Authors Day and a fun weekend!

I was lucky enough to be substitute teaching at Brandon's school on Authors Day this year. The wonderful Mrs. K arranged it so that he could come to my classroom and share his masterpiece. It was awesome to see him read his "Are You Smarter Than a First Grader?" book with such confidence. :) It was a great day for both of us!
Amanda and Oliver came to visit us over the weekend. It was so much fun to see them and just hang out at the beach. We got lots of sun and ate WAY too much! Here are the boys at Cafe Rio...the BEST food EVER!
We went over to Balboa Island and did some walking, shopping and eating. :)
For the very first time in his life, Brandon allowed someone to bury him in the sand. He is funny about getting sand all over him, (he hates it) and would normally never want to be in it up to his neck...but for some reason (I think it was Oliver's example) he was ready and had a blast! We had such a wonderful weekend! Thanks Amanda!

Peeps and Easter Morning

We had fun with PEEPS this year. Putting them in the microwave and watching them get huge is awesome! Eating them is ever better. :)

I made some little treat bags for the teachers at Brandon's school. That school is just FULL of wonderful staff!
Some treats for Brandon's classmates.
This year we tried something a little different. We tie-dyed our eggs and it was so much fun! Brandon did a great job!

On Easter morning, Brandon went straight for the edible grass! It was so funny how there were all of these goodies and surprises on the table, but the very first thing he said when he saw his Easter basket was, "Oh cool! Edible grass!"

Finding eggs. The bunny was very tricky this year and Brandon asked me to help him find the rest of the eggs. It was a great morning. The rest of our day was filled with conference, tons of family and food! So perfect.

those eyes...

are my favorite.