Camping Trip

Yes, we did it! We actually went camping! I had my friend, Stacy, find us the closest campground near us so if we had to get back home it wouldn't take too long. She let us borrow all of their families gear and we left for McGrath campground, near Ventura. Very close to the beach! Here are our campsite and set-up photos.

Let's hit the beach!

After our first night camping, we hit the beach! It was about five miles from our site but well worth the jump in the car. While our boys might not be the nature type, the do LOVE the ocean. They wasted no time getting wet and sandy - the perfect recipe for boy-fun at the beach! Ashton even fell in love with the water this time.

Ethan drawing roller coasters in the sand.

















Ashton checking out the water




"Give me a hug Mommy!"


















Ethan getting buried.



Ashton and his peanut butter sandwich.












Cam and the sandcastle he and Derrik made together.

Beach at dusk

We spent our last night at the beach watching the sunset. It was beautiful! The boys did their best to stay dry but after we were there two minutes they were wet! They cannot stay out of the water! :) It was such a great place to end the day.

Magic Mountain

Well, we bit the bullet and bought season passes to Six Flags Magic Mountain for the summer. We surprised the boys after their last day of school on Friday and took them to spend the afternoon at the park. It was loads of fun! I hung out with Ashton in the younger play area while Derrik took our two older thrill seekers on roller coasters. We spent Saturday there as well! Crazy! The weather was chilly which made the crowds more managable for us newcomers. It will be a weekly event for sure.

Memorial Day/Hurricane Harbor trip

Hey for 3 day weekends! We had a fun weekend and surprised the boys with a trip to Hurricane Harbor on Sunday. It's right next to Six Flags Magic Mountain and is the Kansas version of Oceans of Fun. The boys had a blast and were so excited! Lots of people, water, lines and sun! :) We spent the whole day there and would go back again. Next, 5 1/2 days of school left and summer begins!

Birthday-Mother's Day Celebration!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, I had a very nice day! The boys didn't know which to celebrate so we just called it Mother's day. Derrik did take me out Monday to celebrate my birthday so both days were equally recognized! ;)


My three treasures

We had a nice breakfast out!

Birthday cheesecake with the 3-5 candles!

Cowboy Festival

We headed back to Melody Ranch for this year's Cowboy Festival. Here are some photos from our trip. The ranch is a location for many western movies and has a museum that displays some items used in movies (Hulk statue).

Our Easter

We had a very quiet Easter but enjoyed it very much. We spent Easter morning looking (and eating) through the baskets and hunting Easter eggs. We then attended the morning service at church. It was a nice, relaxing day and it ended our spring break nicely!

Spring Break Day 5: Bowlin' it to You!

We took the whole family bowling yesterday! I helped (or supervised) Ashton while he learned how to "take turns" with the rest of the family. It was his first time bowling except for wii, of course.
Well, thanks for hanging out with us during our spring break. It was fun and I think the boys had a great week! Have a happy Easter everyone!

Spring Break Day 4: Zooing It

This is my 200th post! Wow!

We took the kids to the L.A. zoo yesterday. It was Ashton's first trip and he enjoyed seeing all the animals! It was a lot of walking and we didn't plan on Ashton's short legs not handling all of it so Derrik did a lot of carrying him. We all had fun!














The above pictures are "borrowed." :) Don't tell! (shhh!)

Spring Break Day 3: Egg-citing times!

I had to work today so we spent the day decorating eggs! Fun times:

First, Mommy has to blow out some eggs. Whew!









Then we can decorate!

















Here are some emergency vehicles we created.









And the final product!

Spring Break Day 2: All Aboard!

We went to Travel Town today and got to climb on the trains. The boys were in their element and had a blast! Here you go: