CSUB Alumni in NYC & Washington DC

April was a busy month for us, we were able to attend the Cal State University Bakersfield Alumni events held in Washington DC and New York just days apart in the same week. We were only able to go this year because of my Mom's generous offer to fly to NJ and watch the kids and travel with us to DC!! Thanks Mom!!

Dinner in DC

 CSUB DC alumni...

While we were only in DC for a day and night, we had the opportunity to visit the Museum of the Bible! It was really cool, and we didn't nearly get to see all there was to see.

 They had a really cute interactive exhibit that the kids really enjoyed...

Super book!

Samson & Madison

Wheee!  

Lindsay playing games

 

Sassy girl 

 I was super excited to see the dead sea scroll of Isaiah... We've been studying it at CBS this year ;)

It's long... 66 chapters..whew!

 We also made a detour at American Girl store in DC and Madison got her very first American Girl Doll. This kid has been wanting one for years, and Grammie was excited to make her dream come true!

 We saw some of DC by car, and the Cherry Blossoms were in bloom. It was stunning!

Mary Poppins cousins? Kind of fun!! 

White house

Later in the week just Jarrett and I went to the Cal State Alumni in New York reception to represent CSUB. It was a fun evening to get dressed up and hang out with this handsome fella...

This year it was very special to go to both events, as Jarrett's mentor, President Mitchell is retiring. It was a fun way to send him off ;) 

I am a lucky lady ;)

After the reception we walked to Buddakan in NYC and the interior was so romantic, but the food, oh my, was super delicious. A huge thank you to my Mom who babysat the kids while us party animals mingled the night away. I know the kids enjoyed their time with her!  

Easter 2018

He is Risen, Risen indeed!! We hope you had a Happy Easter! It was just a couple months ago, but feels like forever. I am finally getting caught up on my blogging as we are gearing up for summer vacation. Here's some pictures from our favorite bunnies...

Yay! Rainboots!

The kids woke up (early!) on Easter Sunday to find their baskets hidden all over the house with treats!

This was a special year, Lindsay got her very own Bible!

Andrew was pretty excited about some Monster Trucks...

And of course, who doesn't love a Cadbury Egg?

We had a quick breakfast and got ready for church... it was a chilly day!

Andrew 2 years, Madison 6 years, Lindsay 8 years

Fisher Family 2018

I always like to take a few pictures of the kids on Easter Sunday in front of the house... it seems like winter flies by and they seem to grow as fast.

These girls are growing into such lovely young ladies...

Little Man had to get warmed up for his modeling session...

Sweet kids... I am one blessed Mama!

These next pictures are mostly for our family records for the kids... It's nice to have a Mommy and Me or just Daddy and me alone picture every once in awhile ;)

Thanks Nonna for the fun Easter Egg painting set!

Our resident artists just loved them!

We had a simple and scrumptious meal after church, and Lindsay helped me make a yummy Strawberry Pie with GF pretzel crust... yum!

Happy Easter!! Love, The Fisher Family

Spring Break 2018

Happy Spring Break! Although the weather wasn't too warm, we had a lovely time just hanging out with each other! 

Bunny Peeps gluten free cupcakes for Maddie's class

Sugar Rush

Maddie's Spring Party at school

For Lindsay's class I saw a cute recipe for Bunny Cupcakes... I love the marshmallow ears!

We had one day where it was sort of warm, and the kids played ball outside..

Went to Terhune Farm and pet some animals..

Andrew loved the tractor

We did an indoor activity and visited the Bug Museum in Toms River, NJ...

Butterflies!

Pretending to be ants in a colony...

They touched a scorpion... so cool they glow under a black light!

Giant bug picture

We colored Easter eggs outside...

and worked on planting our garden! A huge thank you to Daddy who built us these garden boxes!

A couple weeks later when it warmed up we planted our seedlings we started!

This is the side of the house with the most sun, so we planted here!

We planted: Tomatos (cherry and regular), Squash, Zucchini, Mint, Basil, Rosemary, Cucumbers, Jalapenos, Kale, Spinach, Green Onions, Cilantro, Butter Lettuce and a few flowers.

See the cage in the back? I built it to keep out all the critters.. deer, rabbits, ground hogs squirrels and birds. 

The kids are SO excited to eat some of the things they planted... hopefully we'll have some success! The girls put on a Circus show for us and pretended they were on a trapeze... LOL.