The Welch Family: April 2008

3rd Annual Trip to the Beach

We just returned from the beach house near Monterey and it was a wonderful week! This year we were joined by our friends, the Cady Family and it was super fun! Matthew and Aubbie dug a giant hole on the beach and it is hard to say who enjoyed it more. He also went looking for pirates on the beach with Papa. I am happy to report there were no pirate sightings! Kayla has been talking about going to the beach since last year's trip and she LOVED the ocean. Kayla was constantly playing at the water's edge with Mommy and Daddy. We feel so very fortunate to be able to make these kinds of memories with our children and they loved sharing great times with Papa, Aubbie and good friends!

Kate Gosselin at Borders in Pleasant Hill!

I was sooo excited to meet Kate Gosselin at Borders. I arrived at Borders almost 2 1/2 hours early. By 6:30 I was inside the store. Kate walked through the store a couple of times and it was weird to see her in person. Once she started signing books the line moved pretty quickly. I bought two books and she autographed both for me. I told her that I loved her show and I thanked her for signing my books. She thanked me and said it was nice to meet me. The whole thing was over so fast. After she signed my books I was able to take a couple of quick photos. I really enjoyed the experience and I'm so glad I went!

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Easter Blessings....

Easter is always a busy day and this year was no exception. Matthew and I started the day at church. He went to the children's nursery and I went to the service. We both really enjoyed it. (Daddy stayed home with Kayla who was feeling really cranky). We next went across the street to Papa and Aubbe's house. There was so many family and friends there and it was fun to see Matthew and Kayla enjoy themselves so much. Matthew loved looking for eggs and he even put a whole egg into his mouth (with the shell!) We felt very fortunate on this day to be able to spend it with the people closest to us. We only wish the Schonbergs from Utah could have been there.

Come visit Matthew's preschool!

Matthew had his very first open house at Helping Hands Christian Preschool. His teacher, Ms. Ellicia put up some of Matthew's art projects in the classrom and it was so amazing to see what he had made. It brought tears to my eyes. Matthew loved seeing many of his friends again and Kayla loved playing with the magnetic letters in his classroom. It seems to us that Matthew only just started at Helping Hands and he has grown and changed so much. We are so very proud of our little boy!

Children's Fairyland in February

Mark and I took the children to Fairyland in Oakland. Both kids had been there before but it is a really fun place to visit. Matthew loved riding on the train with Daddy and Kayla loved running around the little mountain house and listening to music. The weather was perfect and it was a magical family day. Matthew and Kayla feel asleep on the way home. Now that was magical!