the wedding

The big day had come. The main event as to why we flew to California. Everyone was super excited to party. Madison and Fonso were beautiful together and everything was really nice. 

It was fun visiting with family but also a bit hectic so we seemed to forget to take pictures of all of us while we were dressed up so nice.  The last one is of us at the end of the night where we were all so very tired. 

Issabelle and Harkin had so much fun dancing while William and Landon loved the endless supply of desserts. 

pre and post wedding family time

oldest and youngest cousin

 the whole clan minus a few

 my loves

 cousins from youngest to oldest

We flew to California for my nieces' wedding and basically a huge family reunion. I saw all of my brothers and sisters and most of my nieces and nephews. Plus my cousins! It was the first time some of them were meeting Harkin and Issabelle. The first few days we were there was about getting together and hanging out with them all. It was pretty wild to be with everyone. We even managed to round up for a few good photos.

and away we go

Our first big family trip in 3 years. This was huge since we were flying across the country to CA.  It was the first time the two little ones flew on a plane and over 10 years since the other two had. Everyone was SO excited.

However, the night we went to leave our flight was delayed to high winds and we were not going to make our next flight. After waiting all day to get on the plane there was a bit disappointment but we were at least able to come home and sleep in our own beds. Then we headed out the next day for a long day of travels. We were up at 4:00 am and didn't go to sleep until 12:00 am east coast time. Crazy day!

We were happy to just hang out and relax our first few days. There was swimming and playing to be done.

easter happenings

We went to visit the Easter bunny and found eggs at the grocery store. Then had a big breakfast at home, played outside for a bit and spent most of the afternoon with the blue track. This is one of the best toys we have ever bought. All the kids play with it for hours still and they have such fun together.(most of the time)

Happy Spring!

before the snow disappeared

Landon went outside and built a sculpture. It was one of the last days we had a bunch of snow. We still have colder temps but now it is just dead grass and mud. Oh well, it was a good winter while it lasted!