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Kaitlyn at Tom's Farms in Corona -- a Quick Stop on the Way to Vail Lake

Time for another big adventure – not far away this time, but with a large group!  On Friday morning, April 9th, we headed off to Vail Lake RV Resort in Temecula with about 30 other people for a fun-filled Easter weekend.

We love Vail Lake because it's less than two hours away and it has so many things to do.  (But it's not close to the lake -- go figure!)  On the way to Temecula, we stopped at Tom’s Farms (a mini Knott's Berry Farm) for burgers and fries, which were delicious, and then headed to our "home" for the weekend.  We arrived at Vail Lake around 1:30 and found our spot (site No. 42) in the Lower Chardonnay Mesa area. 
 

As soon as we had the kids' toys unpacked, they were riding scooters, bikes, and the girls' battery-powered quads.  They bounced from trailer to trailer and played ball in the large grass area until they were pooped out!  On Saturday morning, we gathered everyone up for our semi-annual miniature golf tournament – the course is one of the many amenities that this campground offers. We didn’t check the final golf scores for the group, but I beat John by only one point thanks to my two holes in one!  (Trust me, it was shear luck!)  Kaitlyn was not into golfing, so she just bounced from group to group taking it all in. Karlie loved golfing and did pretty well. She loved telling me her score after each hole. Afterwards, we fed the kids lunch and put them down for naps.

Rick Cunningham & Karlie -- Sharing a Funny Moment (one of many!)

Kaitlyn Miniature Golfing at the Campground

Our Friends, Rick and Kelly Cunningham

Once the kids were up and raring to go, it was time to dye eggs! We had 10 kids of all ages sharing in the fun. Kaitlyn loved pink, so all three of her eggs were dyed the same color. She also loved using a foam sponge to put more colors on her eggs. GoGo (April's mom) helped Kaitlyn put stickers on some of them. Karlie colored several eggs, all different colors. Around 6:00, we had a huge taco buffet with all the fixin's, including several different kinds of meat, rice, beans, and even chili – everyone brought something to the meal and it was fabulous! After the kids had a few minutes to digest their food, we pulled out the piñata which was a huge hit! 

The Group Coloring Easter Eggs

Karlie - So Intent on Dyeing those Eggs!

Kaitlyn  & GoGo Coloring Easter Eggs

After the kids went to bed that night, the ladies had a pow-wow in Kelly and Rick Cunningham’s trailer to fill plastic eggs with candy for our Easter Egg Hunt the next morning – we filled about 200! Then we "painted" bunny prints all over the campground using canned snow and bunny print stencils.  (This kids really love finding the prints on the steps of the trailer!)  The next morning, the guys hid the eggs, which took them quite a while since they had so many! The Egg Hunt lasted a whole 10 minutes, but the kids had a ball. Checkout time was noon, so we all packed up shortly after breakfast and headed home. We really had a fun weekend. Even though the girls are still very young, I think they will remember bits and pieces of this amazing weekend. 

Piñata Time!

Kaitlyn Opening Her Easter Basket

Karlie Excited About her Basket!

All the kids, just before the Easter Egg Hunt

Kaitlyn Hunting for Eggs

Karlie Found an Egg!

Karlie with Her Easter Candy!

John All Geared Up and Ready to Ride His Scooter!
(Of course this was a joke and the group got a good laugh)

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