Emily Update

Joslin just told me that Emily's call is in the mail (it left Salt Lake on Saturday) and it is going to arrive in Nevada City (hopefully tomorrow). Danny had a dream that she got her call and she could choose between Florida and Peru. I am so excited to find out. Also, Ellie comes Saturday morning. We are so excited. What if they send her an April Fools mission call?

Where will Emily go?

I think we should all guess where Emily is going to get called. Leave your guess in a comment. We'll see if anyone is inspired.

MISSION PAPERS

Incase you guys havent heard, I am going on a mission! My papers will be completely done and at The Church Head Quarters Tommorrow after my interview with the Stake President at 9:30am. YAY!!! I am so excited. Joslin is also working on her papers her availibility date is June 1. and mine is June 10. I am pretty nervous and REALLY REALLY excited at the same time. There are a lot of emotions running through my body. I know that I will be sent where I am needed most.

Julia and Britney Spears

I think April really looks like Daryl Hannah sometimes. Like in these two pics. Here's a fun game to help everyone to blog: Are there any other celebrity look alikes in our family?

Hawaii with Juliane

Here are pictures from when we went to Hawaii with Juliane and Julia and me.  

Here's me going to the bathroom in the bushes at the beach (because the house was too far away!)

Me and Spiegel at Pearl Harbor:
Me, Jules, and Juliane on a hike with Adam.

Happy Birthday Emily!!! You Are A Pickle Brain.

Oranges, Birthdays, Disneyland, and Tour de California

My ward went orange picking on Saturday for the Santa Barbara Food Bank; showing up with 30 volunteers quickly excited the Food Bank workers and they were continually praising our hard and happy work.  We picked every orange and mandarine in the orchard--about 100 crates. (I ate one orange and it was sooo good.)

The best raviolis I have ever tasted I had on my birthday dinner this year at Ca'Dario's. Birthdays are good days for first times and record breakers.  These raviolis changed my perspective on Italian food in general--I think Kaitlin would agree.  

We never exactly got Zeke's story on how he got this chocolate ring around his eye.  

Gio has a hobbie:  collecting quarters and putting them into random toy dispensers he spots (and he is a good spotter--he will find a toy or gum ball machine almost anywhere).  He saved up to buy a Pikachu figure from this particular machine.  

Lance Armstrong was in Solvang!  So...Giovanni and I drove to Solvang one Friday afternoon to shop and dine at Hans Christian Andersen Square, insert a quarter into the gumball machine there, and watch the world class bike racers zoom by one by one after their time trials.  

Chase Palm Park on Sunday morning.

We went to Disneyland TWICE since I last posted (I think twice in two weeks).  The Dumbo ride gets more and more exciting for Zeke and Gio will go on the big rides now!  With excessive persuasion he will go on Pirates of the Caribbean and Peter Pan.  We have sooo much fun at Disneyland every time!!

...sometimes a little too much fun.