The long, long week part 5

Last night when we came home we found our beautiful bird dead at the bottom of his cage. The house was just too cold for him. RIP Bert. The girls cried last night and it was hard for them to sleep. This morning there were some more tears. We buried him after school. It has been quite without him.

The long, long week part 4

On Wednesday morning we were at the beach house and my dad called. He told me that my grandpa had passed away in the night. It was a huge blessing. Grandpa's health had been declining and he was just not himself. I love that man so much! I was asked one time what integrity was and I said, "Grandpa Hunt" He was a honest, humble, funny, hardworking man. I loved to pick citrus and crack nuts with him. I loved that he would pay me to do chores around the house so when the ice cream man came I would have money to get something. I remember irrigating and going on a long road trip. He had such good stories and was great at telling them. I loved his words of wisdom my favorite was wherever you go make it better. I am sure he is making Heaven a little better just by being there! I love you grandpa!

The long, long week part 3

Then we went to Legoland. If I were to do it again I am not sure if I would spend all that money on Legoland, and we went for half price...It was cool, really cool, so maybe...

I liked mini land best. They had major cities made out of legos. The details were amazing. The rides had long, long lines, I guess that is what you get when it rains the day before and the day after. Emma wasn't too into it, but she still had a good time. All the other kids LOVED it!

The long, long week part 2

After we had a wonderful Easter dinner with Shauna and her family, Megan and her family and Brian we headed North for Newport Beach. There we played at the beach, swam in the pool and had a wonderful time together. One morning I went running along the beach (we were only 1/4 of a mile from it) and it was just wonderful. Aaron took the kids rollerblading up the path near the ocean and then the next day the girls and I went too. We also were fortunate enough to go and visit Aaron's grandmother. It was a good visit. She it such a pleasant woman I just love her so much! It is hard seeing her get older. She has a hard time remembering things, but she is still wonderful! That day we stopped at a beach and Becca found tons of shells. She loved collecting shells. We were going to boogie board but by the time we made it to the beach it was just too windy and cold. We still had fun though! oh yes, two of the three days there we saw some pods of porpoise. They were amazing to watch. They were so close to the shore and at one time I saw five porpoise all together.

The long, long week part 1

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Last week was spring break and boy did we milk it for all it was worth! First we went to Aaron's sister Shauna's house. There we saw all of Aaron's brothers and sisters and most of his nieces and nephews. The kids had a blast playing all through Shauna's yard. I would LOVE to live in that same city, close to the beach, wonderful view and her soil is amazing! I bet she could grow whatever she wants there! We had fun eating junk food and playing games well into the night. It was Aaron's brother Brians birthday so we had fun celebrating it with him.

one more cute tidbit

Today during conference any time a new speaker would come on Emma would say, who is that, then I would tell her who it was, yep that's right...too cute!

My favorite quote from conference, "Don't judge me because I sin differently then you"

a nice manicure

Emma loves to paint my nails, multiple coats...she takes her job very seriously. She carefully holds each finger as she paints.

Happy Easter

Last night we tie dyed our eggs using this method. Here are our masterpieces.

Happy Birthday Emma

I wanted to capture her freckles, they are tiny and cute :)

She had a pony cake, can't really see it...

Sarah is sad that her head is cut off...pull string pinata, it was great for a few three year olds :)

Wanting to look like Dad.

Emma had so much fun at her party, it was kind of short but it was fun!