Sorry for the mass posting

Sorry that these posts are so long. I didn't want to forget anything. I guess I took more pictures that I thought.

Disneyland: Day 4

Sunday morning we packed up and then left for Goofy's kitchen for breakfast at the Disneyland hotel. MJ stayed in bad hoping that he would feel a little better for the trip home.
The kids loved the characters and the food was excellent too. I didn't get many pictures so I'll have to post more after I get some from everyone else's camera.


There was a car from Autopia out in front of the resturant. The kids had a great time playing in and on it.


Tanner and Caleb both wanted to drive. Am I a bad parent for taking pictures of them fighting instead of helping them?


Here is our group, minus MJ. We had a great time together.

After breakfast we said goodbye to my sister's family and they headed back to Utah and then a few hours later we said goodbye to MJ's sister and then we were off ourselves.
We made it hope that evening without incident with MJ feeling a little better and the kids exhausted.
Thank you Gaga and Daddo for a wonderful trip!!!

Disneyland: Day 3

Saturday was an early entrance day for those who stay on Disney property so we were in the park when the gates opened at 7am! It wasn't raining yet though so we loved it!
We started out at the Astro Orbiter and the kids rode it 3 times because no one was waiting. Then we went to the Matterhorn and Alice in Wonderland. The teacups weren't working. So we headed out to Toon Town. The kids got to see Chip and Dale, Mickey's house and ride Gadget's Go Coaster. Tanner was a little too small so he enjoyed playing in all the cars in Toon Town instead.


Tanner and Daddy.


Everyone on the rocket ride.


Chip and Dale with the kids and Mike. Tanner wasn't so sure about the characters.


Caleb and Tanner riding the fire truck.


Riding the roller coaster.


Tanner playing in the cars while we waited for the roller coaster ride to end.

Then we took a break and went to Minnie and Friend's Breakfast with more characters.


Tigger and Captain Hook were hitting each other with a balloon. Zack loved it! Also Tigger got one of out balloons that went to the ceiling.


Tanner didn't want to do anything with the characters but he eventually gave Tigger props and touched elbows.


Tigger posed with the kids too.


Pooh bear was there too. I love that Caleb was so in love with Pooh and Tanner wanted nothing to do with him. He even tried to push him away.


Eeyore was a favorite of the kids too. We kept trying to get all the kids in the picture.


Minnie was there of course too.


Also Max, Goofy's son, was there. Tanner like him the best. He played peek-a-boo with him. Jessi like him because he had pink shoe laces.

After breakfast it was raining again, so we geared up and went to the Rocky Mountain Railroad. It is a different experience riding that in the rain. We then decided to dry out a little and went to California Adventure again to see Aladdin's Show.
Before the show we had time to go on Souring, twice, then off to the show. It was really good, and the kids really enjoyed it. And the best part was when we came out the sun was shining!!!
We then went over to Monster's Inc and then to get some lunch. Lunch took a long time to get and eat and by the time we were done, the rain was back again.
We decided to split up and those without kids went off the those with kids went to Toy Story Mania. It was really cool. If the line hadn't been 40 minutes, we would have ridden it again. After that MJ wasn't feeling really well so we took out kids back to the hotel and MJ took a nap. Again, Tanner had already napped. While we were at the hotel the rain stopped again.
After MJ's nap we went back to California Adventure and rode Kind Triton's Carousel then ran over to Bug's Life again and hit Heimlich's Chew Chew Train, twice, and the Drive'em Buggies again before meeting up with everyone again for dinner. MJ and his dad took the kids on Soaring again while we were ordering dinner but we were all done and their food was cold before they were done.
Then we headed back to the hotel again to put the kids down for bed in the adjoining rooms. MJ's parents stayed at the hotel so the rest of us could go back to the park. We were able to ride Indiana Jones before MJ was really not feeling well and we made it back to hotel before he through up. To say the least we didn't get to enjoy our kid free time as much as we would have like but the kids stayed in MJ's parent's room that night so that we could at least get a good night's sleep.

Disneyland: Day 2

We started off WET on Friday. We were mostly soaked by the time we made it to our first ride on Friday. We rode Finding Nemo's Submarines, then on went on to Autopia. After that we decided that we needed to get some better rain gear and stopped and suited up with more ponchos and a sweater for Jessi and some hats for the kids.


Tanner and MJ on autopia. Trying to stay dry.


Zack and Mike on Autopia. Having fun.


Kathryn and Kirsten on Autopia. Had some car trouble.


Jessi and Vicky on autopia. Jessi was sad because she didn't get the car she wanted.


Caleb and Zack. Caleb was so excited to go in a car.


Jessica and Adam. I think they were wondering what they were doing in the rain.

