San Diego

A day in San Diego with my family is just about the best day I could have. I love San Diego so much and miss being able to drive to all of my favorite spots. Mady is working on her 4th grade mission project so we decided to take a day trip to San Diego since that is where her mission is located. It was a picture perfect day down there. I was so glad the weather was nice since Mady has chosen to do a photo shoot of her mission. We stopped there first and let Mady go picture crazy at the mission. Fun California fact...the Mission San Diego de Alcala was the first mission established in California.

After Mady's photo shoot was done we went to Sea Port Village. It is so beautiful down there. The Village is right on the harbor. They have lots of fun little boutiques to walk through. Whenever we go we always get an ice cream while we walk around. It was nice to get out of the house since all of us have been battling colds!

This is the mission we visited.

I am so blessed to have these three amazing people in my life!

Brandon's just hanging out!

Mady couldn't quite get as high as Brandon. Wrong shoes for climbing!

Valentine's Day 2010

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Mady planned our entire day down to what we would eat. We started our day with pink heart shaped pancakes. They were really yummy. It's always fun to eat pancakes but when they are pink it's even better! For lunch Mady and I made heart shaped sandwiches and filled our picnic basket with goodies. We walked to the park and ate our lunch while we enjoyed the amazing weather (80!). The boys kicked the ball around while Mady and I relaxed and played with Ozzy. Then we went on a bike ride to Golden Spoon (our favorite frozen yogurt place). For dinner we had steak and shrimp with veggies. We finished our day with a homemade Pazookie! We had such a fun family day. It was nice to relax and enjoy each other's company.

It doesn't matter how old you are...swinging is fun!

Making Clay

Mady and I made clay. I got the recipe from my cousin (thanks Terri). Mady is off-track right now so we are finding things to keep us busy while Brandon is at school and Scott is at work. She decided she wanted to make Valentine's Day shapes for all of us. We had a lot of fun!

The clay is really easy to work with.

Working hard making her shapes.

Before they are cooked and painted.

She made all sorts of heart decorations for the house.

Here are the finished products!