We are a family of six residing in Southern California. Andrew and Jocelyn have been happily married for ten years and have four kids: Jason 10, Beth 9, Adam 7, and Jillian 5. So here's our chance to talk about our adventures and our fabulous kids because, well...we can!
or should I say - buckets :)
an Easter Egg Hunt, 
(Jill was very determined to find every egg!)
Lots of Goofing Around,
Cupcakes, 
and best of all friends!
We got to hang out with Grandpa,
Great Aunt Jane, 
Aunt Edie,
And Grandma (all decked out in her Easter headband :) 
Jill wearing her Saturday best. She twirled all day!
We got her all covered up and then time to color eggs! She is so good at dropping her eggs in the color and scooping it out - with the dipper! She even figured out how to dip in pink and blue to get a purple egg.
Everyone had a great time coloring eggs.
And we even dropped a few in boiling water with wrap-arounds (I love these :)
It was such a nice relaxing day that people even slept :)
And we tried to follow the rules - no touching the butterflies...
but that wasn't always easy. 
Adam stood there so patiently while this butterfly hung out on his shoe. The clouds came and the butterfly was waiting for the sun to return before it would fly away. 
A worker finally came and helped free Adam.
Jason also had a butterfly land on him.
And as he was returning it to the plants, he shared with Beth. She giggled as it tickled her.
She then returned it safely to the bushes.
A butterfly even landed on Grandma!
It was an amazing and beautiful visit with the butterflies.
Field trip with Grandma - she took us to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. There was sooooo much to see that we're going to have to go back (good thing she got a membership :)
First up - dinosaur bones...the rest of the dinosaur exhibit is under renovation. We'll have to come back in a few months to see more.
Then there was an insect zoo. Jason and Adam enjoyed it. I was fine, too, until this insect...do you see it there? All of them! They are huge! I can't even look at the picture...
Beth on the other hand...is not a big fan of insects. She spent the time standing right outside the room :)
There were many "stuffed" animals throughout the museum (Beth liked these a lot more than the insects!)
Beth also enjoyed the rocks and minerals exhibit and tried to take this large pink rock home. Adam helped but alas, it is still at the museum...
Jason enjoyed everything and was a bit frustrated that we wouldn't let him read everything!
There was also an American History exhibit with early vehicles such as this fire engine. Adam, honestly not very interested in much all day, found that making faces seemed to make everything a bit more entertaining.
And finally, our favorite souvenir at 51 cents :)
**There was also a special butterfly exhibit...more on that to come** 
Adam didn't need an Easter basket :)
Then it was Beth's turn. She watched as they set up the candy, and got her eye on a pink egg (there were multiple pink eggs but she knew which one she wanted!) She successfully got it! 
And finally, it was Jason's turn. Daddy gave him some pointers and then...
ready...set....go! 
We went home with plenty of lollipops and jellybeans...Daddy threw all the tootsie rolls back into the grass (we've convinced the kids that tootsie rolls are not food, they are plastic!)
And then there's Beth...Beth LOVES horses. She was sooooo happy. This made for a perfect day for her...
And finally, everyone got their face painted by the local high school cheerleaders. They did a great job!
A very successful morning for these four works of art!
