Spring Break Griffith Park fun!

We already "celebrated" Spring Break at Disney World but now that the kiddies are actually off of school I've planned local activities for them to enjoy.  Wednesday was a park day and Thursday was a trip to Griffith Park and Travel Town with our neighbors! The kids loved going inside the big trains and the train ride around the park.  We then  had lunch and packed up and drove to the ponies on the other side of Griffith Park. Wow.  Mommy was shocked how quickly they swooped up Olivia and planted her on a pony(these ponies are not strapped to anything!) and off she went all by herself! I wasn't the only one freaked out.  Olivia, once she realized she was alone, burst into tears for the entirety of the ride.  Since the parents aren't allowed in the pony riding area, she had to ride all the way around until she got off! She was fine once she got off:)  All the rest the of the kids got "medium" speed horses and these horses did full blown galloping!! The kids were bopping up and down and giggling.  Bentley's face was so priceless.  Mouth open...bouncing...half screaming.  Presto and Phia loved it and immediately wanted to go again! So fun.  We ended the day at the drive thru Baskin' Robbins very near the park.  Mommy especially loves this part:)

Sophia's 3rd Dance Competition: Starpower

This was at a huge Convention Center in Ontario.  We were lucky enough to have Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie Mary Ann all come watch.  AND it was by far the team's best performance of the season so far! All the girls were perfectly on time with gigantic smiles and personalities on stage! Our family was so blown away by Sophia's stage presence.  She really is a complete natural and the teacher's at the our studio always say she has the best "faces"(something they practice regularly and she's mastered it!).  They won 5 out of 5 stars and we weren't surprised! They got 2 more pins for their cover ups.  We're getting more and more comfortable with the process and now Phia counts down the days until the next competition which makes it all worth it!!  We love our dance "family" and Sophia has a dance bff named Ally on her team so it makes these events so much more fun!

Easter 2015!

We are going to miss our amazing neighborhood so much! We had 20+ kids come out to our annual Easter egg hunt! Our kids look forward to this day so much.  Hoping we get as lucky in the neighbor department when we move.  This is such a fabulous neighborhood to raise our kids in.
This Easter will be our last and we made the very most of it.  We will not only miss our neighbors but our beautiful green space and pool.  It's so so hard to leave but it's definitely the best move for our family.  We are so grateful for the years we spent here and all the memories we've made in this house.  We cannot to make new ones wherever we land! Happy Easter 2015!