Today was back to Disneyland for round 2. We got to start off the morning with a character breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen where we got to eat some yummy food and see more characters. We saw Goofy again, Pluto, Gepetto, Chip and Dale, and Princess Aurora. We also saw Rafiki walking around but sadly he missed our section. Caleb really enjoyed it. The twins were still unsure what to think about the characters interacting with them. Then we started our fun in California Adventure where the twins got to go on a bunch of rides in A Bug's Life land then Caleb got to go on the water rafting ride with Mom and the Screamer roller coaster with Dad. He also got to have a dance party with Phinneus and Ferb, and give Sulley from Mosters inc. a high 5. The highlight of that area was definately running into Buzz Lightyear though. He was one of the ones we were dying to meet. Too bad we didn't get to see Woody as well.
Once we finished there we went back over to Disney to catch some of the bigger attractions, Caleb and I got to go on Splash Mountain and Space Mountain together and the littles got to go on the Winnie the Pooh ride with Dad. We also caught a Main Street parade and had dinner over in Tomorrowland at the Pizza place. After dinner we took them back to Downtown Disney into the World of Disney store and told them they could pick out a souvenier. The twins each picked out a Darth Maul toy, Caleb picked out a Mickey Mouse Snow globe and we picked out a stuffed baby Dumbo for Faith. Then added a few little items for Mom and Dad in the mix.
Caleb wanted to try for better seats to the Worlds of Color show so we went back over. Even though we had fast passes for this one, we think our view was better last night without them. Especially for us short people that had tall people standing in front of them so we were all a little dissapointed, tired and cranky after that. But we made it through and again caught our shuttle back to the hotel.
We took a vote when we got back for our last morning here tomorrow and told them we could either go back to Disneyland for the morning, or go to the beach. The vote was unanimous for the beach (Mom and Dad included). Do we have the best kids or what?
Disney Day 2 - slideshow maker
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Vacation Day 5- Disneyland Day 1
We finally made it to Disneyland. We got there right after the park opened and picked up our tickets and went in. We spent the first couple of hours right on Main Street taking loads of pictures with some of our favorite characters. We got to see Mickey, Pluto, Donald, Max, Gepetto, Pinoccio, the Queen of Hearts and the White Rabbit, Dale and Mary Poppins and Bert right off the bat. We saw Alice too but didn't manage to get in her line fast enough.
After we finally got past there, we got to head over to Tomorrowland and see the Star Wars training academy show, and go on the rocket ride and the Buzz Lightyear ride. Then a quick stop for lunch. After lunch we headed toward the castle and got to see a Mary Poppins street show on the way. Then finally hit a few more rides. We made it to Dumbo, the teacups, and the carousel then up to Toon Town for some fun up there. They rode the Tailspin roller coaster and we all went on the Roger Rabbit ride. Then as luck would have it, we ran into Goofy up there as well.
We then went back toward the front of the park and took a break on some benches where the twins fell asleep for a nap after a long day. After letting them nap for a while, we went walking to Downtown Disney where we took in the sights there and got to meet up with a cousin of mine that lives in Cali, also named Rebecca Schade whom I had never met in person. She brought along her neice Kymberly and her roomate Shari. It was a really fun visit and she spoiled all my kids with goodies from her work with the Fire Authority for Orange County. They got firefighter hats, stuffed dogs, T shirts and other various toys.
We then went over to California Adventure park and took in the Worlds of Color show. We were too far back for my camera to get any good pictures, but it was absolutely beautiful. After it was over we boarded the shuttle bus back to our hotel for some rest so we can go back and do it again tomorrow!
Disney Day 1 - slideshow maker
After we finally got past there, we got to head over to Tomorrowland and see the Star Wars training academy show, and go on the rocket ride and the Buzz Lightyear ride. Then a quick stop for lunch. After lunch we headed toward the castle and got to see a Mary Poppins street show on the way. Then finally hit a few more rides. We made it to Dumbo, the teacups, and the carousel then up to Toon Town for some fun up there. They rode the Tailspin roller coaster and we all went on the Roger Rabbit ride. Then as luck would have it, we ran into Goofy up there as well.
