A Photo Album of Disneyland

SATURDAY

We left for Los Angeles early on Saturday morning. Once we got there we hit the La Brea Tar Pits. Amazing!! If you ever go to Disneyland, you must check out this museum.

They are still today (and probably will forever) be pulling things out of the tar pits. Here the paleontologists are cleaning some of the finds.

The tar will sprout up anywhere ... the parking lots, the lawn area.

SUNDAY

Breakfast time

Getting ready for church

Rexton Grant Shumway's baby blessing

The kids kept busy while the adults caught up

To fill the time before dinner, we hit the beach

We fell in love with Jordon

MONDAY - DISNEYLAND!

Waiting in line for Star Tours

Space Mountain

Tea Cups

Mr. Toads Wild Ride

One of the boys favorites was the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Hanging out on the Mark Twain Riverboat

Front to back: Chris, Brody (look closely - he didn't want to get wet), Dannon, Me, Zane, and Tyson

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters!

Best buddies ... or what ...?

End of the Day ... Dannon's getting a little sleepy ... and grumpy.

Disneyland is so exhausting

TUESDAY - CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE!
Goofing off in Redwood Creek Challange Trail

Luckily they got enough of a kick out of trying them on that we didn't have to buy them ... $16.50 a pop

They were quite the pair the whole weekend

Waiting for Toy Story Mania

Because Brody's ears are a little small, the 3-D glasses rarely sat on his head straight.

Zane was my buddy on Toy Story Mania.

A picture of a picture doesn't always turn out the best, but you get the idea. Here Chris and I escaped for a little bit and went on California Screamer - the best ride ever!

Waiting for Bugs Life

Bugs Life

So we thought that maybe we could sneek Brody in and let him go by himself.

Apparently not, they kicked him off and put him in a holding cell.

Luckily, they let him go on the next round with Chris.

Tuesday was hard on him too.

WEDNESDAY

We left pretty early (6:30 am) so we could get back to Marley. Here Brody is playing with his new toys he purchased from Disneyland.

We had the best time ever. A BIG thank you goes out to the Shumways and to the parents for watching Marley ... we will never forget this trip!

needs no explanation

Cute?

I know you are probably think "that's so sad" ... right? Well put this video on repeat and listen to it every waking minute of your day. Now multiply that by two, and you too will want to be taping all the little dear's mouths closed.

Proof

Yes, he can say Aunt Jenn.

Okay, I'll do it

25 Things about me:

1. I hate how obsessed my kids are about the wii. If I didn't enjoy it so much, I just might get rid of it.

2. My perfect day would be in Mid-April. I just picked Brody up from school, I met Mom, Jenn, and/or Emily for lunch at the Lew Howard Park. NO ONE ELSE IS THERE (this is a deal breaker). The kids are happy, the weather is perfect, good company, and a I worked on tanning my feet. Probably what really makes this so perfect is the fact that I can do this just about every day, weather permitting.

3. If I didn't have to get out of bed, I would totally be a morning person.

4. I have come to find out that I am quite lazy. I think I putz around too much.

5. I love having shorter hair, because it is "so much easier to take care of." It really isn't. Don't get me wrong, I do love having shorter. Before, however, I could get by with wearing a ponytail everyday (minus Sunday's of course). Now, ponytails aren't all that flattering, hence, I must do my hair 2-3 times per week. So no, short hair is not easier to take care of.

6. I am extremely lucky that Chris and I are so alike. I did not discover this until after we got married.

7. I get the ultimate euphoria walking into a maternity ward.

8. I HATE birds. No, this is not a fear. It all stemmed from a trip to the Lagoon in Utah. I was pooped on twice in the atrium.

9. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

10. I love the thought of traveling. I haven't really done it, but I think I would seriously enjoy it.

11. I don't like baths. Every now and then I try it again and discover I haven't changed.

12. I love scuba diving. I do not like going under though. I get this strange panicky feeling as I go
down. Once under the water, though, I am at peace.

13. I can easily pop my ears without chewing, swallowing, or making funny facial expressions with my mouth open. Comes in handy with number 12.

14. I love reading books. Once I start reading a book, all of my everyday obligations and chores take the back seat until I finish the book. Consequently, I don't read too many books.

15. Every Saturday should begin with donuts.

16. I look forward to the day when Jenn and I (along with our husbands) can raise our kids next door to each other. This would make possible endless days by the side of our pool, kid-swapping, BBQ's, game nights, and the ability to relive our wonderful childhood.

17. Rugby is the best sport ever. I wish it was broadcasted more because I am beginning to forget how it is played.

18. I have a nearly debilitating fear of Black-widows. Sometimes I would rather let them live, because that would mean I wouldn't have to get close enough to kill them.

19. Some day I hope I get the nerves to go sky-diving. I wish I had gone when I was 18 and indestructible.

20. I am a homebody, aka socially challenged.

21. I am not a big fan of thrifty cooking. It's just not that fun.

22. I love my family. This includes spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, grandparents, aunts, uncles. I am so blessed in this department.

23. I love white pants, even though I am always spilling stuff on me.

24. My mailman frequently stops by a house a few doors down from me and feeds the horses. Something about this makes me smile.

25. I think thank-you cards are a waste of time. Society, as a whole, should boycott them.

26. Last thing about me (I had to add another) is my husband is better than yours.

Yes, more of Marley

She likes to wear hats, eat fruit snacks, and say cheese!
She decided she wanted to be a cat the other day.

Success!

It's taken a while for her to leave barrettes and pony tail holders in her hair. She sat still long enough for me to do her hair, and then she kept them in for a while ... Amazing!