California Spring Break

We got back from California on Sunday evening after having spent a fun week at the Ludwig's house in Cupertino.  The kids love grandma and grandpa because they get the goods when they go to their house.  This is usually okay with us because grandparents should be allowed to spoil their grand kids if they wish.  Well they did get spoiled and they had a blast whilst being spoiled.  Who wouldn't really.

We spent a bunch of time with cousins which the kids love.  They love these California cousins because they are all about the same ages.  Ben, Joaquin and Natalie stick together. Laney and Ann hang out and Ruby and Kate also have become pals.  This is awesome and makes for an even better spring break.  I hope we can continue to foster these relationships.Keeping these important relationship with nana, papa, grandma grandpa, and cousins is very important and we should be mindful of these.  Here are some pictures of our adventures in California.  

At the tide pools all the cousins and some other kids that were there put together a "museum" which consisted of objects found on the beach an in the tide pools.  No living animals were captured or made part of the museum, but this did find some cool shell, claws, and skeletons.  Not much different than a bunch of natural history museums I have been to.

All and all a fun time.

On the road.

Easter Baskets!

Grandma and grandpa.  Your are on notice that the grand kids are in town.

Happy Hollow merry-go-round.

Roller coaster.

Cousins on a ride.

Creepy pig statute.

Cousins.

Tide pools.

Ben and Joaquin with fish skull.

Joaquin with some kid at the beach.

Cap'n.

Getting wet at the beach.

Dead washed-up sea lion.

Sea weed.

Awesome face.

Fun at the aquarium.

Ruby's birthday cakes.

Joaquin jumped in the pool on the last day to so he could say he did.