We then went back toward the front of the park and took a break on some benches where the twins fell asleep for a nap after a long day. After letting them nap for a while, we went walking to Downtown Disney where we took in the sights there and got to meet up with a cousin of mine that lives in Cali, also named Rebecca Schade whom I had never met in person. She brought along her neice Kymberly and her roomate Shari. It was a really fun visit and she spoiled all my kids with goodies from her work with the Fire Authority for Orange County. They got firefighter hats, stuffed dogs, T shirts and other various toys.
We then went over to California Adventure park and took in the Worlds of Color show. We were too far back for my camera to get any good pictures, but it was absolutely beautiful. After it was over we boarded the shuttle bus back to our hotel for some rest so we can go back and do it again tomorrow!
Disney Day 1 - slideshow maker
Monday, June 04, 2012
Day 4- Legoland
Today we loaded up the car once more and headed North to Carlsbad to check out what Legoland had to offer us. It was AWESOME! All of the boys were so excited (Mike probably the most so). They were in Heaven most of the morning running around looking at stuff, seeing characters and going on some rides. We spent all day playing and playing. With a couple of breaks for lunch and an ice cream break. Then we ended the day there by letting them run wild in the Lego Duplo play area and taking them in the gift shop and letting them all pick out a little something. Caleb picked out a Star Wars ship to build, Zaden got a Ninjago sword and Zaric a Ninjago guy.
After leaving the park, it was back in the car for the rest of the drive up to Annaheim. We checked into our next hotel and walked down to the Red Robin for some dinner then to rest up for the main event....Disneyland!
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Vacation Day 3- Seaworld
Today was Seaworld day. I got a nice surprise last night when a long time friend of mine noticed where I was on Facebook and sent me a text letting me know she was also in San Diego and going to Seaworld at the same time. What are the odds?
We took off early in the morning and went over to the park. After getting in and doing a little looking around, we ran right into her and her cute family. So we spent the rest of the day with them. We went on rides, looked at the animals, and caught a couple shows.
The highlights were Mike and Caleb getting soaked by the orca's, Zaden getting to feed a dolphin a fish and Caleb getting to go on his first real "grown up" roller coaster with Dad. He discovered a new found love for coasters and is making all sorts of plans to go on more over the next few days.
Here are some pics from today's fun.
Seaworld - slideshow maker
After they were all exhausted and ready to head back to the hotel, we grabbed a little fast food and ate in our room again and then went and played a little in the hotel swimming pool until it got too cold. Tommorrow....Legoland!
We took off early in the morning and went over to the park. After getting in and doing a little looking around, we ran right into her and her cute family. So we spent the rest of the day with them. We went on rides, looked at the animals, and caught a couple shows.
The highlights were Mike and Caleb getting soaked by the orca's, Zaden getting to feed a dolphin a fish and Caleb getting to go on his first real "grown up" roller coaster with Dad. He discovered a new found love for coasters and is making all sorts of plans to go on more over the next few days.
Here are some pics from today's fun.
Seaworld - slideshow maker
After they were all exhausted and ready to head back to the hotel, we grabbed a little fast food and ate in our room again and then went and played a little in the hotel swimming pool until it got too cold. Tommorrow....Legoland!
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Vacation Day 1 & 2
The day finally arrived! It was the last day of school and the start of our trip. We took off right after school yesterday and headed off toward Vegas, making a quick stop in Provo to hand the doggie off to Papa and then we were off. The first leg of the trip went really well with a couple of quick pit stops and a stop in Cedar City for some dinner. Once we hit the gorge after St George though, trouble struck and we blew a tire on the car. We were able to rearrange kids and seats and get the spare on and went into Mesquite just to find out we were about 30 minutes later than all of the tire shops closed. We called a mobile service who was absolutely no help and told us just to keep going on the spare. So we headed back off and drove all the way to Vegas and our hotel on the donut with our fingers crossed the whole way. It was late so we just unloaded what we absolutely needed and headed off to bed at the hotel.
