Easter Trip to Kansas City

The months of March and April were filled with doctor appointments for Ron... except for our Santa Barbara trip in March and a Kansas City trip in April. The temple was closed for for two weeks in April, which included the Friday before Easter. We hoped in the car with Audrey and the boys and headed north on Thursday April 18. We stayed in a motel that night and then drove the rest of the way on Friday. We spent Friday evening, Saturday, and part of Sunday at the Petes, then headed back home. This was one of those trips where we spent a day and half to get there, a day and a half to get back and a couple of days there. (Audrey needed to be back at work on Tuesday morning.) We packed what we could into that time. We had a cute line up of soccer fans on Saturday morning. Followed by egg hunt, egg dying, a bit of shopping, non stop cousin time, and eating out at Joes Bar-B-Que. Sunday was church and get ready to drive again.

  

Random Animal Pics

I haven't been doing as many photos this year... but I still get a few every  now and then. Here are some of the best random ones.

Trip to Santa Barbara

For more than year, Annie was planning on us coming to their house, for a couple of weeks to stay with their kids. Even though Ron had the stroke in February, this trip was still planned and scheduled. We flew out there on Tuesday, March 19, and flew back home on Monday, April 1. The first few days the kids were in school and we tried to stay on the normal school day schedule. The full week that we were there was Spring Break. We tried to plan at least one fun activity for each day that week, without spending too much money- lol. Annie's plan was to fly to South America and meet Alex on his way back from Antarctica, to spend a few vacation days there. My biggest challenge with the kids was trying to figure out meals, and what they would eat. I think, it was a good "visit" for everyone. The outings included the zoo, the Moxi Museum, a movie, basketball hoops, the beach, and the Museum of Natural History. Here is my photo OVERLOAD. I got some great pics and also had fun trying some special effects on some. Don't worry Annie, I will send you a book of some sort ;)