Then we headed over to California Adventure. We went into the Bug's Life area. It stopped raining long enough for the kids to ride, Flik's Flyers, Francis' Ladybug Boogie, and Tuck and Roll's Drive'em Buggies. The kids were in heaven. No lines, no rain. Who could ask for more?


MJ, Kirsten, Jessi and Mike. Kathryn, Nathan, Zack and Caleb on Flik's Flyers.


MJ, Jessi, Kirsten, and Zack. Then Kathryn, Caleb and Nathan on the lady bug ride.


Everyone loved the bumper cars. No one even got stuck!


Tanner fell alseep in the stroller. After trying to keep his cast dry on Thursday we gave up and wrapped him in a garbage bag the rest of the trip.

Then we rushed over to Ariel's Grotto for a princess lunch and to get out of the rain that was starting again.


The kids with Ariel. Tanner had just woken up.


Then we saw Cinderella.


Arora was next. She told Tanner that she reminded him of her friend Peter.


Then Snow White came next. Caleb gave her a kiss and then put his hands on his cheaks. It was so cute.


Then last of all was Bell.

After lunch we all headed back to the hotel for mandatory naps. Unfortunately, Tanner had slept while the other kids were in Bug heaven and didn't take another nap at the hotel. It was nice though to go and use the dryers and get dry clothes again.
After that we headed to the park again and road on It's a small world and the Jungle Cruise. Then we rushed back to the hotel to eat dinner at the Napa Rose. To say the least it was delicious. And the kids were excellent!
We then decided to call it a night again.


The kids were leaning forward the whole time on It's a small world. They didn't want to miss anything.


We also were able to see Jasmin and Aladin in the park. Jessi was glad. That is the only princess that she didn't see last time so we stopped to get a picture.


Before we left we also saw Woody. The kids were really excited to see him too.

Disneyland: Day 1

We are back from our Disneyland trip. It was a great weekend, despite our weather. It rained all three days that we were there. I don't have as many pictures as I would have because of the rain but I might add more as I get them from others that were there with us. We (our family and MJ's parents) got there about 11am and met up with MJ's sister, her husband, and my sister and her family. It was great to see everyone. We had a little something to eat and then we were off to the park.
There were barely any lines and we didn't have to wait or mess with crowds.
We went to Fantasy Land first. We walked through Sleeping beauty's castle, then went on Peter Pan's Flight. Next we went on King Arthur's Carousel and then Mr. Toad's Wild ride. Next was Dumbo, then Storybook Land Boat ride. Then finally we hit Cassey Jr. Circus Train.


Nathan, Jessi, Zack, Caleb, Jessica, and Daddo on the Carousel.


Caleb on Mr. Toad's Car. He and Tanner loved to play in the cars.


Jessica, Lisa, Tanner, Zack, Kathryn, Nathan, and Caleb in the Orange Car. Jessi and Kirsten in the pink car on Casey's Train.

Next we went to Tomorrow Land. The two little boys fell asleep on the way there. We rode on Buzz's ride. The kids loved it! Then on to Star Tours. Next we did Space Mountain. All the kids rode it. When I asked if they wanted to do it again only Zack said yes. He got to ride it later another day.


Lisa, Tanner, and MJ on the Buzz ride.

Then we headed to Pirates of the Caribbean for our last ride of the day.
We then left and went to Knot's Berry Farm for dinner. Then went to bed after we got back and had a good night's sleep, at least most of us.
Tanner decided that he didn't need to sleep this trip, so to say the least I need a few days to catch up on sleep. He was up at 4am on Friday, 5am on Saturday, and 6am on Sunday. At least it got a little better as the days went on.

Our adventure

This weekend we were able to attend the Temple with our stake and we left the kids with a babysitter. She took them to the park and Tanner twisted his knee pretty good on the slide. We took him to the ER that night, waited, waited some more, took some x-rays, waited some more. Found out nothing was broken and by midnight we were finally able to come home with his leg in this splint. And were told to follow up with the pediatrician on Monday.



Well, Monday we went to the Pediatrician she took off the splint and referred us to a Orthopaedic doctor. We went there later Monday afternoon and were seen, and took more x-rays. They finally decided that he has sprained his knee. He has to wear a soft cast for the next two weeks and then we can take if off at home and see if he will walk on it then. If he doesn't it is back to see the orthopaedic doctor again. So hopefully the cast will help. Here is the cast.



We went to pick up Jessi after we finished at the doctor and Jessi says, "Now we need to get some sticks for his pits so he can walk."

Wish us luck. We are off to Disneyland on Thursday!

Friends at the park

I love taking my kids to the park. It is something that they love and doesn't take a lot of effort on my part. We also usually go with friends so I get a little social interaction too. This is Tanner and his friend Nate. They were walking all over holding hands. Aren't they cute together?