Sunday, March 31, 2013

Spring Break Visit to California To Grandma & Grandpa Smiths 2013

We drove to California to spend spring break week with Grandma & Grandpa Smith.  The kids and I left early on Easter sunday and then came home the foloowoing Saturday.  We had a wonderful week of relaxing by their pool and enjoying their warm weather. (Compared to our cold weather we were still having).  We enjoyed all the family dinners that we were able to have.  It's nice to have my 2 brothers live there and be able to visit with them and their families when I go home.  We are so blessed to have such a close family that likes to get together and do things with one another.  I had the opportunity to go to the temple one morning to do sealings and go through a session.  It was such a neat experience to be ther and see my Dad working as a sealer in the temple.  I loved that I was able to take the time and do a session with my Mom.  We don't get to go to the temple together very often and I enjoyed that. 

The boys took their bikes and went on a bike ride with Grandpa and then went for ice cream after. 

Lots of fun with the cousins.


The boys braved the cold water and swam, but the girls and I just sat by the pool and read our books.

Easter

The tradition of decorating eggs!

We left Easter morning for Spring break in California.  I guess we were in such a hurry to leave that morning that we didn't get a picture of any of the kids with their easter baskets!  They did have to search the house again for their hidden baskets.