Dyeing Eggs

Easter egg fun night. 

Laumeier Ultra Wide

A few more flashback photos. Our last visit to Laumeier in chilly St. Louis. I wish I could have brought this park to California with me. I got a fun little plastic camera for Valentine's Day, which was perfect timing to make a trip to my favorite park for some quick photos before we left town.

[Superheadz Ultra Wide Slim | Fuji Superia | Developed at One Hour Photo by Walgreens]

Grandma's House

These photos are from way back in February. I took a new camera on a little visit at Grandma's house. The film got developed right away, but I have held on to the photos for all of this time. These are from a snowy day in February, way back in St. Louis.

My aunt and wife both grabbed cameras and went out to play, too. The dogs were running around while we snapped photos. Grandma was inside making us hot cocoa to warm up with when we came back inside.

[Superheadz Ultra Wide Slim | Fuji Superia 400 | Developed at One Hour Photo by Walgreens]

Dolphin Watching!

We went out on a boat ride in the Pacific Ocean with hopes of finding some dolphins and whales. Our hopes came true. We floated right into the middle of a huge dolphin party. They swam and splashed and flipped all around us... hundreds of them. It was so cool! We managed to see a large whale, too. And several sea lions! The photos don't fully tell the story of how magical it was to have these creatures so close to us. This was an experience that I will not soon forget, and honestly, will try to experience many more times. 

(Thanks Genevieve and Vicki for sharing this experience with us!)

Sun bathing ocean lion. :)

Being out in the middle of the waves, in the middle of the big, blue ocean, is truly something to experience. It was so fun.

At first sight, it seemed like a bunch of birds were out in the ocean... but no, dolphins. So many dolphins!

Another boat of watchers...

Right next to the boat! I'm literally leaning over the railing to get this picture. I love these creatures.

These jet skiers might have had a better view than us. Maybe. :)

And then, a big whale!

And then, a bunch of napping sea lions!

These guys are kind of smelly, but their faces sure are cute.

The little ones in the water were asking for a place to sit. :)

"Please, just scoot a little, let me up in the sun!"

Pulling back into our dock, I spotted this large fellow napping on a boat. I'm not sure I'd try to get him to move if I needed that boat. This guy was big.

Back on dry land, waiting for the car. We all stood in the shade, while my wife, of course, waits across the street in the sunshine. :)