Legoland

On our vacation last year, we got passes for Legoland.  They more than paid for themselves, but we hadn't gotten to use them since Kate arrived.  In February we made the trek back down to San Diego.

 Kate's 1st trip to Legoland!

 "Look, Dad--it's France!"

 Grant got to "go fishing"...

 ...and earned a turtle toy.

 Grant and I did the big slide together.  He had a look of pure terror as he slid down, but decided it was lots of fun.

 Mining for gold and jewels

 Nate and Grant built a series of airplanes together.

 Kate finally gave in and fell asleep.  

 Grant built his own Eiffel Tower

 We found a really nice boy in the building area who offered to build a house around Grant.

 It was really cool and Grant thought it was the BEST!

 Our little knight on his way out of the park

It was such a beautiful day and a great reminder of why we love Legoland!

A Visit from Grandma and Papa

Grandma and Papa Jordan came to visit in February.  There was a lot going on, so I didn't get a lot of pictures.  

 Uncle Ed showed Kate lots of fun things on his phone.

 Beautiful Kegan...she's growing up so fast!  I can really see Jill in this picture.

Grandma showing Grant and Kate how to use the toy

 We were so happy to have Grandma and Papa visit our new house.  We wish we could see them all the time!

The Pool

We're so thankful to have a backyard now so the kids can play in the water on hot days.  I picked up a pool a couple of weeks ago and they were SO excited.

 Watching the pool fill up for the first time

 Kate did NOT like sitting in the water, but liked standing or sitting outside of it to play.  

 "Mom, I LOVE water!"  

We got the scrunchy nose smile...that's when you can tell she's really happy.  :-)

More Sibling Love

Here's what snack time looks like at our house:

 "Mom, I want to sit RIGHT NEXT to Kate Kate."

 Giggles

 Kisses

 More giggles

 And more kisses

 Cheesy grins

And it all ends with lots of laughing.  I'm amazed they get any eating or drinking in.

Dyeing Easter Eggs

 Kate got to "dye" the white one.  (Shhh...don't spill the beans.)

 After we were done dyeing the eggs, we took the colored vinegar and put drops of it into pans of baking soda.  It bubbled and fizzed and was quite entertaining.

 And then someone had the "great idea" to pour in the whole cup of vinegar and we had a colorful explosion and flood.

Free Entertainment

Our neighbors had a tree removed from their front yard last week.  Grant disappeared into his room to watch the action from his bed.  Kate and I went to find him and she couldn't wait to join him.

This is how every interaction with them ends...in hysterical laughter.  Who knew tree removal could be so much fun?

Grant the Teacher

Grant loves to teach people how to play Minecraft.  Really, anybody who will listen is given an earful about all things Minecraft.  Kate was his willing pupil the other morning...

Easter

We were supposed to visit with Nate's family for Easter, but we all caught colds right before we were supposed to go.  :-(

We made a recipe that had leeks in it--something Grant had never seen before--so we spent a while cutting it up and examining it.

 Opening Easter baskets

 As you can see, Kate was very excited.  

 Grant got some sea creatures that grow in water.  You can never go wrong with Grant and sea creatures.

 Easter Egg Hunt!!

 "Look, Dad, it's an eggplant!"  

(Oh, yeah--we have another punner in the family.)

 What a good brother...always sharing.

 Hmmm...this never happened when we were growing up, did it Jill?  A poor Cadbury egg left unfinished.

The kids ended the day with some fun in the water.

Lunch at Chevy's

Kate really likes salsa.  Licking it off the chips wasn't enough so she grabbed a spoon and just went at it.   

"Look--it's Daddy, me, and Kate!" (Grant)

  It made me think they should dress up like Mexican wrestlers for Halloween.