Birthdays!!

Brandon had a video game party, with the focus on Super Mario Bros.  My super-techie brother set up three TV's each with a different game system and several games. Most of their time was spent LOUDLY playing Mario games, but they did come up for air and food occasionally. :o)

There are more fun photos of this party on our Whirligigs website.


Sadie's birthday was super cool with ice skating and ice cream!

More California plus Cousins

That last post just didn't have enough pictures! :o)  So here are more pics of our fun trip...

And of course, we had a blast staying with family in St. George!

No, we haven't fallen off the face of the earth...

 Here I am, once again playing catch up. I'll try to do a quick recap for the last six months...


Brandon got Fourth place at the stake pinewood derby in February! There were over 30 cars entered, but he did great with a car he made with his Grandpa Krammer.

Our trip to California over spring break was awesome, including a day at the beach, time at Disneyland and Legoland.  Since we were gone over Easter, the Easter Bunny visited us a little early.

The hotel was so kid-friendly, with awesome bunk beds, a cool pool and a video game system for the TV in the kids room.

We spent the first day at the beach, because it was the warmest day we were there.  We got a little sunburned and had to keep chasing the squirrels away, but it was worth it! I love the sun, sand and waves, and this beach had awesome tide pools, too.

The next two days were Disney all the way...

 Star Tours!

 Toy Story (When did Nate get so big???)

Disney Animation Studio ended up being one of the kids favorite stops.  What can I say... we have a family of artists!

We didn't get many Legoland pictures, but had a fantastic day there.  The aquarium's Shark room was cool too.  All in all, in was such a fabulous trip!  And it was even better because we got to stay with family in St. George on the way there and back. We love cousins!