Day two California Adventure

On day two we spent the whole day at California Adventure. I have to say ,personally, I like California Adventure more than Disneyland. It is less crowded, the food is better, and the rides are tons more fun! I think we rode Soarin' about 15 times. It was nice because this year Taylor was tall enough to ride just about everything. Her and Jackson LOVED Soarin'.
Taylor was so tough! She rode space mountain, thunder mountain railroad, the Matterhorn, and even TOWER OF TERROR! I still can't believe she rode it. She didn't even cry at all. When we asked her if she wanted to ride it again she said maybe next time, but hey, at least she tried it. And now when we ask her what her favorite ride was she will either say Tower of Terror or the bus that took us to the park. She makes me laugh.
Here we all are heading into the park.



Jackson and Tanner started dancing to the music after we walked through the gates. They are a crack up!
Too cute!!

After the group picture, Tanner ran back to give Mr. Incredible a great big hug!
The three boys in their matching shirts playing with their matching light sabers.

The boys played star wars while Taylor danced.
Here is Taylor right after she conquered the Tower of Terror!
Sucker time.

Nice pose Taylor!

Day one Disneyland

We had such a blast in Disneyland! I took a zillion pictures and I posted a lot, I know. They were all so cute I just couldn't leave any out. We picked the perfect time of the year to go. We hardly waited in any lines the entire time. I think the longest we waited were for Nemo and Toy Story the two fairly new rides. And even then we only waited maybe 15 to 20 minutes. We were able to ride everything we wanted to and sometimes several times.
This was the first night in Vegas. We went to fatburger for dinner.
Waiting outside for the bus to come and pick us up for the first day at Disneyland.
The kids were so excited they could hardly stand still. (neither could I)
Our little family at the happiest place on earth!
Taylor was being grumpy because she didn't want her picture taken, she wanted to ride the rides. She wouldn't turn around.
Finally Taylor turned around. I am sure she is doing the spiderman sign like the boys, but it sure looks like she is doing something else.
Cruella Deville was the first character we ran into. She was even mean and grumpy just like the real Cruella. The kids weren't so sure about her.
Buzz!! Everyone loves Buzz.
Aladdin was another favorite, but no Jasmine. Maybe next time.




Taylor loved to walk through the castle. It was one of her favorite things.
Those crazy boys! I don't think I have a single picture where one of them is making a normal face.
Again more craziness!


That is Jenn's hand in the picture pointing out Jackson's veins popping out of his neck! We were cracking up.
Jackson and Tanner out for a drive.
I love Tanner's face in this picture, it makes me smile!
Mickey was one of the highlights of the day. We got to go into Mickey's dressing room and talk and take pictures with him. You just can't go to Disneyland without getting your picture with Mickey!
I think Katie learned from Tanner how to smile for the camera. Those two are silly.
Jackson told me he thought Mickey liked all their matching shirts. I think he was right.

Little Katie, too cute.
This was Taylor's reaction when we told her the next stop was Dumbo.
Taylor and Grandma Becky on Dumbo.

What a crazy kid!!

Tower of Terror

I have about a gazillion pictures from Disneyland, but I just couldn't wait to share this one. It makes me smile everytime I look at it! Between Brian and Jordan we had plenty of entertainment! Much more to come.

We're back

We got back from Disneyland yesterday!! We had so much fun. I will post later with a ton of pictures just as soon as I get unpacked and all the laundry done.

Chuck, Chuck, bo buck.

I just have to blog about this because I can't stop giggling when I think about it.

Lately Brian has been affectionately calling the kids knuckleheads. So on Monday evening we ate dinner at Panda and when we were finished Brian said, " Okay knuckles, buckles, and chuckles, lets get going." Then the kids asked "which one am I dad?" Brian said "Trevon is knuckles, Taylor is buckles, and Jackson you're chuckles." And then Jackson quickly responded " And Dad you can be fuckles!!"

I had to cover my mouth and turn my head away because I was trying so hard to cover up how hard I was laughing. Brian explained to him, with a very straight face I might add, that the rhyme he came up with kinda sounded like a bad word so we probably shouldn't say it again. Oh my gosh, I giggle out loud every time I think about it.

Then last night we went to dinner with some friends and we were telling them the story and laughing about it. And Brian said if his nickname was fuckles then that would make me mother fuckles! (oh, I hope that doesn't offend anybody) I was laughing so hard my eyes were watering and my cheeks hurt.

My baby boy's first day of kindergarten!

Yesterday was Jackson's first day of kindergarten. I can't believe he is old enough to be in school. Why do they have to grow up so fast? He had a great first day. He didn't even want me to drive him to school for his first day. He wanted to ride the bus with Trevon. So I let him ride the bus, but Taylor and I drove to the school and waited for him so I could see him line up with his class. I wanted to make sure he knew where to go. But as it turned out he probably didn't even need me.


I know Jackson will have a great time in his new kindergarten class. I am confident that he will make tons of friends. I love this kid so much!! As nice as it is to only have one kid at home in the mornings, I sure will miss my little blond haired boy!

She CRACKS me up!

Taylor knocked over the dog dish and I couldn't resist grabbing my camera when I looked over and saw her cleaning it up. I was a little irritated when it first happened because I am pretty sure she was standing on the dog dish in order to get to something in the pantry. But this made me giggle and how could I stay mad! :)

Swim Party!

Yesterday my Aunt Barbara and Uncle Larry invited us over to Uncle Larry's brother's house in Alpine for a BBQ. My cousin Evan is leaving for England soon and Barb and Larry are going on a mission to Austin Texas next month. It was nice to see them before they leave. The kids had so much fun playing with Zack and Lindsay in the pool in the backyard. The yard was gorgeous and HUGE!! It had a pool and a playground and two rock waterfalls with a little stream that ran all through the yard. It was pretty amazing! The kids told me that our backyard was boring in comparison, all we have is a trampoline.


Taylor and Lindsay, the little bathing beauties.



Taylor LOVED the slide. But since I still couldn't swim because of my surgery, I made her wear her swim ring unless my mom was there to catch her. One time though she slid down without her ring and we didn't notice until she was halfway down the slide. My cousin Amy swam as fast as she could to grab her. Taylor didn't even panic, she just kinda tread water for a half a second before Amy got to her. That girl sure had my heart beating fast!


Trevon and Jackson also LOVED the slide.

SLAM DUNK!!



Behind the house there is a field with horses. A few of them came up close and let Taylor pet them. It was a very nice and gentle horse. It loved Taylor's hand which had recently been covered in brownie. She informed me later that night that she named the horse Sally. She said "I just love when Sally tickled my hand."

Taylor and Sally.
Here is Taylor and her new best friend Jolie. We are going to be getting to know Jolie a lot better over the next two years because my parents are going to be taking care of Jolie while my Aunt and Uncle are on their mission. She is such a sweet dog, and Taylor has completely fallen in love with her. I told my Aunt not to be surprised if when they come back Jolie has grown a ton, sheds, and answers to the name Chance. (You don't think she'll notice if I switch dogs do you?)