Ladd Photos

Back in Bakersfield for a very hot 4th of July. The heat at 9pm (still over 100 degrees) and the smoke from the fireworks were not a nice combo.

We spent the first half of our Christmas break in Bakersfield. My brother and Jessie flew out from New York as well. We all stayed with Grandma so it was a nice and cozy full house. The boys had a blast playing with their uncle and aunt.

Gavin wanted to be his favorite food for Halloween… a slice of pizza. Connor was his favorite super hero, Iron Man.

Aliciana took the photos at school. I took the last 4 later in the evening before they went trick-or-treating with their cousins down at their grandparents’ house.

My parents, little brother, and little sister came down from Portland, OR to Bakersfield for the Thanksgiving weekend. Lots of the Ladd clan and my aunt’s side of the family got together at my aunt and uncle’s house for a giant Thanksgiving feast.

The family and I spent part of the Christmas holiday in Bakersfield. We finished our trip at the traditional Christmas Eve party at my Uncle Steve’s house.

We got on the road after the party for a very scary trip back to San Diego. The fog was horrible going up the ‘Grapevine’ with visibility dropping to a few feet. It was like that most of the way until we dropped back down in Castaic.

The boys opened presents at our house in the morning, and their Grandma and Grandpa Loera’s house in the afternoon. They were spoiled by everyone, as usual.

Aliciana captured the kids celebrating Valentine’s Day in Gavin’s 1st Grade class.

Coloring eggs and hunting them at Grandma and Grandpa Loera’s house.

We had a Spider-Man and a Hulk this year. Aliciana also got into the spirit as a good witch.

We traveled to Bakersfield to hang out with Grandma and the rest of the Bakersfield clan for Christmas Eve. All the family gathered at Uncle Steve and Aunt Elisa’s house for Christmas sweets.

Christmas morning photos at our place and afternoon photos from Eddie and Sally’s house.

Connor gave out Valentine’s Day robots this year in his preschool class. Here they are gathered the day before his party, plotting a takeover of the house.