A Few Fun Places

The girls and I were looking through our family photos today, and I thought it might be fun to post a few pictures from some fun places we've visited lately.

First, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles is WONDERFUL! Admission is free, and the children loved it! They have an interactive Family Room that is made just for kids. In this picture, Ethan is using dry erase markers to add his own artwork to this ancient "book."



The gardens outside are beautiful, too! The children rolled on the grass, admired the fountains, and had a great time exploring. They do have a few water features with surfaces equal to that of the sidewalk (not sure why they did that right outside the Family Room), so within 20 minutes, Spencer was up to his ankles, but it was still fun!



Another place we love is the Fullerton Arboretum. Eric taught the children to climb trees, and we spent the whole day exploring the vegetation, throwing leaves in the stream, and watching all the ducks and birds...so peaceful!

Of course, there's one other fun place I have to mention. It's no surprise I love Disneyland, and I feel so grateful to have passes.

We enjoyed being there for the Christmas festivities,

but I also want to make the day there a little more meaninful for our children. So...

we made a bunch of thank you cards and personalized them once we got to the park. We gave them to the ticket takers, the bag checkers, the ride operators, etc. They were all so happy to have someone think of them. I'm trying to teach my children that all the fun they get to have comes because someone is working to make that possible.

Sometimes it seems like life is just a whole lot of work, so it's fun to get away and have a little fun now and then. I'm so happy for these precious children and the fun that they bring to our family!