Luckily for us there was a Discount Tire right across the street (literally) from our hotel in Vegas. So first thing in the morning when we got up and ready we were there, getting the tire replaced and ended up replacing one more as well. So 2 new tires and refreshed, we set back off.
We made pretty good time and ended up stopping at this cute little 50's diner in the middle of the desert for lunch. It was called Peggy Sue's Diner. It was really fun, but the camera was buried so no pics. All of the waitresses and other diners swooned over our kids and entertained us all and we spent some time walking around their little gift shop checking out all their fun stuff, then it was back in the car. From there we went straight on into San Diego, only hitting a small amount of traffic for about 25 minutes and then it was smooth sailing to the hotel. We got checked in and decided we were determined to still make it to a beach even though we got into town later than expected. So we set off to Coronado Beach. The weather was a lot chillier than we expected but we still had a really good time and it was a fun way to stretch out after a long trip. I also got to put Faith in her cute mermaid outfit I talked a girl at my work into crocheting for her for a couple pics.
After the beach, it was time for dinner. We attempted to head downtown to find a spot, but it turned out there was a Padres home game going on so it was packed. We got a nice little taste of downtown though. We decided in the end just to go back to the hotel and bathe the kids and order room service. It worked out perfectly and the boys enjoyed sitting on the floor eating their pizza and checking out the views.
It was a semi-rough start but so worth it once we arrived.
Luckily for us there was a Discount Tire right across the street (literally) from our hotel in Vegas. So first thing in the morning when we got up and ready we were there, getting the tire replaced and ended up replacing one more as well. So 2 new tires and refreshed, we set back off.
We made pretty good time and ended up stopping at this cute little 50's diner in the middle of the desert for lunch. It was called Peggy Sue's Diner. It was really fun, but the camera was buried so no pics. All of the waitresses and other diners swooned over our kids and entertained us all and we spent some time walking around their little gift shop checking out all their fun stuff, then it was back in the car. From there we went straight on into San Diego, only hitting a small amount of traffic for about 25 minutes and then it was smooth sailing to the hotel. We got checked in and decided we were determined to still make it to a beach even though we got into town later than expected. So we set off to Coronado Beach. The weather was a lot chillier than we expected but we still had a really good time and it was a fun way to stretch out after a long trip. I also got to put Faith in her cute mermaid outfit I talked a girl at my work into crocheting for her for a couple pics.
After the beach, it was time for dinner. We attempted to head downtown to find a spot, but it turned out there was a Padres home game going on so it was packed. We got a nice little taste of downtown though. We decided in the end just to go back to the hotel and bathe the kids and order room service. It worked out perfectly and the boys enjoyed sitting on the floor eating their pizza and checking out the views.
It was a semi-rough start but so worth it once we arrived.Friday, May 25, 2012
1 Week!
The countdown is still in full swing and we are officially down to 1 week until show-time. Our calendars are filling up fast and the to-do list is getting bigger by the minute. We are all getting excited and anxious for our big road trip.
We spent a few minutes yesterday making our own autograph books in hopes of scoring some character autographs while at the park (and to save us a bunch of money from having to buy three of them there). The twins both wanted Toy Story of course (I simply used some wrapping paper to cover the front of a $1.79 notebook and 99 cent alphabet stickers) and Caleb wanted to decorate his own. After going around and around the sticker section, he finally settled on some Phineas and Ferb.
We can't wait! Now....back to that to-do list.
We spent a few minutes yesterday making our own autograph books in hopes of scoring some character autographs while at the park (and to save us a bunch of money from having to buy three of them there). The twins both wanted Toy Story of course (I simply used some wrapping paper to cover the front of a $1.79 notebook and 99 cent alphabet stickers) and Caleb wanted to decorate his own. After going around and around the sticker section, he finally settled on some Phineas and Ferb.
