Our Happenings: Disneyland

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Disneyland

We went to Disneyland in September. The kids absolutely LOVE it there and are constantly asking when we get to go back. We left Lacey home with Grandma, which made for a much easier and enjoyable trip. We spent 4 straight days hopping between Disneyland and California Adventure. It was so much fun, but very exhausting. We have never gone in the Fall before. It was amazing to see all the Halloween decorations. Disney never disappoints! We happened to be there over “Gay Days” which made it a bit interesting too. Luckily, neither one of the kids noticed anything and we didn’t have to explain. FYI, don’t go to Disneyland the first weekend in October :)

Alex's sign that got him picked for the Jedi Training Academy!

This was definitely the highlight of Alex's trip! He knows that Darth Vader is real now, and tells everyone that he trained to be REAL Jedi :)

The Rain Forest Cafe

Goofy's Kitchen - Our favorite place to eat! So fun!

Audrey in her Rapunzel wig.

Alex's "Light Saver". He and Jeff built it themselves. He only hit a few strangers with it while he was riding on Jeff's shoulders :)

The Haunted Mansion was decorated to the max for Halloween. So, so, cool!

2 comments:

Mandi said...: WoW! Looks like so much fun. Love all the decorations. I didn't know that about your dad. Thats amazing. Love the family pics.; January 13, 2012 at 7:23 AM
The Skinners said...: How fun! Someday we will make it there. You have such a cute family.; January 13, 2012 at 4:12 PM

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Audrey Funnies

Lately Audrey has been curious about the Freeway. Every time we are getting on the Freeway she asks, "Mommy, is this the Freeway?" The other day we were on our way to my mom's house. We exited the Freeway and got on the Highway. Audrey asked, "Mommy, are we still on the Freeway?" I said, "No, now we are on the Highway." As we exited, the ramp went up a small hill. When we came down off the hill Audrey asked, "Mommy, is this the Low-way?" I chuckled to myself. Kids say the darndest things!

I was getting Audrey ready for bed the other night. She looked at me and said, "Mommy, my back has a headache." I laughed.

The other day Audrey and Alex were playing with an air pump they had found in my Grandpa's shed. I walked into the room and said, "What are you guys doing?" Audrey said, "We're just blowin' ourselves up!"

Lately Alex has been obsessed with Toy Story & Toy Story 2. When we went to Disneyland we bought him a Buzz Lightyear toy. When Jeff and I came home from our cruise I noticed that Buzz had "Alex" written on the bottom of his foot. If you've ever seen the movie you'll know that the little boy, Andy, writes his name on the foot of all his favorite toys. Audrey had helped Alex write his name on Buzz. I thought it was so cute!

Alex Funnies

The other night Jeff was changing Alex's diaper. He said to him, "When are we going to get you potty trained, Bud?" Alex looked at him and said, "Potty twain....Choo Choo!" It is so funny how their little minds see the most simple things completely different than we do. I had never even grouped the phrase "potty train" with the phrase "freight train" before...go figure!

I had just started to sing "Rock-a-bye baby" to Alex the other night when he looked up at me and said, "I not a baby". It made me laugh. From then on he made me sing, "Rock-a-bye big boy"!

Last week we went to church with my mom because the boys were at the U.S. Open. As we walked into Sacrament Meeting, a man on a motorized wheelchair rode by. Alex pointed to it and yelled, "Tractor". Alex LOVES tractor rides with Grandpa Dean. He gets so excited when he sees a tractor or anything that slightly resembles one. We all got quite a kick out of it!

Last week the kids and I went in to get our annual flu shot. Audrey decided she wanted to go first and get it over with. Alex watched the whole process take place. Audrey cried a little bit. When it was Alex's turn, I stood him up on the table to pull his pants down. He looked at the nurse and said, "Don't hurt me!" Needless to say he was pretty heartbroken when she hurt him anyway!

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