A couple of days before I booked this trip I received this postcard. Luke had no idea we were already planning to go it was just finding dates that worked with our schedules.
It's was so awesome to see one of his dreams come true.
The main reason we hadn't been before now was because he didn't seem that interested. He always said he'd rather go to Lagoon because it was closer :) I knew if we went he'd love it but it was SO much more rewarding as a parent waiting till he actually wanted to go and him thinking his wish came true.
It was magical to say the least.
Jane reached out when we were getting our picture with Minnie and said, "niiiiiccccce," and wanted to kiss her. Seriously?! She can be so sweet....when she wants. :)
October was the perfect time for us to go....not too busy and very spooky. Ever since Luke was little he has always been into creepy things. When we'd play at the beach and all the cousins were were building sandcastles he'd be making a "cemetery" (rocks would be the headstones). The only clothes he wants to get for school are the Halloween shirts that are out on display. The first movie he ever sat through and wanted to watch again was
The Nightmare Before Christmas. Ya, he's a little weird ;) I'm not going to worry too much about it unless he starts wearing black lipstick.
Tried to get a shot with Jack...Jane had other ideas.
The Haunted Mansion
I found this skirt before we left and HAD to get it.
She was definitely a star every where she went. Every time I turned around someone was taking her picture. Little weird....but seriously, she looked SO cute.
Jane was a breeze at Disneyland. She was so well-behaved and LOVED everything: the rides, the people, the shows, the food...everything. Plus, because she couldn't go on all the rides we could use the parent swap pass and Luke got to go on all the long line rides twice in row (not waiting the second time around)! Why do people leave their little ones home? It was so nice!
Jedi training! We had to go a couple times before Luke was picked. They need to start offering this as a charged event so that any kid that wants to participate can. It was hard to enjoy watching Luke out there because of all the heart broken little boys crying in the audience. It's not like they didn't get picked to help out in a magic show or an assembly...it's JEDI TRAINING. This is almost like a religion for these little boys and they think unless they're picked they'll never be a true Jedi. There was one devastated tiny little boy that just curled up on a ball and silently cried on his mom's lap the entire show. HEARTBREAKING!
Luke rockin the lightsaber
Toontown
There are more pictures but I think that's enough of Disneyland.
Love this place!
I guess we need to go back when this place opens up...it looked amazing.
This is the new World of Color show and it's amazing! If you haven't seen it before make sure you get a view from the front (not the sides) or else you can't see the movie projections in the water. It's so worth it!
Jane just dozed off whenever she was tired...I didn't have to worry about naps at all.
A couple of days before I booked this trip I received this postcard. Luke had no idea we were already planning to go it was just finding dates that worked with our schedules.
It's was so awesome to see one of his dreams come true.
Jane reached out when we were getting our picture with Minnie and said, "niiiiiccccce," and wanted to kiss her. Seriously?! She can be so sweet....when she wants. :)
October was the perfect time for us to go....not too busy and very spooky. Ever since Luke was little he has always been into creepy things. When we'd play at the beach and all the cousins were were building sandcastles he'd be making a "cemetery" (rocks would be the headstones). The only clothes he wants to get for school are the Halloween shirts that are out on display. The first movie he ever sat through and wanted to watch again was The Nightmare Before Christmas. Ya, he's a little weird ;) I'm not going to worry too much about it unless he starts wearing black lipstick.
Tried to get a shot with Jack...Jane had other ideas.
The Haunted Mansion
I found this skirt before we left and HAD to get it.
Jedi training! We had to go a couple times before Luke was picked. They need to start offering this as a charged event so that any kid that wants to participate can. It was hard to enjoy watching Luke out there because of all the heart broken little boys crying in the audience. It's not like they didn't get picked to help out in a magic show or an assembly...it's JEDI TRAINING. This is almost like a religion for these little boys and they think unless they're picked they'll never be a true Jedi. There was one devastated tiny little boy that just curled up on a ball and silently cried on his mom's lap the entire show. HEARTBREAKING!
Luke rockin the lightsaber
Toontown
There are more pictures but I think that's enough of Disneyland.
We left for our trip to California in the middle of the night so the kids would sleep most of the drive. It was probably my best idea ever. They only woke up ONCE the entire way. We arrived in CA mid-morning and decided to go the beach since we couldn't check into our hotel for a few hours. We had been cooped up in the car for 10 hours so this was the first chance we had to stretch our legs and play. It was glorious. I don't think there's anything more magical that watching your kids play at the ocean for the first time. Luke has been several times but he couldn't remember. Jane and Luke were both SHRIEKING with delight as they ran away from the waves. This was definitely one of those days that life feels like it couldn't get any better. We had such an amazing trip...honestly, it was so perfect that I feel like I can't get it all in one post. I think I'm going to stretch it out a little bit over the next few days. Hope it doesn't get too boring...if there's anyone out there that checks my blog anymore.
David was kind and sacrificed himself for the self portrait shot.
She's still cute though...
Endless hours playing and eating in the backyard...
The Fourth
Trip to Southern Utah
Bryce Canyon
Week in Idaho with Krissy and Garrett
Art in the Park in Ogden....we did this almost everyday in June.
My birthday up at Wolf Creek
David hurt his back in July and his physical therapist didn't want him to be sitting in a chair longer than 20 minutes at a time. So, he had quite a bit of time off of work this summer. It's been SO fun having him home and be able to do all the fun summer activities with me and the kids. He's back full time on September 1st. I'm going to miss him.
