There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise. brian andreas

Ben' s buddy Brady!  The picture says it all.  Ben and Brady go to school together.  Their moms make them hang out afterschool together.  It is a fantastic friendship!

"Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends." Unknown

Chris's cousin Eddie and his great family came into San Diego from the Bay area for a quick visit and trip to Sea World.

Ben has so much fun playing with Tosh and Mila!

Uncle Eddie even showed Ben how to balance on a Skateboard.  We know what the next "NEED" is going to be now!

                  The Folkrod Trio!

Violet 6weeks, Levi 4 y.o, Jack 16 mo.

I got to spend some quality time with my sister Kristi this week on my spring break.  I went to visit and help organize  her playroom(a.k.a force her to throw out a bunch of stuff) .  This is the official Folkrod clan.  That is a busy house for sure and SO much fun.  All of the kids are so sweet and just love their new little sister violet.

       This big smile because.......

This was sitting on his hand!
There is a super cool butterfly exhibit at the wild animal park and we were lucky enough to go see it before it left.  You walked into this great open room and the butterflies were flying everywhere.  If you stood still long enough (virtually impossible for a 4 year old) you might just have this happen to you.  Ben was SOOOO excited.  It stayed there for a few minutes.  It was so much fun.

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family.  Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.  ~Jane Howard

Papa Dick

Easter Egg Hunt Bonanza!
Scooter Fun with cousin Cassie
We were lucky enough to have my mom and dick drive all the way down from Oregon to meet us in San Luis Obispo.  The added bonus is they brought my niece (my brother Tony's daughter) down too!  It was awesome.  It was the first time that they actually got to meet and play together.  They had a great time playing tackle and wrestling with papa dick while my mom did what she did best COOKED!  Man did we eat good that weekend.  We stayed at my step brother Mike's house and he was the greatest host.  He and my mom had an easter egg hunt all planned, easter baskets, easter dinner and egg dying!  It was so much fun to be with family.