It's my Birthday!

and I went to Disneyland! (for a whole two hours =)



It's true, you really do get in free on your birthday. And if you have a pass, and you're lucky enough not to be blocked out on the day of your birthday (and all of us were lucky!) you can receive a "Birthday fun Card" (giftcard) for 69 bucks! (59 for the kids, but hey, that's awesome!!)



So Sarah and I went this morning to claim our gift. We got it and rode a few rides, and had to leave so soon to get Nemmies from kindergarten. Nevertheless, we had fun, just two of us, on Casey Jr., Small World, and the Carousel.



Tonight, it's dinner at Rubios and Baskin Robbins ice cream cake! Oh, and check out the beautiful birthstone necklace I got from my loving kids and hubby!

Friends

Our family is so incredibly blessed to be living in the great neighborhood we do. There are so many families with kids just the right ages to match up with ours, even Sarah. And now, she is getting old enough to actually enjoy spending time with another little girl who lives across the street.

A couple of weekends ago we got out the Bounce House (Bow How, as Sarah calls it) and invited the neighbors across the street to come bounce to their hearts' content...the little neighbors, not the big ones! Sarah had so much fun, and then she decided to drive. In Emma's jeep. So we were going round and round in a big circle and the two little girls were so giggly...it was priceless to watch a two year old driving with her little friend!

Yesterday her friend's daddy said that it was cool watching them play together, and that they might just grow up to be best buds...I hope so!

Yippee!!
Are you buckled up?

Golfing

On Wednesday, we went golfing with Grandma and Grandpa (poor Daddy had to work). This was a first for Sarah, who did pretty good carrying around her "stick" and picking up the balls for everyone! Grandma and I let her have some turns hitting our balls, but mostly she preferred to kick them or drop them in the hole (much easier, don't you think?) The three musketeers at Camelot.

Here's Sarah's creative way of holding the ball.

Grandma and Emma having some fun...notice Emma's new haircut?


Thanks for the pic, Emms!

I think he was pretending to be the Easter Bunny!

"Hole in one!! Hole in one!!"

Spring Break!

Did you know we nave wilderness in the OC? This is taken from a high hill in Santiago Oaks, where we spent a beautiful day today!
How did they get so big so fast?

My "big" two year old!

Today we went hiking at Santiago Oaks. The weather was overcast and cloudy (which it seems to be every year on Good Friday) with a prediction of rain, but it turned out to be an absolutely perfect day for a hike. Even Sarah made it quite far! (Though my back was aching when she couldn't make it...even with trading off with Chase!)

We don't often think of the OC as being "close to nature" but we were out on the trails and it was so quiet and peaceful, well, except for the animal sounds our children were making!! We spent nearly three hours hiking and playing around, throwing rocks into the little streams, and just spending time together.

Sarah and Caleb at the top of some "deps."

The end of a fantastic family day!