Easter Round-Up

We here at the Barringer home had an:

Egg-colorin'

Egg-findin'

{Easter morning we actually did an egg hunt with scriptures
about the Easter Story filled with things like soap
to represent Pilate washing his hands, etc}

Family-time-spendin'

New-duds-wearin'
More egg-huntin'

{In the afternoon we had a gigantic egg hunt with
our good friends, complete with lots of candy and
a million eggs}

Candy-devourin'
Yummy-food-eatin'
Fantastic holiday.

Hoping you all had a lovely holiday, too!

Happy Easter

I hope your day was wonderful.

I hope you were surrounded by friends and family, felt the love of our Savior (and ate a little chocolate too).

Happy Easter!

Puddle Jumping

We're big puddle jumpers around here.

We don't let a little rain stop us from dragging the kids outside for a little fresh air and to get some energy out.

April snow (like I woke up to this morning), however, is another question entirely. Which would explain why I'm still in my pajamas.

nephew Ryan

red-cheeked nephew Calvin

Caroline and Calvin.

The Happiest Place on Earth

We spent a few, glorious, sun-filled days last weekend in California at Disneyland and Seaworld.

The weather was beautiful and sunny (and we even got a little sunburned - it was therapy for my Vitamin-D starved soul).

The kids were happy and dirty and tired.

I had crab cakes and fish tacos at a great restaurant by the bay in San Diego

My parents are the best.

***All this stems from a bet I made my dad as a teenager - I bet him dinner anywhere in the country that I would never live in a basement aparement (don't know why but it sounded so dark and dreary). I never did, and we finally cashed in on it -- dinner at Disneyland.

Here are the outtakes:

The "before" picture

In front of the castle

"Hurry, Mom, I know there are princesses in here!"

This was great - she kept running up to the queen yelling "pwincess! pwincess!" until the actor stopped, smiled, and let her run up and take a picture. I feel a little bad about all those people we cut in front of . . .

Princess dress and shoe shopping with Grandma.
She hasn't taken off her princess dress yet.

Posing in front of the castle.

Evie's Disneyland uniform - princess dress and pink ears.
She yelled when I tried to take them off of her.

I have to confess, it was me that picked out the blue Mickey baloon.
And made the whole family cart it around for the weekend.

My favorite shot of the trip.

Soakin' up the sun at La Jolla.

Don't you just want to jump in?

Beach baby.

Luke and Ken petting the Dolphins at seaworld.
One of the coolest things they have done.