Hey, I actually have time to catch up! Dale is grilling and cleaning. We even got to play some scum! Jaden has been begging to play for weeks now.
Easter was lots of fun with many more boiled colored eggs this year and less candy eggs. I believe we had 9 colors in all and Daddy has a great time making a mess while coloring eggs with 3 children. I should have got a picture. We don't know how she did it, but Beka got a most gorgeous brown colored egg. We held our egg hunt after church on Sunday and enjoyed lots of egg salad sandwiches.
We were lucky enough to have spring break the week following Easter. It was nice to just hang out at home without schedules. Dale took Nathan at the end of the week to Yosemite National Park. They found a hotel in a small town about 25 miles out and were able to enjoy a couple of days of hiking without hauling all the camping gear and putting up with bears. I hear that the bears there have no fear and will remove car doors to get what they think might hold food. They had a great time and forgot to take the camera into the park! Yosemite is so beautiful - what a shame.
We thought it only fair, because the big boys got a trip, that Jae and I have some time alone. We went drove to Monterey last weekend leaving after school. We stayed in a small hotel and hit the jacuzzi as soon as we got there. Very relaxing in the quiet, dark and warm. We enjoyed some TV and snacks before sleeping. What made our stay unique was our non functioning toilet. One of the newer low water deals with a black tank inside the white tank. The desk clerk came to take a look and got it to work. She said if we have more trouble lift the tank lid and push the white button down. That never worked the next morning. Oh well, something to laugh about now. The next day we went to Fisherman's wharf to poke around some. It is pretty small, so I think we looked in all the shops. Jae did find an earring she liked. We had some delicious clam chowder in a sourdough bread bow
l. We were so full we didn't even stop for dinner on the way home. Although we did stop for ice cream and later roadside cherries that were very good. We drove the scenic 17 mile drive along the coast and stopped at the beach for Jae to do some rock climbing. We drove back to Gilroy in the late afternoon for some outlet shopping. We had a great time together. =)
l. We were so full we didn't even stop for dinner on the way home. Although we did stop for ice cream and later roadside cherries that were very good. We drove the scenic 17 mile drive along the coast and stopped at the beach for Jae to do some rock climbing. We drove back to Gilroy in the late afternoon for some outlet shopping. We had a great time together. =)Other tidbits: Jaden lost his two first teeth in February. The little boys took a 12 week soccer class at the park. Beka loved going to play. We are now trying a indoor class with a new sport every week. And Nathan is now a volunteer at the library once a week.
