We were so happy and excited when Jared called one day in March and told us that he and Jenny were planning to drive down from Palo Alto to Albuquerque during Mario's spring break! It meant the world to Mike and I and to each of our other 3 children in town.
We tried to pack in as many activities as possible with all the kids and grandkids during their visit. The Albuquerque gang had a wonderful time with Jared, Jenny, Mario, and Milo and wish they could have stayed even longer! I am so grateful they made the sacrifice to come see everyone. I love them and miss them so much!
Saturday, April 3rd: The kids arrive! It was wonderful to see Jared and his family! We visited and ate dinner together and watched the boys play. It was the perfect weekend to have them visit, since we didn't have to attend church because of General Conference.
Sunday, April 4th: Yesterday, Jessica and Sebastian hid a LOT of plastic eggs all over their backyard. Today, the rest of our family met at their home and hung out for a while before letting the little ones go hunting for eggs. The eggs were filled with candy, chocolate, or little cars.
After a fun time at the Dunlap's, we all met at the Dion's Pizza on their side of town for lunch. After lunch, we went to a nearby park to let the kids play. All Joey wanted to do was to be by the pond and throw rocks into the water. It was challenging to keep all the cousins in one place.
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| Milo being silly on the floor, with his Easter basket on top of his head |
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| Kiley with Joey's basket in hand |
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| Jacob, with General Conference being broadcast in the background |
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| Sam, Jared, and Sebastian watching the little ones play |
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| Elise, Joey, and Tyler hanging out with Shauna |
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| Joey, happy to see cars to play with! |
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| Elise, just being her cute self around all her boy cousins |
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| Beau getting anxious to go outside and hunt for eggs |
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| Mario in the Dunlap living room waiting for the fun to begin |
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Okay, we're outside now, and the fun has officially begun!
Hudson sports his Easter basket |
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| Beau is on the go! |
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| Little Joey needs some help from mommy and daddy |
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| Elise's first Easter egg of the day |
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| Tyler's on the hunt! |
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| Mario and Milo start checking out their stash |
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| Hudson found a race car |
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| Milo's enjoying the chocolate |
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| Jacob's opening eggs for Tyler |
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| Beau's basket is too full! |
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| Joey's happy to be outside with his cousins |
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| Tyler's ready to start opening his eggs |
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| Jared and his cool Nikon camera |
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| Hudson near the fish pond |
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| Sam with Tyler and Hudson |
