Presidents Day Adventures!

For this President’s Day Weekend we got to spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with Paul and April. It was great. We had a second Christmas…the kids were in heaven. Also on Saturday, Mark and Paul took in the waves before the whole family went down to tour the Midway. This is a retired aircraft carrier. It was huge, and amazingly Avery walked the whole way. Avery loved the airplanes, and Ellie loved making a smashed penny souvenir. Unfortunately, Paul and April had to leave on Sunday. 

For President’s Day we took off to visit a new museum….it was closed for Presidents Day. Instead we ended up at the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve. It was great fun. We went on a scavenger hunt, and Ellie found all but one.  Avery loved to run free as soon as tore off her shoes, and Sadie loved to just hang out with Jenn. Enjoy the pics.

JAMES

Days of Service And History!

These past few weeks have been awesome! Mark's paper has been accepted! So now life will slow down for a little bit, and we are taking advantage of it! The last few weekends have been super fun.

First, for Martin Luther King, Junior Day our church and a few other denominations from around San Diego get together and clean Balboa Park. Balboa Park is a 1.9 square mile park that is a central feature of San Diego. While there people remove non-native weeds, plant new shrubs/trees, and pick up trash. We were able to plant our own shrub, and picked up a ton of litter. Also, our family was showcased on the news....check us out by putting this link in your browser and watching the movie.

http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/01/20/san-diegans-observe-mlk-day-by-serving/#axzz2sCbt6vq3

Then, the next weekend we headed down to Old Town San Diego and went to the annual Mormon Battalion Celebration. We cooked biscuits on sticks over coals, Ellie signed up to join the battalion, we sewed hearts, road in wagons and handcarts, watched traditional spanish dancers, and met up with a ton of friends. We got to chat with our friends the Andrews which we haven't seen in way to long, and also found out that a couple from Mark's old ward are now directors of the Mormon Battalion. It was a great day. Enjoy the photos.

Happy Trails,

JAMES