Disneyland...Day 2

We were waiting in line for Playhouse Disney...(the highlight of my dad's and Phil's day) and Minnie Mouse came out! So the kids had to grab an autograph!
Madison was pretty excited! She was cute when she saw all the characters...like they were the real flipping thing!

The highlight of the show...Handy Manny fixed the bubble machine! Yay!

The High School Musical 3 parade was going on...so

of course we got there in time to see it! Brookly got a little dissapointed when she realized it wasn't Zach and Vanessa performing:( I remember being little and seeing "fake" actors...it totally sucked! The highlight of Seattle's day! ( We were sitting on the It's A Small World Boat!) Whoo Hoo...ride #2 for me!

The princess line was an hour and a half wait! So we decided to go the princess and prince store and let the kids get princess "makeovers!"

Boston opted for a cool looking spider,

Madison got a pretty butterfly, and Paris got full on princess makeup...but my camera battery ran out!!! I think my mom got the picture...we'll see:) They all looked so cute!

Disneyland...Day 1

Okay, I finally got my camera battery all charged up...so I can extract the pictures off of it...then I find out...someone touched the lens and they're all blurry! I just can't win! Oh well...someday my mom is going to send me the pictures she got...which should be a bunch:) So we'll post an update when they get here...

Anyway we decided to take the kids to Disneyland this year for their spring break...it worked out that my parents could go too and have fun with us! It was fun...just next time I go...hopefully all the kids will be OLDER (seattle...madison) and I won't be pregnant!! It was fun we got 3 day park hopper tickets and got to visit both parks. It made it nice, because Disneyland was PACKED...and California Adventure's Bug land was pretty empty. SO when the baby's were tired of standing in a 45 minute line for Dumbo or Roger Rabbit...we could walk right on to the catepillar roller coaster or another "bug" ride! I wish we attached a Pedometer to our hip...we probably walked 50 miles (or so it seems)! Too bad I wasn't 9 months yet...I totally would have went into labor:)



While we were waiting...
in line...
for Roger Rabbit!
We finally get on the Roger Rabbit ride...and it broke down 30 seconds into it! This was a shot while we were waiting inside! (stuck)
The kids got to get autographs...so here they are posing with Goofy! Madison was too nervous to stand too close!

Madison was really into Mickey's house...she wanted to use his pen and paper...but it was glued down!? She was pretty upset about it too!
The kiddie rollercoaster!
Posing with Pluto...after another sweet autograph!
Mom and Paris posing on the Dumbo ride!
Me...having way too much fun! This was one of like 3 rides I rode on!

We found some shade and had the kids pose...while Phil and Dad were off getting another Fast pass!
Madison didn't want to leave...
She wanted this hat...and I couldn't refuse! So while the rest of the fam was enjoying Space Mountain...Madison, Seattle, and I visited the Mad Hatter!

Viva Las Vegas!

My mom turns 50 next month...so we wanted to do something X-tra special for her! We came up with the idea to have all the girls meet in Vegas back in November or so. It's really hard getting 5 girls...that live all over the map. together in one place...while keeping 1 in the dark! We came up with the idea that for my mom's "birthday" I would fly her out to my house to spend most of march with us. Little did she know the day after she flew in...we were off to Vegas!

Wednesday morning I told her that we (she and I) were going to Vegas together so we could get any last minute "supplies" she may need for the trip! She was excited (even though I thought she would never buy it! She did!) I have the best friends in the world...SANDY watched my kids on Wednesday afternoon, so Phil could get some much needed work finished for his long weekend home with the kids! Then Maylene made 6 dishes of delicious food and delivered it on Friday night for Phil and the kids! Phil said it was all DELICIOUS!!! You both are soooo AWESOME for offering do these things!!!

If you want, you can check out Shavonne's Blog to see the cute slide show she put together...it's really cute!


The Bellagio is my favorite! I love the stores...the decor...everything!!!





(The Bellagio Gardens reminded me so much of my aunt Joanie, she loves asian themed things...I had to take photos!)


