Monday, February 3, 2014

Disneyland 2014

We seriously had such a fun time in Disneyland. It is so magical there and the boys were health and I felt great and we just had a great week together!
 On our way


 On Monday we got to California around 3pm so we went to the Lego store in Downtown Disney and to the Disney store and then had a really yummy dinner at Rainforest Cafe (these pictures are in random order so there are others below).
 Monsters Inc. University! Cohen had his mind seer that he was going on the Tower of Terror this year- so I wanted him to do it first thing so he could get it over with poor kid was shaking so bad, but he did it- thanks to a bribe from Grandma, but I am proud of him for doing it!
 While they were riding the Tower of Terror Carson and I rode a train of course
 Luigi's tires
 Soarin' Over California- Carson didn't love it so much
 Cohen in the Toy Story Army Man parade
 Then over to Disneyland! We were lucky enough to have Grandma come with us- our first ride is always the Disneyland Railroad
 Casey Junior

 Watching the Jedi training with Darth Vadar- boys love Star Wars

 On Wednesday we started off in California Adventure again because we wanted to ride the Radiator Springs Racers ride. We went to Toy Story Mania while my mom was nice enough to wait in the fast pass line.
 My little aviator 
 Since Carson didn't want to go on Soarin again he and I went on the trolley
 Carson dressed up like Jake the pirate while Cohen went on Indiana Jones for his first time- he liked that one
 The monorail…… it's all about the trains
 Bumper Cars

 Cute boy
 Last day in Disneyland


 We got to go early into the park so we spent the morning in Fantasyland and then had breakfast in Frontierland- yummy

 Dinner at the Golden Horseshoe- the shows there are too funny

 Shooting guns
 Here's where the pictures get kind of random
 toy story mania- rocking those glasses
 Cohen before the Tower of Terror

 Rainforest Cafe

 Poor Cohen was freaking out- Steve said he was so scared he couldn't even cry if he wanted to

 Pure PANIC!


 I love this sweet face

 Cohen's favorite ride in Star Tours- Steve said he can't go on it anymore because he almost lost his lunch- haha! Man we are getting old
 They were fixing Slash Mountain but this sunset was gorgeous!

 The first night we stayed and watched the parade they do every night- it's so fun!



 Little Mermaid
 Indiana Jones

 Radiator Springs Racers- yay!!! So the ride was closed until noon and we got a fast pass for around 2 so we came to the ride and it still hadn't opened so they said they would still honor our fast pass when it does open but they will honor everyone's up to the time it opens so either way were going to stand in a really long line- like at least and hour. So we stopped at the cozy cone for a snack and happened to notice people heading over to the ride and so we ran over and seriously only had to wait 5 minutes- what? We are so lucky!!!! It was the funnest ride EVER!!!


 Dumbo

 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
 Ummm remember how Steve and I seriously can't handle spinning- yep but Grandma can!!!


 Tarzan's treehouse- the boys loved it


 Haha- goober

 Jungle Cruise

 Steam boat




 Haha- I put this picture in twice- it's so awesome!
My favorite picture- all of us after Radiator Springs Racers- this is why I love Disneyland! A whole week spent with my family in the happiest place on earth! There were moments of just pure joy- my kids with huge smiles on their faces and belly laughs! It was perfect!

Monday, January 6, 2014

Christmas 2013

We had a wonderful Christmas this year! Christmas Eve we got to spend with our little family. We had Papa Murphy's pizza for dinner and chocolate fondue for dessert- the boys loved it. Then we read the Nativity story, opened up pajamas and one present from their cousins. It was a great night. Steve and I stayed up and watched White Christmas which is one of my very favorite Christmas movies!

Christmas morning we told the boys they had to get up when the clock said 6 something- and they obeyed- yay! They were thrilled with all of the Legos that Santa brought them and we had a really enjoyable morning! We had homemade pop tarts for breakfast….. and mid morning snack ….. and lunch- hey it wouldn't be Christmas without a little sugar high!
Then Steve and I and Cohen built Legos all day… talk about some assembly required! But the boys had a wonderful day!

We were super lucky because Christmas night my whole family came down and spent the rest of the week with us- it was so much fun! We had a big Christmas dinner, opened more presents and watched Christmas Vacation. That week was full of fun. The boys went to go see the Hobbit, the girls got a girls night out, The boys watched BYU's bowl game…. not so great. We went out to eat at Red lobster and Buffalo Wild Wings and went swimming at the Rec center. Uncle Danny and Steve took the boys fishing for their first time/ really just Uncle Danny! The boys loved it! 
Steve made up a Christmas Jeopardy game on the last night that everyone was here and it was so fun, and then we finished the night watching the Lone Ranger!
It was a fun packed week.

(All of these pictures are in random order…sorry)
 Christmas Eve


 Building Legos


 Uncle Danny doing "magic tricks"- flipping him upside down

 building more Legos

 The gang at Red Lobster

 Can't get enough of this girl- we love LOLA

 Playing at a park

 Buffalo Wild Wings
 First annual family jeopardy game

 Cohen's Christmas gingerbread house (told you these pictures are random)
 Yay fishing- both boys caught a fish!!!













Here is our elf Tinsel who left us on Christmas Eve- until next year! 
We feel blessed with health and with the gospel in our lives and with a wonderful family to share it with! 
Hope 2014 is just as wonderful!