After 2 days of staying right by Disneyland and not going in, the kids were very anxious to go. We had a great time as always and Wendell was able to join us for entire days from Wednesday to Friday after his conference was over. I think we love Disneyland because we can all have fun together, whether it is breakfast with the characters, parades, or rides.
We just love this hot air balloon in California. It is completely free and really gives an amazing view of the O.C.
Emily wasn't too sure about the whole balloon when we actually reached our maximum height.
After playing at the park all day, the kids were ready to eat. We headed to the RainForest Cafe to try restaurants that are different for us.
The kids loved the animals and especially the storms that hit regularly.
I love this picture of Emily in the hot tub with someone else's goggles.
After meeting up with the Fields at a memorial for Katie we headed for the beach. We had never been to Newport and it was a beautiful beach with beautiful homes all around. 
The boys just love trying to beat the waves. They did end up very wet. I guess they aren't always as fast as they think.
We think the lady in the bikini of our family picture just adds to the surroundings. I wish I had photo shop.
Can you tell the water is freezing?
Our white legs were almost brighter than the sun. Considering we hadn't seen the sun in months we all were soaking it in.
The beach had the coolest rocks and caves and was a great way to spend a day in California.
We just love when Wendell has a work convention and we love it even more when the convention happens to be in Anaheim. On May 1st we headed out to begin our week long adventure while Wendell had to go to meetings.
Tyler and Megan could hardly wait to land. They were excited also by the fact that cousin Spencer, James, and Faith just happened to be in California on the same weekend.
On April 30th, the state tumbling competition was held in Heber. We made the trip in the freezing cold to watch Megan. She had been nervous all day. I think she was shaking from nerves and not from the snow. Her first pass was super fast and she didn't fully complete the last pike. Her second pass was the best she has ever done, but we were very nervous waiting for the results. I'm glad I'm not a judge because I'm not sure what they look for.
When all was said and one Megan ended up getting 2nd place. She was thrilled and we were pleasantly surprised. She worked hard all season and it definitely paid off. Now on to Nationals. 
Congratuations Megan! State Champion!And these are the winning passes! It's amazing that the sum total of Megan's runs do not even total 1 minute. It's definitely a sport for those in a hurry.
The end of April just happened to be graduation at Weber and Science Saturday. Tyler brought along a friend and we visited the bowling alley for lunch and a game sponsored by the MBA program. I think the party was actually just for those that graduated from the program, but I'm sure we'll pay them enough over the next 2 years to make up for a couple of slices of pizza and one game of bowling.
Emily was into the food more than the bowling.
After bowling, we headed to the science building to enjoy the activities. Emily's favorite was trying to see how many pennies she could fit in a foil boat before it sank.
Tyler got a little competitive and tried to get the most pennies. He did get about 100 which is all we had the patience to count.
We then headed into the theater to watch a free movie on the dome. The movie was made by students and was the perfect length---only about 10 minutes.
A few classrooms were then set up to try different experiments. We really liked the shaving cream and food coloring mess.
Emily's favorite was the giant bubble maker. It turned out to be a great Saturday and the best part was it was all free. I love those kind of days.