We can't wait! Now....back to that to-do list.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Ouren Updates- May 2012
Time for a quick update...seems like it's been forever since I posted anything and life is just busy as normal. So here we go:
Faith- Faith is 8 months old and is getting a little better at scooting around on her butt. She's also decided to start rolling onto her belly more and more even if she then gets mad about it a few minutes afterwards. She's super smiley and talky. And she seems to get longer and longer every day. She's still a Daddy's girl and wants her Da-Da-Da whenever possible.
The Twins: The twins have one more day of preschool next week and then they are off for the summer. Having them in preschool the last 5 months has helped them out quite a bit and hopefully we can continue to get them more on track over the summer. They love helping out with Faith and being her big helpers. They still love wrestling with their big brother and they love to pretend they are characters from movies or video games and whatever. They are best friends and love to crack each other up- well when they aren't fighting. ;) Here's a cute picture of Zaden playing Plants vs. Zombies.
Caleb: Caleb is nearly done with the 2nd grade! 4 more days to go. Today was his program where they did a little demonstration of how they learn in Chinese class. He was part of the science section and got to tell us in chinese about how he was a squirrel and when and how they hibernate. He did a great job and not only did he memorize all of his lines, but he was whispering his partners lines to her as well to help her out. He has loved school again this year and is sad to see it come to an end but insists that I have to let him go to the 3rd grade....we'll see about that. ;)
Mike and I have been busy, busy. I've been working a lot with the busy summer schedule at the school and Mike's been busy this week with auditors and was took a trip to Vegas for work the week before. On top of that I've been working on crafts, housework and various other projects around the house, not to mention last minute vacation things that need to get done in the next week. I also started a consignment -type facebook page where I can sell the kids clothes as they grow out of them and get screaming deals on some from other people doing the same as their kids grow out of theirs. I have learned a lot and been connecting with tons of people all over the U.S. I have even actually sold a few things. Not a ton, but it's a start and a fun little project. The best part is that whether I sell or not, it costs me nothing but my time and I'm down with that. And to top off our busy-ness, we also managed to celebrate 12 years of marriage quietly at home in between it all.
I'm not going to lie, the last few weeks have flown by a lot faster than I wanted them to and it seems like a blurr and hasn't always been the most fun. But, Life is good.
Faith- Faith is 8 months old and is getting a little better at scooting around on her butt. She's also decided to start rolling onto her belly more and more even if she then gets mad about it a few minutes afterwards. She's super smiley and talky. And she seems to get longer and longer every day. She's still a Daddy's girl and wants her Da-Da-Da whenever possible.
The Twins: The twins have one more day of preschool next week and then they are off for the summer. Having them in preschool the last 5 months has helped them out quite a bit and hopefully we can continue to get them more on track over the summer. They love helping out with Faith and being her big helpers. They still love wrestling with their big brother and they love to pretend they are characters from movies or video games and whatever. They are best friends and love to crack each other up- well when they aren't fighting. ;) Here's a cute picture of Zaden playing Plants vs. Zombies.
Caleb: Caleb is nearly done with the 2nd grade! 4 more days to go. Today was his program where they did a little demonstration of how they learn in Chinese class. He was part of the science section and got to tell us in chinese about how he was a squirrel and when and how they hibernate. He did a great job and not only did he memorize all of his lines, but he was whispering his partners lines to her as well to help her out. He has loved school again this year and is sad to see it come to an end but insists that I have to let him go to the 3rd grade....we'll see about that. ;)
Mike and I have been busy, busy. I've been working a lot with the busy summer schedule at the school and Mike's been busy this week with auditors and was took a trip to Vegas for work the week before. On top of that I've been working on crafts, housework and various other projects around the house, not to mention last minute vacation things that need to get done in the next week. I also started a consignment -type facebook page where I can sell the kids clothes as they grow out of them and get screaming deals on some from other people doing the same as their kids grow out of theirs. I have learned a lot and been connecting with tons of people all over the U.S. I have even actually sold a few things. Not a ton, but it's a start and a fun little project. The best part is that whether I sell or not, it costs me nothing but my time and I'm down with that. And to top off our busy-ness, we also managed to celebrate 12 years of marriage quietly at home in between it all.
