Life with the Conleys

We have been hoping to take a trip to LA to visit Josh's family for a while. We weren't trying to be in LA for Easter but that's how it worked out and we had a grand time. We always enjoy our trips down to see Josh's family, but this one seemed especially nice. We spent time with his parents, grandparents, and sister, ate delicious food, and enjoyed the sunshine.  Josh and his dad went halibut fishing one day. Josh caught two but neither was big enough to keep. He wanted to meet up with some old friends from high school but got sick just before we left on the trip and couldn't shake it. Sorry to anyone reading this who feels slighted. It really was unfortunate timing, and he didn't want to spread the sickness around. I got a sunburn and it was fantastic. My skin hasn't seen sun potent enough to get a sunburn in so long that it felt really wonderful. Between that and being able to spread a blanket on the lawn and read, it was nearly heaven.   Eli...

Somehow our little baby is all grown up. Or at least, well on his way to being a boy rather than baby. To celebrate, we had all his local cousins and aunts and uncles come for a party. It makes for a full house, but Eli loved having everyone come over. He really loves all his family. We have large photos of our families in the entry and he will stand in front of the pictures (standing on a table that he is technically not supposed to stand on) and point to and name everyone in the pictures. Sweet, sweet boy of mine. We were hoping to have some outside playtime but it was raining, so instead we played Twister, Headbands, and had a scavenger hunt for Eli's presents. The pictures of Twister were a little... twisty?It's tricky to get a photo that's more than knees and elbows and other assorted body parts. So we will skip the Twister photos. I hadn't seen this game before but all the kids seemed to enjoy it.  Presents! More presents! It's a cake! ...