Disney!

Here we are at Disney. We had such a wonderful time. We made the 7.5 hour drive to LA on Friday. It wasn't bad. We have learned that we can make road trips, as long as we stop every 2 hours and let the boys run around for about 20 minutes. I was really happy with how well they did. We met up with our great friends, the Gassner's, for our day at Disney. It was their sons 6th birthday celebration, and we were so excited to help them celebrate it.

We stayed with my Mom's cousin and her husband. I had never met them before, but they offered their home for us to stay in and we were more than happy to accept. What a treat, at the age of 30, to meet family for the first time. They were such wonderful, enjoyable folks. I am so excited to go out again for another visit. As you can see, they have 2 dogs. I am not sure who had more fun, the kids, or the dogs. Ryder was a handful, as usual, almost took a dip in their pool, thankfully, Zane is a tattle-tail and we avoid a major catastrophe. Then, Ryder somehow rolled under the bed he was sleeping next to. We thought he had somehow gotten out of the house in the middle of the night. It was way too cute when he popped his head out from underneath the bed, like he was playing hide and seek or something.


Zane is not actually picking his nose, he is biting his nails. Not that that is much better, but just to clarify.
The boys, Zane, CJ, and Ryder. Our family dressed in orange shirts to make it easier to find each other. We thought it was quite funny when we net up with our friends, and they were dressed in orange as well.


We really had a fabulous weekend with friends and family. I hope we get to do it again soon.

Easter

I owe a huge thanks to Cheryl, for without her, my poor kids wouldn't have had much of an Easter. Thankfully, Cheryl invited the boys to participate in all of her families Easter activities. From egg decorating, to the Easter egg hunt, and of course, cookie decorating. We had such a fun weekend of celebration and spending time with our Copa family. Andrea also came out for the weekend which really made my Easter. On Easter Sunday we went to some friends of ours for dinner. Great company, good dinner, and most importantly, the boys had fun. I can't forget to mention that Kib and Zane went flying on Easter. They really enjoyed it, especially Zane. Lucky for them, they missed the earthquake that we had here. Can't say I felt it, but we did see it. Swaying lights, and water slopping out of the bowls, it was a real trip.

The boys with there Halloween, I mean Easter, baskets.

Some of the Easter eggs, the Yellow one is Tinkie Winkie

Ryder, just before he took the egg out and beat it to death.

Zane and Ryder working on their Easter eggs. They both did really well at it.