California is Warmer

It's true. We will all tell you so--we had a great time visiting the state that Aaron has been spending his spare time in. The boys and I drove (yikes) across four states to get there, and arrived in time to see Aaron at work on the farm in Brawley, California, before spending Easter weekend (plus a few days more) in San Diego. We had a great Spring Break. I have posted a few pictures, and more are to come. Right now, I'm going to BED. Enjoy the preview!!!

LegoLand

Did you know that there WAS such a place? I hadn't even heard of it until a friend (thanks, Suzie) asked me if we were going while we were in California, so I looked it up. Lo and behold, there are Legolands all over the WORLD!! Who knew? Apparently Suzie did. Anyway, a few weeks after discovering that Legoland even EXISTED, I was checking out slickdeals, and came across a real snazzy deal, one too good to miss. Then I asked the boys if they would rather go to SeaWorld (incidentally, $300/family), or Legoland ($85 with the slickdeal). Without even telling them the prices, of course they all voted for Legoland. What do you expect from a boy? Who in their right mind would pass up any or all of the following proof of the gloriousness of Legoland? BEHOLD:


Of course, while we were in California we visited Washington D.C.
Doesn't everyone?

Gideon practicing his driving skills for the day only 10 years away . . . . . . . . .

Aren't the pirates great? And here is Malachi--almost life sized. He was 2 inches too short for the kiddy rides. That was some major sadness. Only take kids 32 inches or above to Legoland when you go. He still had a good time, but he really wanted to ride the cars. Overall, a roaring success. Legoland puts Lagoon to shame.

The Grapefruit Thief Strikes Again!

We really had permission, but it's still pretty funny to watch the boys picking their own citrus fruit from the orchard on the farm Aaron was working on. Samuel has the best facial expressions, wouldn't you agree? He gets it from his mother. . . . . . We had a lovely vacation, and it was fun to see another part of the U.S. It almost felt like Mexico--but not quite.