gets quite warm when you go much later. If you are a member you get to go in at 7am and it is a great place to walk.

It felt like we were in the Savannah in Africa. The animals were lovely and we saw so many different kinds. Nathan had been to the Wild Animal Park in San Diego but I was pregnant with Jason and I don't think he remembers much. This was a real treat!!

Giraffes Feeding!

Adorned in Necklaces
(um, they don't go on your head Jason)
Zebras

I am keeping them in the nest for
as long as I can!!
Nathan saying hello to a goat!

Jason loves petting animals!
Camel Fun (not real)

The Lion King

Vacation:: Palm Desert

Bags Much?

The boys and I joined my mom on a little getaway for part of Spring Break. We headed out to Palm Desert to stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Rancho Mirage and go to The Living Desert. We drove out on Tuesday, stopped by the outlet stores in Cabazon to get shoes for the boys and then we headed to our hotel. We swam, ate food, played and had fun... until we got a call from Dan's mom on Wednesday that he was in the ER and had an accident on his bicycle.

We had been at the Living Desert all morning (without cell phones) and didn't know what was going on. Although his CT scan was clear, Dan was going to need some looking after. So, we hopped back in the car (with much tears by two boys) and headed back to Orange County.

I will share more about Dan's accident in another post, but let me show the pictures we took while gone for our 2 days in the desert.

Fun at the pool!

Grammy and her boys at

The River in Rancho Mirage

In front of "Babe's"
We didn't get to eat here, but I love this place!!

Jason:: My little poser

This kid loves a camera and posing for it. "Mom, take my picture"- I heard this over and over again while we were at Legoland. here are some of his best shots!! Say CHEESE!!

Legoland- An Adventure

We had the awesome privilege of going to Legoland today as a family. Our old preschool had a deal to go for less money and we took the opportunity. It sure helped that it was the first day of our spring break and that Dan could take the day off of work.
We got there right when it opened at 10am (no traffic) and went on all the roller coasters without much of a wait. We circled the whole park once and then went back and did more mellow stuff. The weather was great- overcast and cool. It has been two years since we went last (9 years since Dan went) and the boys could do everything they wanted- see below!

Fun for the Boys!!

Legoland is all about the Legos!!

See next blog for more-
Hint: Star Wars

Legoland:: Star Wars

A few weeks ago a new area was added to Legoland's Miniland USA.

STAR WARS- they have an area for each episode. Check out the amazing photos and make sure you get there to see it with your own eyes- it is awesome!!

More photos of us in Star Wars Land: