Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Spring Break - Part 3 - More Fun

Monday, we drove to the Oakland Zoo for the day!  It was so fun....beautiful sunny day and it had been a while since we went to the zoo so it was a special trip!
 

Poor Molly forgot her sunglasses!



 
The Oakland zoo had a great area where you can brush the goats.  The kids loved it!




Ellie was so great the entire trip!  She was completely content in her stroller and also happy to crawl around whenever she was let out!


 
After the zoo, we came back to the house and the kids ran through the sprinklers in the backyard.  We felt very blessed to be able to wear swimsuits in March!



Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Spring Break - Part 2 - Being There

Once we arrived in Livermore, we wasted no time playing with Molly and Ellie!  There is a great little park and playground right around the corner from Jacob and Lisa's house.  After sitting in the car for a 6 hour drive, my kids were so excited to run and play!
 



 
Sunday morning, we got to go to church where Jacob is a youth minister.  Lisa taught a women's Bible class that morning and did a fantastic job!  It was a lot of fun meeting their friends and letting Levi and Molly go to class together.


The girls got to play outside during kids worship time....a luxury we do not get very often living in rainy Oregon!
 
Aunt Sarah bought coordinating outfits for the girls to wear to church.  Levi got to be his own little man!
 
After church, we checked off an item on our to-do list...Laurel's request to go to In-N-Out burger!


My picky Erika requested we drive through McDonalds on our way to In-N-Out for a chicken sandwich.  But she did enjoy the fries and shake at the restaurant!



 
Sunday night, we drove to a little park where one of Jacob's friends took pictures of the cousins.  The kids did a super good job having their picture taken.  Lots of Nilla wafers were used to bribe good smiles and stillness from them!



My kids waiting while Molly and Ellie got their pictures done. 

Goofy faces from Molly and Levi.  These two were best of friends during the trip!

The kids crashed on Ellie's floor that night in anticipation of another fun day in the morning!