Spring Break Day Four: The Los Angeles Zoo

The older boys and I joined some friends for a trip to the zoo. We saw all the usual residents including the zebra, ostrich, lion, alligator, kangaroo, and spiders. Here are some photos from the trip....

The boys enjoying ice cream after the visit.

Ethan and Cameron with a birdy friend behind them.....it's an ostrich!

Cameron with his favorite animal, the zebra.
The weather was perfect and the boys had a nice time. I have kept most of our trips this week a surprise to keep things interesting. I think they've enjoyed the suspense. (even though not knowing drove them crazy!) Stay tuned for our last day and see where we end up!

Spring Break Day Three: The Beach

We went to the beach today! While we always enjoy the views and sounds there, the temperatures were a tad on the chilly side. The boys notice it at first and then they start running and quickly forget while the grown-ups are bundled in blankets. Here's a look at the highlights.

Ashton is our future rock climber.

Cameron is our future architect.

Here is Ethan: Hmmm....the water doesn't seem that cold!

Can I please go in the water and freeze my buns off?

Ahhh...that was soooo worth it!

Spring Break Day Two: Learning "lions"

We spent the day today at Summit park where Cameron was meeting with our friend, Rai. She has written the church choir musical that he will have a part in. The performance is in just a few weeks. He plays Daniel the lion. They worked on lines while the rest of us played and enjoyed the beautiful spring weather.

Spring Break Challenge

I am going to try and post everyday this week. I know, it's crazy, but I love a good challenge. So, I am planning to take my camera with me, and as we celebrate our spring break, we are going to update you on what we did. You'll feel like you were here with us! So, hang on for an either thrilling or maybe somewhat interesting week!

Spring Break Day One: Travel Town

We visited Travel Town today which is a place loaded with old trains. It's located in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. The kids could climb inside the trains and play. We had a nice time! Here are a few photos of our time there. Look fast, I'm even in a picture!

Ethan's 9th Birthday

Well, Ethan is nine. I just can't wrap my mind around it! He had a nice Sunday-Monday celebration. We took him to see "Horton Hears a Who" on Sunday and then we had cake and ice cream afterwards. Then Monday night we took him to Applebees and had them sing to him over dessert. He was thrilled! He's growing up so fast and we're just so proud of who he's becoming.

Our Easter

We had a fun Easter! The boys explored their baskets and then the older two began hunting for eggs. Ashton got a new dvd for Easter and watching it was all he wanted to do! He didn't understand the fascination with the eggs! He does not have a sweet tooth at all so I don't worry he'll overload on chocolate, yet. We went to church and then had a nice lunch, just the five of us. We'll see Derrik's parents again on Thursday.

Egg Coloring

The older boys colored eggs Friday afternoon. I'm not brave enough to let Ashton near colored dye! Ethan and Cameron had fun and it was over before I knew it. Here are some photos.

Park trip

I took Cameron and Ashton to the park last week and wanted to post a few photos. It seems I am getting behind on posting! I am frequently taking pictures, that I can do but posting and organizing them into entries, that's another story. I'm so glad you're my family and understand my issues. :)

Crazy hair

Here is Ethan and Cameron on crazy hair day at school. I didn't have any colored gel to put it in. I think we remembered that it was crazy hair day about 30 minutes before school started. You like it?

We went bowling today with our class from church. Ashton stayed home with the grandparents to nap. I won (I still don't know how that happened) but we all had fun!

Cameron is our Super Star!

Cameron was super star this week at school. I created a poster with photos of him. Did I go a little nuts? I have't made his baby album yet so this was my excuse to put all these pictures to good use! He is so cute!

Wii Love It!

Here ya go, Papa Ron! We have really enjoyed playing with the Wii that he got us. The boys have kept busy with it this week (only after homework is done, of course!) and have learned a bit more about golf, tennis, baseball and bowling. Both Derrik and I have been on as well, both complaining afterward of a soreness from the workout! LOL! We're getting old, I guess.....Thanks Dad for the gift! We love it!

Papa Ron comes for a visit

It was so nice to have Papa Ron here! I think he had a nice, WARM break from the Kansas cold. He fixed the ice maker, wrestled with Cameron,listened to Ethan tell stories, and watched Ashton dance. We had a great time catching up and he even got to come and watch me teach!

3 Monkeys in the Bed!

Taking Care of a Baby

The older boys came with me to work this morning to help me and my boss work on the studio and do some repairs. She has a 4 month old boy named Jack. The boys were a great help and loved taking care of him!

Ashton the Builder

Ashton's the big 3!

We celebrated Ashton this week! It's so hard to believe he's three already. He seemed to follow what all the excitement was about and had fun unwrapping things. He got lots of nice things, including a new tricycle from the grandparents. We also got him a sand and water table which he loves to get wet with.

Here is a short video of him enjoying some cake! Yummy!

More Christmas Photos

Here are just a few more photos from Christmas morning. Sorry for the quality! My new camera arrives this week and then they will look better. The boys start school on Monday and we are ready to get back on schedule. I have one more week of vacation and prep before I start teaching again.