We had so much fun! We got there on Wednesday evening and stayed through Saturday...being able to get home in time for dinner on Saturday...where Phil had sandwiches, chips, and IBC waiting for us! He is the best husband in the world...I know I say this all the time...but he really wanted me to have fun this weekend...so since our plan of having family come to watch the kids fell through, he juggled his work schedule so he could stay home...never complained...then had every day planned! He took the kids to breakfast, then to claim jumper, and even shopping to get some "nerf dart supplies" for their dart war games that ensued every day! The house was even spotless when I got home!!!! I don't know how he does it!!?? Maybe we should switch rolls! It was an AWESOME trip and we now have soo many inside jokes about a woman named "Sherry", her "sister" Tish, and we can't forget Sherry's "daughter" "Kimmie"!! Too bad Shavonne and Sky couldn't be with us to meet "Kimmie"! WE haven't laughed so hard in years!!!!! By the way...we make up names for people...and relationships...!

Happy Valentines Day!

I hand made this batter...yeah we ran out of bisquick! So while I was at it...I made it pink! So cute, don't you think?
This waffle iron makes heart shaped waffles...I've loved it since I first got it!

I'm cheesy like this...I love to wake up early and surprise my kids with something "hearty!" Some times it's their pancakes or eggs in the morning shaped like hearts...or others it's heart shaped grilled cheeses with tomato soup with a heart drawn in it with sour cream! This morning it was heart shaped waffles! They seem to still like the effort I put in...so I keep doing it. Once I start to get the sense they think it's lame...I'm going to stop getting them fun stuff! Then we'll see who's lame! Ha Ha...so hopefully they'll be kind! (If they're smart)

Phil was sweet too, and surprised me with a babysitter that evening so we could catch a "chick flick"! He was sweet and saw "Confessions of a Shop-a-holic" with me! I thought it was cute and Phil said, "it was better than I expected" so there you have it...if you were on the fence...I say see it! It's cute.


Mom...you gave me this waffle iron in college! It's still working like a champ!


Can you see how excited my girls are to be photographed??

Happy Valentines Day!

Honor Rolls all around!

Brooklyn told us that she was supposed to get an award at "today's" assembly, but she didn't know what kind..."because my teacher didn't tell me." So all we had to go off of was a time that her teacher gave her.

So Phil and I go to the school and while we're checking in, the office attendant asks us which one of our kids is getting an award. We tell her Brooklyn is...but pray she doesn't ask which award...because we have no clue...yet we don't want to ask ??'s because that might make us sound like crappy, uninvolved parents! (I said SOUND LIKE) So we smile and continue to walk to the auditorium.

We walk in...and find out that it's the K-3rd grade award ceremony for Honor Roll Students and "super reader" awards for 2nd quarter. After they explained the criteria for being on the 3 different Honor Rolls (Superintendant's List, Principals List, and just plain Honor Roll), we were thinking all 3 better be included! We were happy we showed because Paris made the Superintendant's List, Brooklyn made the Principal's List, and Boston made the Honor Roll...which we actually think he should have made the Principal's List too...but hey we're not complaining! I know these things tend to get harder...the older you get:(

The funniest part was the "super reader" awards! I'm not bragging about my kids, but Brooklyn and Boston are at 5th and 6th grade reading levels in their classes, so I thought this "super reader" award would be in the bag...but neither of the two got the awards. I just shrugged it off and thought what all parents would think...they probably already got their awards some other time! Anyhoo, the best was when I picked them up after school! Boston ended up having the "super reader" award in his hand. I was all excited and asked why they didn't announce it in the assembly and he said "maybe my teacher is a little confused." Then Brooklyn brought my attention back to a conversation we had a month or so ago. "Remember mom, I told you, we log into a computer at school using the first letter of your first and middle names, then our last name"...well the school did not plan on two kids having the same initials and last name apparently, so Brooklyn and Boston were both logging into the same account to be tested! So Boston finished it on his time, so he got all the credit of Brooklyn's work too! Since the teachers couldn't go back and reset it...they just told them both that they could retest in the spring! Total crap! Brooklyn was so ticked off! I felt bad...that would totally suck! I thought it was funny so I had to share!