Sunday, April 5, 2015

Our Easter Weekend in California

These crazy hooligans of mine love dying Easter eggs more than almost anything! They count down to this day every year! The time has come yet again and they loved every minute of it:)
 This was Reid's first year being old enough to participate and he loved it as much as his brothers if not more! He kept putting both hands in the air and screaming, "YAAAAAAYYYYY!!!" 








 Such a mess, but so fun for them:)


 He would give a big "YAAAYYY!!!" after each completed egg or every time he dropped an egg in the dye:)



 They are so busy right now;)
 All done! Nice job boys!



 The Disneyland walk



 The boys are so excited to meet up with Ropers for some Disney fun!!!
 Benny sportin' his mountain man look and Reid not knowing where to begin with all the fun:)
 Waiting in line at Bugs Land

 Love these cuties so much and I love how much they LOVE to be together!!!

 Reid will not smile! 







 Just me and Roo on the Lady Bug ride while the older kids did the bumper cars

 I'm pretty sure he liked it:)
 Sorry Roo, but the monkey back pack leash was necessary since you now are such a little monkey yourself:)
 He wasn't too fond of this plan:)





 He looks so cute in it though:)

 Dane loved holding the leash:)


 Such cute brothers:)


 Rooski was star struck with Mater:)
The gang:)


The new little Frozen land was magical!


Roo was star struck yet again with Olaf this time. All of the kids were!!!













Now that we have had our California Adventure fun, it was time to move on to Disneyland!

First things first, this pregnant mommy needs her Dole Whip fix STAT!!!;)


Rooski kept oohing and ahhhing...he couldn't get enough of the carousel! He loved every minute!!!

Beau Beau loved it too:)


Tea Cups weren't the end of our fun, we stayed until almost midnight! Sadly, my phone didn't last that long, so no more pics. We, however, had another wonderful Disneyland trip in the books!!!
Huntington Beach time!!! It was sweet Casey Bugs 3rd birthday so we spent the day celebrating!!!








These boys cannot get enough of the beach!



Dane and Trent were having a blast together!









Such cute and silly boys:)



Rooski did NOT like getting in the water! I don't blame him...the water was freezing!!!










Ry and Beau Beau are the cutest little buddies! The love to play together:)




Reidy Roo checking out the view:)

Such a cute little monkey (20 months)
Quite the load to the pier. Headed to Ruby's!

Ruby's is the best and such a fun place to celebrate Casey's birthday! Happy birthday Casen! We love you so much!!!
Much later that night, Jen and I were able to sneak away for a Maroon 5 concert!!! This was Jen's 4th time seeing them (she is obsessed with Adam) and wanted to share her love of them with me. It was a blast to do this together and I would definitely pay to see Adam again!;) It was our first GNO with baby girl Bryner! She nearly kicked through the entire concert!;) Such a fun night!!!

Thank you XM radio (BYU channel) and the magic of DVRs for making it possible for us to not miss a second of General Conference while we were out of town. Conference is my favorite and I always look forward to the spiritual fulfillment, guidance, inspiration, and finding answers and comfort to many of my prayers and worries. I love to feast upon the words of Conference...so uplifting!!! 
As we arrived at home from California, Easter afternoon, look who payed us a visit while we were gone...the Easter Bunny!!!
He left the boys a note and looks like he sure enjoyed the carrots we left him:)

The note was telling the boys that they must go on a scavenger hunt to find their Easter Baskets. So, they started the hunt for eggs. Each egg had a new hint inside as to where to look for their baskets.













The boys loved this and had so much fun looking all over the house for their baskets! The last clue (found in the oven) led them up to their bath tub.
WOOHOO!!! They finally found them!!!

They were so excited to dig into them!!!







We could not open those cars fast enough for Roo!







Reid was VERY excited about the CARS!!!

Their baskets before they were ravaged:)
Now time for the outdoor egg hunt for the eggs that they dyed.






















The boys absolutely LOVE this holiday (almost more than Christmas, I dare say!) and had a blast!!!



A little bubble blowing with daddy:)






Grandma and Grandpa Bryner sent us all Easter treats!!! We were all sooo excited and grateful for their sweet gift!!! Thanks guys! We love you so much!!!


This is my all time favorite picture of Christ and it hangs in the center of our home:) It is called "Resurrection" by Mark Mabry who is a Mesa, AZ artist.
One of my many favorite quotes from General Conference (April, 2015).
My heart is so full with love and gratitude for my Savior and His atoning sacrifice and resurrection. #BecauseHeLives we too will live again with our families for eternity. Oh, what comfort and joy this brings! Such a fun Easter full of family, love, laughter, and the teachings of our beloved Prophet and Apostles through General Conference. Happy Easter!!!

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