Happy Birthday Ethan!

Our friends, Ken and Michelle, celebrated their son Ethan's birthday at the zoo this past weekend!  We had a great time and hope Ethan enjoyed his birthday!!

the boys doing a craft project...they were really into it!!

check out my bug catcher

Evan, Anessa and Alex

I think Evan has a crush on Anessa....he was looking for her every second that we were at the zoo

Aunt Abby and Evan

Logan having fun at the birthday party

Ken and Ethan share the same birthday...

Happy Birthday Ken and Ethan!!

blowing bubbles for Logan

after the party we went on a carousel ride

we took our swim suits to play at the splash pad. good thing we did because it was HOT outside!!

time to cool down with some yummy snow cones

Kathan, Kieran, Alex and Evan taking a break with their snow cones

San Diego 2012

Every spring we make our annual trip to San Diego.  We absolutely love it there!  When we are there we never want to leave....  We visit the parks... Seaworld, Legoland and the zoo.  We even make time for Moose to go to dog beach.  But what I love most is spending the week as a family.  This year Grandma and Grandpa Tyree were going to meet us there for a few days.  We were excited to see them and have them experience the week with us!

off to San Diego

Moose always has the most room of anyone in the car

taking the first of many breaks

movies and iPads kept the boys busy for the 6 hour drive

are we there yet??

this is the life!

we couldn't wait to take our first walk on the beach

I love these boys!!

they loved running around in the sand

and drawing pictures in the sand

Moose and Daddy

Alex writing his name

Alex wasn't even 2 for our last trip....he was taking a good look at the ocean

getting a little closer to the water...they didn't care that the water was freezing!

the wave started coming in and as Evan was trying to run he fell in the water.  Poor guy was covered in sand and soaking wet!

we had a great first day!

Evan's super heroes made the trip to SD too

puzzle time with Daddy before bedtime.. I love how serious Evan is.

USS Midway

Sunday was Easter and Grandma's birthday!  We decided to tour the USS Midway.  Grandpa was stationed on the ship so we were looking forward to seeing it for the first time with him. They had an Easter celebration on the flight deck with bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo and more!

the USS Midway

Evan and the big plane

wow! look at this!

the boys were able to sit in the cockpit of a plane

pilot Alex

silly Evan

enjoying the day with Daddy

Grandpa, Daddy and the boys

the Easter bunny was there too

a little pony race

I'm not sure who is winning!

inside a helicopter.  I think the boys thought it was going to take off because they sat in their seats and put on their seat belts 

Daddy and the boys

the petting zoo

Evan wanted to feed the animals

I don't think this guy was hungry

getting ready for the flight simulator

Alex really wanted to do this

when the simulator started it was turning upside down and all over the place.  Alex didn't like that much so Wes kept it still the remainder of the ride

the Easter bunny dropped off some Mickey Mouse Easter baskets

sweet boys

busy on the iPad

love it when they hug each other 

Evan

we took a walk on the boardwalk

a little boy and his BIG dog

all of my boys

Happy Birthday Grandma!  We enjoyed spending the day with you

Wes, Alex, Grandma and Grandpa

taking a walk with Grandpa on the beach

trying to escape