After much difficulty, I finally got this post to work!
Adventure Three:
Our neighborhood is awesome! Years ago, a few families started an easter egg hunt, and the tradition has carried on to now include a glow egg hunt for older kids, in addition to the traditional hunt for little ones.
Before heading down to San Diego to play with friends and cousins, we first hunted for a few eggs. It's been so fun this year to watch Carson discover the joy of an egg hunt! I'm sure he'll be even more enthusiastic next year when he realizes there are treats inside!
Adventure Four:
When we got to Grammy and Grandpa's, we headed over to our friends, the Vitzian's so Grandpa Dale could teach Ron how to BBQ. His sweet wife, Teresa, got him all the supplies for Christmas, so he just needed a lesson from the Master!
The men headed over to start cooking ribs, and the women and kids followed soon after with snacks and more easter eggs to hide and hunt in their backyard!
I love this picture of Carson and Ronin hunting for eggs! (Well, it looks like Ronin hit the jackpot, and Carson wasn't as lucky!)
Sunday, before church, we lined up all the kids for some pictures.
Adventure Six:
After a fabulous Easter dinner which included Dad's
Fried Chicken (the best I've ever had!), Grammy brought out the ice cream
cones! The kids were so excited!
Whenever I try to get a picture of Carson, I squat
down to his level and he squats too!
Buddies enjoying their ice cream!
Sadie has such a sweet, tender heart. She is
a friend to everyone and loves to help wherever needed. Here, she needed
to share her ice cream with the twins. The loved it--one finger scoop at
a time!
Chocolate-nosed Sadie!
Adventure Seven:
No trip to Grandpa's would be complete without
swimming in the spa! Unfortunately, I was one of the "lucky" adults
who got to join the kids, so the only picture we have is Papa Dale balancing
the chemicals with all his helpers!
Adventure Eight:
Monday, we took the whole gang to the Craftsmanship
Museum in Carlsbad. Definitely not a little kid place, but, we
didn't know what to expect. It's a room filled with hundreds of working
models and replicas of famous machines, buildings, etc. It's all donated
by people, so, basically, a retired guy's heaven!
After the museum, we took the kids to the park for
a picnic. Only Carson didn't make it. He fell asleep in the car,
and napped under a tree, instead!
Evelyn tried her first oatmeal chocolate chip
cookie. To say she loved it would be a HUGE understatement!
Adventure Nine:
Grammy pulled another surprise out for the kids
Monday night. The Montierth's were leaving in the morning, so we had to
make room for one more fun night! The kids roasted marshmallows and we
all enjoyed s'mores over the fire pit in Grandpa's backyard!
We had so much fun with the
Montierth's! Thanks for visiting!
Stay tuned for the rest of Spring Break!
