Easter Sunday

Oh how I love Easter Sunday. It is a very relaxing day at home with the kids and all the traditions that both Bob and I family's have had as we were kids. I also love it when our own children add a little of their own traditions. As they get older it really becomes our own Easter and not the one I grew up in. I can say that our girls really know the true meaning of Easter and their love for our Savior Jesus Christ.

Bob's Egg Coloring Techniques

Easter 2011

Our Cute Little Family

Liv Hunting for Eggs

Sonoma Hanging out with her Cousins

Easter Saturday was at Bob's parents house. We had lunch and several activities like coloring eggs, egg toss, launching rockets and of course the Easter Egg Hunt. Luckily we had beautiful weather for the whole day.

Kat and Natalie looking for Eggs in the Big Kid area.

Bob and Gabbie just hanging out.

Karen and Leah looking for falling rockets

Olivia's Gold Rush Play

Olivia's 4th grade class put on a very cute play about the California Gold Rush. It was very cute!

AHH The Ocean!

For those of you who know Bob and I this is our favorite place to be with our kids or with out them.

Last month Bob and I were able to do a quick get away. We have a great friend from work who owns a beach house right on the Ocean in Cambria which is about 10 miles south of Hertz Castle. We had an amazing time just relaxing, seeing the local sights, and taking a drive down to Moro Bay, and enjoying all the local restaurants. I love little towns and is one of Cambria those cute little towns on the Central California Coast. You could almost drive right by it and not even see all the great shops. I loved all the little antique stores, I had to help myself from purchasing a beautiful baby white Christing Gown which was probably made in the 1930's. Its a good thing it had a little stain or else I would have come home with it. It would have looked beautiful on my wall.

Thanks Jim and Vicki for the amazing gift of your home away from home!

Sonoma's Drawing Video "Fireflies"

Sonoma made this video of our family to one of my favorite songs. Love It!!!

Kate's Video "Touchin on my 3OH!3"

Here's a video that Kate and her best friend Katie made. For 30 Sec of video it took them a whole day. Kinda of fun.

Sutters Fort with Olivia

Waggon Ride Into The Fort
The Whole Group

Olivia Being a Fur Trader

Our Pioneer Day Picture

Our Modern Day Picture

This year is our last year at Sutters Fort. We have had the opportunity to come and participate in an amazing program. Both Sonoma and Katelyn were able to go when they were in 4th grade and now it was Olivia's turn. This year since Bob and I had done it 3 other times they concerned us experienced. So we had the duties of Coordinator, Photographer and Personal Assistant to Mrs Bales. Bob also had the duty of making sure all the fires were cared for.

The experience at Sutters Fort was to recreating a 2 day 1 night day in the life of a pioneer that lived at the fort. The kids were able to ride in waggons from old down town Sacramento to the Fort which is about 6 miles. Then they were greeted by John Sutter (which was played by a boy in Olivia class). After that the Pioneers moved into their groups and went to different stations. Some of the Stations were candle making, blacksmith, making corn husk dolls, bakery, fur trappers, rope making, kitchen, and carpentry (they get to make a square stool that is branded with the Sutter Fort brand, we have 3 of them and they are very handy).

We also make all of our meals there over fires and in dutch oven. This year we had Deer, Boor, and Bear stew for dinner. I must say it was so amazing, thanks to Nathans dad TY who is the owner of a local restaurant Bootleggers. After dinner we had the Amazing Harmonica's and the kids were able to square dance and listen to some old time music.

The kids all slept in tents as Bob and I headed to the local Hyatt (I learned after we went with Sonomas class that there was no way I was tenting if I was going to be coherent the next day for clean up). During the night the kids all do Night Watch were the get the chance to walk around the fort in the dark and make sure they are not being invaded.

The following morning after a great nights sleep, we cleaned up and cleared out. It does make me sad that we most likely will be our last chance of going on this field trip, but I am so glad that we were able to especially with the talk of the State of California closing it due money issues.