Not In Kansas Anymore

It's Spring Break time in Kansas! This means that Uncle Reagan, Aunt Sarah, Lauren, Cole, and Cooper are finally in California for the week! Before they arrived on Saturday evening, Emily went over to their hotel to drop off some goodies. She also took the time to enjoy the beautiful view,

test out many of the lobby chairs,
and play around the multiple fountains.

Of course, she had to take a moment to giggle about this being a "fanny fountain"...
similar to our favorite one at Trinity. (April 2009)
Truth be told, she didn't care much about the fannies... she cared about the koi fish!
But, she had no interest in letting them nibble on her fingers...
instead, she offered up Daddy's!!

The Kansas crew wasn't set to arrive for a couple hours so we headed out...

(No pun intended, I blame my bloodline.)

and had them over for dinner last night!! Emily was in HEAVEN playing with her cousins and wouldn't let the boys out of her sight!

And before they were able to leave, we made sure to celebrate the cousins' 2011 birthdays. As you know, Emily loves to find reasons for mama to bake chocolate cake and these three kiddos' birthdays were NO exception! First up, Cole - Jan. 19th
Second, Cooper - March 3rd
Third, Lauren - May 2nd
Happy Birthdays!!!

We look forward to spending some more time with them this week and we hope that the California weather cooperates. Who wants a rainy Spring Break?!