The end is near...

of school that is. I am in my final week of school and cannot wait for Summer to begin. I am ready to spend time with friends and family and especially the girls.

I have finished up both credentials and my autism class so things are settling down here. Thankfully I have a great husband that took over when I needed him to. It would have been impossible to do without him.

The girls are great. They are playing together more and more which is fabulous. We often hear them playing "doctor" in the playroom. One is usually laying on a large block while the other is examining them. It is funny to watch.

Evelyn is growing like a weed and shows us multiple times a day how big she is. She even grows at nap time. :0) She is excited about mommy being out of school so we can have some time together to "cuddle".

Camille is good. She is still working on the potty training for #2 but it is getting better. She has her moments of greatness followed by moments of kicking and screaming. I guess this is the terrible two's we all hear about. She truly is a joy. She has started singing songs that she knows and dancing it is hilarious to watch. Her vocabulary is growing more and more so we can actually understand what she is saying.

Richard and I are doing well but both happy that school is almost out. I am looking forward to a relaxing summer with everyone. We are looking into having to replace our master bathroom soon due to leaks that are not good under the house. Hoping we can do it nicely but fairly inexpensive. We are thinking it will have to be taken down to the studs. Thankfully Richard is handy and has some good friends we can call upon to help. Hoping that it is not too bad once we start. Wish us luck!

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Spring Break

Spring break has been over for a couple of weeks now and sadly this is the first chance that I have had to sit down and write up our adventures.

The second week of spring break we drove down to Southern California to spend the week in Escondido, CA at our timeshare. It was beautiful and was right on the 17th hole of the golf course. It had about 5-6 pools and recreation centers with fun activities throughout the day. We spent some time at the pool, some time making sundaes and some time painting ceramic owls and cupcakes. We had fun.

We arrived Friday afternoon and just hung out since we had been in a car for 8-9 hours. (The girls did great). We didn't do much since we got there late, we had to stop at my parents house in see them since we were driving right by and hadn't seen them in a while. We went to dinner with the family and were lucky enough to be joined by Scott and Nicole, Tyler and Shalena. So happy to see all of them.

Saturday, we settled in some more, went grocery shopping and met my parents for a while. We went to the pool and played in the splash pad area and then eventually ended up in the pool. Evelyn still had her cast on but since it was waterproof it worked out fabulous.

Sunday was Easter so we headed to Riverside and celebrated with my mom and dad, brothers, sister-in law, girlfriend and grandparents. It was a fun occasion filled with laughter and love. The girls LOVED it all the great stuff they got in their baskets. We had dinner at my grandparents house and it was a really nice time. The highlight though, was my dad and grandpa competing to see who was better at golf. My grandfather beat out my dad. Sorry Dad!. We all got to hit some balls while the girls ran around in the grass playing. It was a beautiful day with family.

Monday was DISNEYLAND and the girls did not know anything about it. We got up, dressed them up in princess outfits and were on our way. We had a wonderful time and met lots of princesses and rode a couple of rides. The girls were great and LOVED going. They wanted to go back.

Thursday we headed off to the San Diego Zoo with both Yayas, which was a rare treat. The animals are phenomenal and the park is beautiful. There are some wonderful exhibits and the girls are in love with all things animal so it was the perfect time to go. We saw the new Elephant Odyssey exhibit which was great. The coolest thing we saw were two rhinos playing with each. One actually lifted the other off the ground. It was a fantastic moment. Too bad both girls were sleeping.

Friday we checked out and headed to my mom's work to celebrate my grandmother's retirement. It was neat to see her happy and surrounded by family and friends.

After the retirement party, my mom got to do something that is so rare it has only been done a couple times before. We got to get pedicures together with no kids. It was FABULOUS and just what I needed. I got alone time with my mom to talk in person. Thank you mom.

Saturday we headed home again. The girls were great the entire trip and I am so glad so many people could see us and the girls. I miss my family so much but times like these make them so much more special. I love you all.

Enjoy the Pics.

Spring Break