Three big deals

#1
On March 5th Annie was baptized.  She started the day puking of course, that is how she starts any day of importance to us.  But by the end she was glowing.

Claudia made her dress.  All the family came back to the the house for big sandwich afterwards.  Yea Walmart Deli!

After everyone left she put on her boots and went and shoveled the non-member neighbors driveway.

#2

We made it people!

  Anyone hiring a Landscape Architect?  No, seriously.  Anyone?

He graduated Cum Laude mind you. 

With scholarships, awards, wife and three children in tow.

This is our kids after sitting through graduation. Sam is crying in case you cannot tell.

Ry grabbed his ice cream and tromped though the bushes to find a place without people.

 

#3

Disneyland baby!!

The boys on the plane.  Ry is reading the escape plan.

                                                           Their first view of the ocean.
 Ry was pommeled by a wave about two minutes after this, and would literally not put a foot on the sand the rest of the trip.  Thought it was coming to get him.

The first night we went to the Medieval Times show.  We were all wondering.  Ry found out.

2nd day was Disneyland.

Autopia.  Probably my favorite.  Not Sam's though.  He was driving alone and they had to stop and have a worker come drive him back.  I pretended not to know him.

 Third day.  Pool and beach

Sam spent all the money he had saved on a boogy board.

Car on a ferry.  Grandma showed us some cool places.

Day 4

California Adventure

I don't think a have ever seen Annie as happy as when on this swing with her arms outstretched.  It is a picture I will always see in my head for her as a little girl.

I loved BugLand!

Day 5

We made our way to San Diego

The Wild Animal Park safari

The kids get comfy at the Hilton.

Grandma introduced us to LaJolla Beach.  I will never go to California again without going there.  It was so beautiful.  A much welcome change to the week of theme parks.  Notice, Ry still won't get down onto the sand.

We could see dolphins out in the ocean

Day #6

SeaWorld

  I think this was Ry's favorite place.  He loved all the shows, and could have had me riding the Elmo fish ride all day.

Day #7

We stopped a the San Diego Temple on the way to the airport.  It was lovely.

Thank you Grandma!