Martial Arts Easter Party, Spring Break in California ~ April 1st - 15th 2014


I love springtime!!


Our martial arts class met at a park to have an outdoor class and Easter egg hunt.  The class was fun in the sand and the egg hunt even more fun!

















Audrey and I had lunch together at her school and then played in the park. She is my little sweetheart!




My Easter cookies this year!


In the airport waiting to board the airplane to California for Spring Break. Audrey and AJ's favorite part of the flight is the take off.  Mine too actually!



Everyone wanted to be with Papa so that's where they all ended up to watch a movie, while he took a nap. We love fun Easter traditions like coloring eggs with cousins and of course the big Easter egg hunt. The adults and older kids have lots of fun hiding the eggs into all sorts of nooks and crannies. 











After church Grammy took us to her favorite lookout points in San Pedro. 



We went to visit Grandpa Robby and Carol in San Diego and also enjoyed a trip to the Wild Animal Park.










 The kids were brave let butterflies land on them. It was really cool to see so much variety and color.










Ice cream at the zoo is always extra special and delicious!







 With Aunt Alicia and cousins we went to visit the La Brea Tar Pits. We saw and learned quite a bit about what happened there. The kids had a great time and we made more fun memories.














These kids would climb trees all day if they could.  These trees were perfect for climbing.




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