Spring at Descanso Gardens!

We love Descanso Gardens, a beautiful retreat in the midst of a very busy city! It has also restored my faith in the fact that there are actually seasons in Southern California. Spring at Descanso is especially stunning and a treat for the senses.
A rare photo of the two of us...:)
Jeffrey has not yet learned rule #1 of photo etiquette: Look at the camera.
David in his element at one of the fountains.
We LOVE having our picture taken! :)

Visit from Mama Linda

We had a wonderful week leading up to Easter complete with a visit from my mom, better known as Mama Linda at our house. We did some fun things, made some great food, and just enjoyed having her here. I was especially grateful for her help with the every day happenings throughout the week. :) In addition to going to tea as grown-ups, Mama Linda and Katy were able to have tea together at Katy's all-time favorite purple tea room, The Gilded Rose Manor. I couldn't pass up posting these cute pics.

Spring Break in Palm Springs

We have had a lot going on the past month...thus the lack of postings. I thought I would catch you up on some of the goings on around our house. We took a spring break trip to Palm Springs and had a great time together. We did lots of swimming, hiking and exploring which made for a very fun week.

These are pictures from our hike at Indian Canyons. The overall terrain is very desert-like with a palm oasis which we hiked through. The contrast of dry and rocky versus the lush green of the oasis was beautiful.

Hiking at Joshua Tree National Park

Our kids have learned that Rick really likes cacti (sp?), so on our trip they were excited to point out various varities we encountered. You can imagine that in the desert we had lots of cacti encounters and therefore much excitement. :) This is a picture Will took of Rick in the middle of an amazing cactus "garden" at Joshua Tree.

Fun in the pool!