I'm not going to lie, the last few weeks have flown by a lot faster than I wanted them to and it seems like a blurr and hasn't always been the most fun. But, Life is good.Sunday, May 13, 2012
My Mother's Day 2012
I don't know how I managed it , but my Mother's Day seems to have lasted 4 days this year. It all started on Thursday when Mike and I took the day off for our quarterly Day Date. On his way home from taking Caleb to school, he surprised me by bringing home roses, it was super sweet. We spent some time at home doing some chores, ran a couple errands and then got to go enjoy a lunch together at Applebees with a gift card I'd been given and afterwards went to the movie to see The Avengers together. Then Friday night I got to go get a little pampering and get my hair dyed and cut which was also much needed. Saturday we got to go on our train station and dino park outing which was absolutely wonderful and then Mike planted my traditional Mother's Day flowers in the flower beds for me in the evening.
Today I woke up to French Toast in bed and Caleb bringing me the goodies he's been working on for me for days. I got 6 lego creations, a card in chinese with a picture of him taking out the trash on it, another drawing he did, a letter from him that says "Thanks for talking with me, for making good chili, and for helping me clean my room", and a bookmark that he made at school thats a picture of himself hanging from the tassle. So cute (pics below). I then spent the next 60 minutes in bed alone just having some time to read-it was wonderful. Mike then took the time after I got up to rotate the tires on my car-another much needed item. We are now just hanging out and realxing. I've been promised a wonderful BBQ of Garlic Burgers, homemade fries and one of my favorite desserts tonight. I can't wait! How did I get so lucky to deserve such a great family?
Today I woke up to French Toast in bed and Caleb bringing me the goodies he's been working on for me for days. I got 6 lego creations, a card in chinese with a picture of him taking out the trash on it, another drawing he did, a letter from him that says "Thanks for talking with me, for making good chili, and for helping me clean my room", and a bookmark that he made at school thats a picture of himself hanging from the tassle. So cute (pics below). I then spent the next 60 minutes in bed alone just having some time to read-it was wonderful. Mike then took the time after I got up to rotate the tires on my car-another much needed item. We are now just hanging out and realxing. I've been promised a wonderful BBQ of Garlic Burgers, homemade fries and one of my favorite desserts tonight. I can't wait! How did I get so lucky to deserve such a great family?
Trains and Dino's
It was time for a family outing this weekend. We needed to get out and I had a Groupon to Union Staion in Ogden to use up before it expired, so after I went into work for a few hours in the morning, we decided to make an Ogden afternoon of it. We hit the train station first and climbed around on the trains outside. The boys LOVED it and wanted me to take picture after picture. Then we went inside the station for a quick walk around the little museum. After that we drove to the Ogden Eccles Dinosaur park and enjoyed being outside and walking around in the beautiful weather with the dino's. Zaden was pretty timid and scared at first but he warmed up toward the end and we all had some fun. After a quick snack in the park, we headed home to relax for the evening and plant my Mother's Day flowers. Awesome Day!
Enjoy a slideshow of the pics.
Enjoy a slideshow of the pics.
8 months!
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I can't believe Baby Girl turned 8 months old yesterday! She is such a good addition to our family and so much fun. She hates to be on her belly and won't try to crawl but since she loves sitting so much she's starting to master scooting around on her butt when she's on the pergo or tile floors. She's still a very happy child and when she see's the camera pointed at her, she lights up like the 4th of July. Such a huge ham. She loves it when you hold her hands and stand her up and after much concentration she'll take some steps and walk a little, which makes her so happy. She mummers "Da da da" and still sounds like she says "hi" all the time. Her brothers are still the best thing ever and she wants to be where they are at all times. She's decided to start being shy for strangers but after she warms up her little personality shines. What did we ever do without her? She makes our little family so complete.
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