Family Activities

I feel really behind on this! So I'll try and just do little snippets and not as detailed about what's been going on. : )

So in March we took the kids and went to Las Vegas. Silly us, we went over not only St. Patrick's Day weekend, but Spring Break for most of the colleges! It was crazy! There were so many people all over the place, drinking and dancing and not wearing many clothes. We felt pretty crowded and actually didn't even end up walking down the strip at all. We just stayed in the car and drove it. That was partly because of the crowds, but also because the weather was awful. We were so sad! We were looking forward to having this great warm weekend in Vegas and being able to swim in the three outdoor pools the hotel has, and from the drive in to the drive out, it was windy and cold and miserable! But other than that it was a pretty good trip! 

We went to the Shark Museum at the Monterey Bay hotel. That was okay, it was pretty cool to see all the sharks, but for the amount of money they charge, we were hoping it would be bigger. No such luck... Then we went to the Natural History Museum, and that was actually really cool! We were lucky, right as we got there they started to feed the little sharks they have in a pond so we got to watch that. It was awesome! They had an Egyptian exhibit with King Tut's tomb and artifacts and stuff, and there was also a big dinosaur part that had animated dinosaurs that moved. Brandon got scared, so that was funny. : ) 

Obviously, yesterday was Easter. Saturday, we went down to Fillmore to spend time with my grandparents. We went down first thing in the morning and hung out at their house for a few hours, and then went to White Sand mountain to go 4 wheeling. It was so fun! The kids rolled Easter eggs down the hills and made the trails with their bums, and then we went for a few random rides. Unfortunately, it all came to an end when Josh (my little brother) wrecked my dad's brand new 4 wheeler. He rolled it over on top of my sister Kortny, and then it continued to bounce and roll the rest of the way down the hill. Luckily, neither one of them were seriously hurt. Kortny has a pretty good bruise on her leg, and Josh got away without a scratch. It could've been much worse, and we were grateful that it wasn't! Then yesterday, we got up and did a little egg hunt in our apartment for Brandon, and went to the temple to take pictures. Then we went to Adam's parents' house to have a wonderful lunch with them and spend some time. That evening we went over to my parents' house and had dinner and played and played. It was a great weekend overall! Best of all, when we went to the temple, we had the opportunity to talk to Brandon about the true meaning of Easter, and about Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. I love when those teaching moments just hand themselves to you. I'm going to attempt to add some pictures of our weekend, wish me luck!