We had absolutely beautiful weather while my mom was here...sunny and warm (70's & 80's)! We had lots of fun together and spent most of our time outside. It was great!
On Wednesday we spent the day in Santa Monica. We picked up some fresh fruit and veggies at the Farmer's Market, strolled along 3rd Street window shopping, ate lunch at Johnny Rockets, and then headed to the beach for some fun in the sun and sand.
My sweet mom with my sweet son.
My other sweet son =)
I liked this picture because Aden's t-shirt fit so well with the scenery and the weather =)
Jonathan just plopped his little body next to a group of girls building a sand castle. They were good sports about him "helping" although I'm sure they were thinking, "Who is this kid?"
I didn't think to pack towels...who knew the boys would actually be getting in the ocean! Thankfully we had the Mexican blanket...it came in handy for drying the boys off and keeping them "decent" until we could get to the car where the spare clothes were.
This isn't the greatest picture but it was the best one we got of all four of us that day.
On Thursday we took the Metrolink from Canyon Country to Newhall. The boys were thrilled to get to go on a train ride. Once in Newhall we walked to William S. Hart Park and spent time hiking up the nature trail, taking a peek at the park's bison herd, and visiting with a few of the barn animals. We also saw lots of lizards and Aden even got to watch the park's gardeners use their weed whackers! Oh boy!
The boys were enthralled by the train. Up close it is much larger and much louder than you'd think!
Here we are waiting for our homebound train and experimenting with the timer function of my camera. It was propped up on the stroller hence the crooked shot =)
This spring horse was a gift for Aden from Grandma and Grandpa Moore when Jonathan was born. It's crazy to see Jonathan getting up on the horsey now! Time sure flies! Thanks again Grandma and Grandpa Moore! The boys sure have fun on their horsey!
It is always so fun to see the first blossoms on our beloved nectarine tree. We're hoping for a good crop this summer!
My sweet mom with my sweet son.
My other sweet son =)
I liked this picture because Aden's t-shirt fit so well with the scenery and the weather =)
Jonathan just plopped his little body next to a group of girls building a sand castle. They were good sports about him "helping" although I'm sure they were thinking, "Who is this kid?"
I didn't think to pack towels...who knew the boys would actually be getting in the ocean! Thankfully we had the Mexican blanket...it came in handy for drying the boys off and keeping them "decent" until we could get to the car where the spare clothes were.
This isn't the greatest picture but it was the best one we got of all four of us that day.
The boys were enthralled by the train. Up close it is much larger and much louder than you'd think!
Here we are waiting for our homebound train and experimenting with the timer function of my camera. It was propped up on the stroller hence the crooked shot =)
If you look closely you can see Aden sitting and the bottom of the driveway intently watching the men work.
Here he is watching the men load their equipment into the back of their truck.
This is later that same day watching different gardeners at a different house. His little eyes are glued to their every move.
He's such a serious worker. He'll say, "Mommy, I need to get working on my job. I need to mow and edge and blow and do the weed whacker and hoe and rake."
He's very thorough too...even mowing around the planters =)
And when he's done, just like the gardeners, he loads his equipment into his "truck" and onto the "trailer". It took me a couple of weeks to figure out why he always stacked all of his lawn stuff onto the glider and ottoman. Then one day I heard him say, "And put this on the truck and this one too..." as he set stuff on top of the glider. He's definitely got an imagination!
Jeremy and Serena Kidder have been staying with us this week for the Shepherds' Conference and last night we had a get-together at our house with several friends from the past. We enjoyed Daniel's yummy homemade pizza and we spent time gathered around Jeremy and his guitar, singing and worshiping together. It was just like old times but we were amazed by how much the group had grown in just three years time...by nine to be exact. Here's a shot of the nine ranging in age from 4 weeks to 3 1/2 years.
