Spring Break 2010

Yep, I have been a SLACKER on keeping up with my blog.
Yes, I am JUST NOW getting to blogging about our spring break, which was in March, I think.. or maybe April???
Here is our Spring Break in a nutshell.....

Daffodil Hill

We started out our week with a little road trip up to Daffodil Hill...
(We couldn't leave our pup Theo behind!)

Okay, here is our review of Daffodil Hill: tons of traffic on the road going in, lots and lots of people walking around so it is VERY hard to get pictures without people in them, and in the kids opinion, two thumbs down.
I did think the hillside of daffodils was beautiful and fresh...

Had to take a picture of my Gavin....

and Miss Livie with the daffodils...



Black Chasm Cavern

On our way out of Daffodil Hill, we made a wrong turn to avoid traffic, and ended up following a road that led us to the Black Chasm Cavern.
We walked up a small trail to the gift shop and found out that they had a tour of the cavern leaving a little while later.
To pass time, the kids had a blast sleuthing for gems....

The kids LOVED finding and identifying the gems!

Happy kids!

GEMS!

The BEST and most exciting part of the day was walking down the stairs into the cavern and seeing all the amazing formations including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and the vast arrays of rare helictite crystals, for which Black Chasm Cavern is famous.

Our tour was under an hour and we had a great tour guide, full of information....

Boys in the cave...

Hiking it up the stairs, back out of the cavern...

Volcano, CA

Our next stop was to drive through the VERY small town of Volcano, CA.. and I LOVED it! It's full of charm and nostalgia...

I had my camera ready to GO!

I have this one framed and up on my wall....

I LOVE the old buildings - churches, and a small school house with this porch...
Good thing my kids are POSERS! I have em' trained!

Love this shot of my Olivia Jo...

Avery LOVES her Theo!

Hidden Falls, Auburn

One morning, we got the kids up and drove into Auburn to find the trail leading to Hidden Falls...

It was a great hike for our family!

The falls were beautiful and there was a nice balcony you can stand on to see them...

So pretty and peaceful...

Once again, I HAD to take some shots of the kids :)

Grandma and Papa Hall's House....

The kids and I spent the last few days of Spring Break in the Bay Area with Grandma and Papa Hall. We went to the Tech Museum, saw movies, played with cousins, and the took the boys to a WARRIORS basketball game!
We had an Easter Party the day before Easter for the whole family.

We dyed eggs....

But did not dye this baby CHICK!

Izzy got 5 new baby chicks for Easter and brought them over for all the cousins to hold!

Izzy and chick...

My brother Nick, with a chick...

My sister Jordan...

Of course we had an EGG HUNT!

The kids wasted NO time finding the eggs, filled with candy and MONEY!

Cutie patootie, Helena wanted IN on the action too!

Grayson, Izzy, Livie, and Helena with their baskets..

Checking out their GOODIES!

Grandma and Papa gave all of the grandkids a toys, candy, and Grandma made these little girls these VERY CUTE twirl skirts!

I love these beautiful girls...

So that's it, our Spring Break in a nutshell.
I feel so much better now that it is blogged!
Now I can move on to April.... I am slowly but surely catching up!