Surprise! Disneyland

As we exited on Disneyland Rd. (you can't see any signs of Disney) Adelee says, "This kinda looks like Disneyland". Yep, Surprise!

We had a beautiful day at Disneyland on Saturday! The kids were amazing and so much fun! We rode on about 10 rides from Dumbo and a submarine ride to The Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. There was only one meltdown...in line for ice cream. It was quickly fixed by Chuck's great idea of the day "Martha, maybe we should go feed them lunch first (at 3:00) and then get ice cream". Oops :-)

We decided to save a few bucks and drive threw McDonalds on the way home (9:00) Gordie literally fell asleep 2 bites into his first chicken nugget! Adelee made it threw 2 nuggets!

What a joyful day!!


When life has got you spinning. Lift your eyes up to see the beauty!

Tucson

We had a wonderful weekend in Tucson with my Grandpa! Never mind the excitement of hiking in the desert, swimming under a beautiful Arizona blue sky, train rides, shuttle rides, stunt shows...the list goes on, but the most wonderful part was hanging out with Great Grandpa! The kids couldn't get enough of him! What a blessing!

Nana and Papa Visit

Photos from hanging out at home, Martha's birthday, A wonderful brunch in Palm Springs, and Hiking in Joshua Tree National Park...LOTS OF LOVE AND SMILES!


Me and Baby at 12 weeks

A wonderful week with my parents...part 1

Here are a few photos from our weekend in Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park this weekend with my parents. We had a wonderful time! The weather was perfect! 90's in Palm Springs and upper 60's and sunny, sunny sunny for hiking in Joshua Tree.

We have been having lots more fun too, so more pictures will come soon.

A Fun Day with Daddy!

While I worked, Chuck had a fun day with the kids. Including a trip to Uncle Russ's house, skipped naps and ice cream at Mels! Plus, Chuck had lots of fun with his camera and his adorable kids. Here's is just a little taste of the cuteness...

In other news...our sweet and wonderful Gordie could very well be potty trained, it has been 5 days with no accidents. He got a "real" Buzz Lightyear doll as his reward! He is one happy little boy! And we are 2 happy parents and one proud big sister too! Oh and notice his undies. He insists on wearing them with "buzz lightyear in the front" which of course is backwards...which just cracks us up, especially when his cute tush hangs out the back!

Flying kites!

We had a beautiful weekend! We enjoyed the 80 degree weather at the beach on Saturday and flying kites on Sunday (before the game) And although I really could care less about professional football, it sure was nice having the TV on all afternoon, parking my tush on the sofa and relaxing, while the kids watched some, made funny comments about the commercials (like Adelee wanting to turn our car into a robot--the Transformers 3 Movie Trailer), and ran around playing.

Here are a few cute pictures of the kids flying kites. I have to find my camera charger so I can upload more pictures...so hopefully I'll have a few more soon.

The sun was VERY bright and the kites were right up there with the sun, so Gordie had to borrow Auntie Jen's sunglasses to keep his eyes on his kite!

A little something

Oh my goodness, Chuck gets a new camera and I don't get any pictures!

Well we have had a wonderful few months! Adelee, Gordie and Martha spent 3 weeks in Michigan playing with Nana and Papa, and the Bonnemas! (but I forgot my camera...my parents have tons of great pics though!)

When we got back we had a wonderful visit from Gramma Kaiton. We relaxed, had a wonderful Kaiton Christmas Party, AND Santa stopped by the party to give a couple of early gifts and to wish us a Merry Christmas...that was Awesome!!!

Then, it was Christmas...Chuck, was home this whole holiday season and it was so wonderful to be together in our home this year! I am so thankful for such a loving and wonderful Husband and 2 beautiful children!!

We got to attend a New Years Eve party in Venice too...at 6:00pm!! The picture of Gordie must have been taken when I was in the other room...although I must admit it is pretty cute!

I wish you all peace in 2011!!

xoxo