Grandpa and Grandma Allen

A few days after my dad came the Allens made their way over for a couple days. We loved having them! On the agenda was Strawberry picking, more Easter Egg hunts, and lots of play time.

 Sadly, we tried picking Strawberries on Tuesday afternoon but the fields were closed. So, we had to go back the next day without Grandpa (he had business) but it was fun and delicious!

The only good thing about having all our company leave is that we know we should get to see them all again soon. Two weeks to D-Day!

Grandpa and the Rod Run

My dad decided to come over for a quick visit a couple weeks ago. It was so much fun to have him even if he was only here 16 hours! When Grandpa comes it means serious fun. This trip included egg hunts, his clever Peep and Easter games, a trip to Costco, and of course, lots of time to talk and visit. I am so blessed to have my dad! Here are a few pics to capture some of the fun.

 Temecula is so colorful right now. All the blossoms and flowers are so beautiful! Even our meager little front area looks nice with pops of color.

 Saturday morning Dad and I went for our walk and then took the boys to the donut shop before he packed up and drove down the road to visit Maren before heading home. The boys were in the tree waving goodbye. They are always in this tree and have become quite the little climbers.

Since baby is getting close, preparations have definitely intensified. Matt took his boards and is now spending most of his free time doing things like this... taking his car apart to fix a part so that we can sell it. I didn't really doubt that Matt could do this but seeing his car like this made me a little nervous. Miraculously, it all worked! Nice job Matt but sniff, sniff, about selling the Element. Lots of great memories!

 Graham playing "Peep" ball with his carrot bat.

 Temecula had their annual "Rod Run" a few weeks ago so we had to head over and check out the cars.

 These boys loved posing with every car so I just picked two of the favorites

 Great day to be out with my boys!

Last week my ward was so kind to throw me a shower and to make things even better my mom came up for it too! I actually got to have both my mom and my sister there which was a real treat. Sadly, Maren was not here long but we all loved having her and the boys up for a few hours. Here are my boys checking out the loot the next morning. Girl stuff is so fun!

 Friday mom and I were in full blown project mode (which was also one of the main reasons I was hoping she would come). No one organizes like my mother. It was a very busy day and hopefully I can show you pics of all our work in the next couple days. Thank you mom!

Saturday we spent the late morning and early afternoon at Balboa Park. It was a gorgeous day and really fun to explore.

 One of our stops was the model train museum.

 Looks real doesn't it!

 And we had to ride the real choo choo as well.

 This kid cracks me up

 We had an very tasty lunch, dropped mom off at the airport, and rushed back to Temecula for Crew's first baseball game. It was a very fun filled day. Thanks again mom for coming out. See you again soon!

Cousins

Oh these boys do love each other. It will be fun to see how a little girl fits into the mix!

Matt turns 31

Matt celebrated his 31st birthday on February 23. It was a really fun family day. He had some pampering in the morning with a massage (had to work out all those studying kinks in his back and neck). But once he got home there was no rest. We headed up to the Santa Rosa Plateau for a little hike. So nice to let my three boys run around and get out their energy!

 That evening we had a yummy birthday dinner. Matt's request for dessert this year was a pizookie.

 It was a major hit with the boys. I have never seen Crew eat anything else the way he downed the pizookie. He literally shoveled in bite after bite. It was hilarious yet sickening!

 The damage

A wonderful day with the love of my life. Happy birthday Matt! You just keep getting better!