Easter

Happy Easter! What did our Easter look like this year? Well, here goes...

Sleep in a little later than usual because of a later church service. Eat brunch at church then go to service. The kids sing in service and Shawn does the video. Go home and grab last minute things and the dog to take to Grandma Maggie's and Grandpa Craig's house. Get to the Grandparent's house and the kids go nuts finding eggs. Hold the week-old bunnies that Great-Grandma Sonnie brought. Eat linner. Sit and talk. Ashton goes to the neighbor's house and jumps on massive trampoline. Alayna watches her new Barbie movie from Grandma Darlene. Start fire in fire pit. Roast peeps and make s'mores using peeps, chocolate rabbits, and crackers. Sit and talk more. Play 'Apples to Apples'. Shawn goes to work and the kids and I go home. Whew! But it was fun!

Anacapa Island

On Saturday, April 3rd, we took a boat trip with some friends to Anacapa Island. What an experience! We had to be to the dock by 7:15 for our 8:00 departure. Way too early for a Saturday morning, but that limited the severity on the sunburns. All seven of us happily rode on the bow of the small vessel as it left the marina... oh boy, as soon as it hit the open water the kids got really scared. The water was still choppy from the wind the night before so it was quite intimidating riding on the bow while it slammed down. Vicky and I really enjoyed the ride up front but felt sorry for those suffering in the back. About half way to the island we came across a large pod of dolphin. What a joy to get to see them jumping and splashing around! We finally made it to the island with only two of our party of seven feeding the fish. What a great victory! We got to spend three hours hiking on the island and it was wonderful. I don't if God could have made the day any more beautiful. The boat ride back was uneventful, which was a blessing, although we would have loved to see a whale.