The Christensen family adventures: April 2012

Monday, April 9, 2012

Love Easter!

Love Easter… is my favorite holyday! For many reasons is a great time of the year, families get to expend time together and the more important is that we remember that our savior Jesus Christ lives.

It’s a great opportunity to teach our kids about Jesus Christ and to let them know what he has done for us, and how much heavenly Father love us and to remember him always not just on Easter. Now, days everything is so commercialized sometimes it’s easy for kids to be confused and not understanding why we celebrate Easter…. is not about the Easter bunny or the eggs, right?

This year we did not got new clothes for Easter. We want to make sure our kids know that we buy clothes because we need them and not because a tradition dictated on us.

We had a great Easter weekend, had the opportunity to sing at church very nervous but I was told we did a great job!

I hope you did not focus so much on the pain that he Jesus Christ suffered on the cross but on the resurrection and on the eternal life. That went we make a sin we can be forgiven and move on.

After, church we had a barbecue and an Easter hunt for the kiddos. The elders were able to come and a family that we meet yesterday at church The Osorios’s we had a great time! And get to talk about our savior was delightful!

My sweet baby so cute! going to church.

Kritina so pretty!

Playing..so fun!

My cute boy!

Nice pic!!

Having fun! jumping like the easter bunny

Kamillah so silly, she loves to lay down on the trampoline

Sweet girl Camila.

So sweet! said cheese

She thinks she is a big girl now!

She enjoyed very much!

Love this picture of Kim, need to print it!

Mia and Camila, beautiful girls

Yumm...

My hero!

Great pic!

Such a great kids!!!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

A great spring break 2012

Wow! Can’t believe we are in April already, well what we did for spring break? Went to National Cherry Blossom Festival in DC had a great time! Kids really enjoyed walking and smelling the beautiful trees.

Then we went camping for few days to Elk Neck State Park in Central Maryland. Was quite en adventure, taking the kids by myself but was worthy they had a lot of fun! And we had a great bonding time together, so much that we want to go again! =) The first day we went for a small hiking of 2 miles to a Light House, Built in 1833, this historic lighthouse sits atop a 100-foot high bluff overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. The lighthouse pointed the way to safe waters for nearly 175 years. Many incredible tales unfolded right here under the watchful beacon of the Turkey Point Lighthouse: stories of heroism, daunting challenges, and even tragedy. This lighthouse has been part of Chesapeake Bay history for generations, safeguarding people who have lived, worked, and traveled here. Was a very easy hiking that the kids did it! Then we went to check up the beach and play at a great park, the”tire Park” kids really love this parks. After, we went back to our little cabin and had a great campfire the kids are great helpers finding wood and love to cook marshmallows too!

The next day, we went to the beach it was a perfect day for it! And the best part is that was not that many people so it was like having our own private beach. After, this we went back to play at the tire park again, and then went to start another campfire and more marshmallows =)

The next day, we went fishing to a beautiful lake in the park, and had lunch in there this time we had pizza for lunch kids were getting tire of having just sandwiches =)

Then, in the afternoon went back to the tire park and watch a beautiful sunset in the beach than came back to our cabin and had our last campfire. We spent hours playing game, was a very special and very relaxing and enjoyable time for everyone! And the kids of course what they love and remember the most are the marshmallows =)