Nathan assisted with a training in San Diego on Fiscal Law for the CA Air National Guard this past weekend. Since he worked the previous weekend and worked 12-hours shifts earlier that week, we weren't too thrilled having him gone another weekend. So, we decided to make a mini family vacation out of it. I spent time with the kids in downtown San Diego while he worked and then visited Sea World and drove back on Sunday. It's a 9 hour drive from Mountain View to San Diego, so the driving portion wasn't too fun with two small children. However, we had blast while we there.

Ammon was not thrilled about going to Sea World. He cried, begged, and pleaded to just go back to the hotel so he could just play with his Legos. Getting him to the gate was quite the event, but as soon as he finished the first ride, he was absolutely loving it!

Ammon rode his first roller coaster while we were there. He enjoyed it a lot more than I did. I'm definitely getting old!

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies. ~Rudolph Giuliani

Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies. ~Author Unknown

Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever. ~Author Unknown

I'm so grateful for my mother and mother-in-law, who are such wonderful grandmothers to my children.

We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me. ~Phyllis Theroux

My Grandmothers are also very dear to my heart!

Happy Mother's Day to all the special mothers and grandmothers in our life.

We enjoyed lots of family time together this weekend. One of the local churches in San Jose hosted an Easter Festival with lots of games, a petting zoo, an Easter egg hunt, and bounce castles. Ammon & Maddie Sue had a blast!

Conference Weekend

This was the first Conference Weekend in three years that Nathan wasn't working. We really enjoyed having him home and watching the conference talks together. Here are a few pictures of Ammon and Maddie Sue playing together.

Easter Dress

Grandma King made Maddie Sue a special Easter dress. Here are a few pictures of her in it.

We love this smiling face!

A Letter to Grandma

I found this letter while sorting through Ammon's art work. It melted my heart!

ABC and 123...

Having a reader in our house has definitely been life altering. Nathan and I can no longer spell out words when the we don't want the kids know what we're talking about.

We visited Arizona for my brother's mission farewell two weeks ago. Nathan flew back to Califormia after the farewell and the kids and I stayed the next week since Ammon was out of school for winter break. While at a gas station Ammon says to me, "What? You're having another baby?!" This statement caught me off guard, so I asked him what made him think I was having another baby. He pointed to a sign that he had read, which was actually "Animal Hospital," but he knew this was just silly, because pets can't go into the hospital. He then proceeded to explain that since we were headed near the hospital that I must be having another baby. The only time Ammon has seen me in the hospital was when Maddie was born, so he quickly jumped to conclusions.

The whole situation was kind of silly. Despite my attempts to explain what a veterinarian is and why they have animal hospitals, Ammon had made up his mind that the whole idea is prosperous!