On Wednesday we left for Los Angeles to celebrate my dad's 70th Birthday! My dad rented a house in Garden Grove, CA for the Ehlert family, Paul Family and us with my parents. It was huge and had plenty of space. They even had a bunk bed for the kids...
We went to the beach on Thursday, it was frigidly cold! I still got in though and did a little boogie boarding! Only Rick and Ashlyn were brave enough to get in with me...
The Nelsons rented a condo a few miles away and their place had a heated pool so we got in for a bit. It was still super cold outside, so we had to try and warm up after getting out...
On Friday we went to Disneyland and it was so much fun! Randy, Lindsay, Garron and Mathias ended up surprising us by coming as well. It was fun to see Mathias looking really good!
Abby was so brave and went on almost every ride that we went on, she chickened out of the Matterhorn, but I think it would have terrified her so that ended up being a good thing..
She was terrified of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, but loved Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain. Silly girl! The other kids loved all of the rides...
Haley almost got arrested by some storm troopers, she ran away as quick as she could... Ashlyn was brave though...
My niece Emily got engaged that night while the fireworks were going off. So cute! She'll be getting married in June...
We celebrated Dad a few times, one time on Saturday morning before Sarah left we sang to him and then again that night with the Nelsons. Kim made a delicious spaghetti dinner and Apple pie for Dad.
I can't believe my dad is 70 now, he looks and acts a lot younger. I think that age is just a number, he is in good health and I'm so grateful for him in my life!
We went back to the beach on Saturday and it was a little bit warmer, there were some super cool kites set up...
I got called to be the Primary President in my ward and will start my calling on Sunday. This is the motto that the kids and teachers recite every week, 4 simple truths that every child in primary should hold dear. I'm excited to start this new journey...
It was so good to see you and your cute family!
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