Relaxing in the hotel

We took the kids back to the hotel for a little R & R and just snapped a few of the girls sharing their popcorn and having a great conversation amongst themselves.

Always a smile for the camera. This time Katelyn even got in on it.
She hates being left out of anything, especially when it comes to Kelsey and anyone else she plays with.

So cute, girls.

Just some downtime in Toontown

The boys went to ride Space Mountain so we took the girls to Toontown. Chanel wanted to see Mickey and on our way, we ran into Minnie. She was the highlight for Katelyn. After they visited with eveyone and we were getting ready to meet up with the guys, Kelsey asked to go on the roller coaster. I was shocked. I dragged her on it last time because she was finally tall enough to do that and the Matterhorn and this time she asked to go on it. So we went and she loved it.

And then they had to get their wiggles out in the little playground.

She wouldn't get off the pumpkin until I took a picture of her.

Lunch with the princesses at Disneyland

This trip we tried to do different things that we haven't done before, just to change it up and have it still be fun. We even staked out our spot on the parade route and sat for over 2 hours just so the kids could see it. Well, at least my sister-in-law Heather and I did while the rest of the group went and rode some more rides. We also had lunch with the princesses and her cousin Chanel came along. It was a great time had by all. Even Katelyn got in on the fun.

Kelsey would have nothing to do with her picture being taken but Katelyn like it. That is, until Cinderella came along.

Cinderella was the first to come around and the girls just loved it.

Just look at that smile.

We left Katelyn in her seat during the whole thing, but she was just amazed at the dresses they were wearing. I think she was in awe and overwhelmed at how sparkly and beautiful they all were.

Katelyn was very upset when Sleeping Beauty wouldn't share her crown. More like give it to her.

I think that's a princess in training right there!!

Help with the lights, anyone?

Do you ever feel like what you do is completely in vain? One step forward, two steps back? Our little helpers as we'd like to call them. Our help usually comes in the way of a missing toothbrush or comb, keys or cell phone. But most recently Dave's alarm clock, which we found in the trash, headed out to the street and now the thermometer. We've looked everywhere, virtually torn the house apart for it and have come up empty handed. I'm not really sure how many things we've had to replace because of our little helpers, but I've lost count by now. Anyway, here are some cute pics of them "helping" with the Christmas lights.

The candy canes were so nicely laid out so all I had to do was come along with a stake and pound them into the ground. But the girls had other plans for them!

They're just conversing on what do with them firstWho's up for a game of hockey?This one's my favorite, because one minute she's down in the garage, again "helping" and the next she's hanging out the window trying to get up to help Dave on the roof. I think she would've been out had I not looked up at Dave just at the right time.The finished product ... Well not really, we've only just begun.

We're outta here

We're leaving for California today for a little Disneyland trip and some yummy Thanksgiving food. Hope you all have a safe and fun holiday and I'll be posting more pics when we get back. See you in a week!!

I've been tagged!!

Tag, you're it! Here's how to play: Once you've been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, funny, random things, facts, habits, or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names.



1. My sister is one of my closest friends. It hasn't always been that way for us. She was always the "annoying" little sister that I always wanted when I only had brothers. It's only been recent since she went off to college and now we talk more than we ever have before. It's great.


2. I have a room full of fabric and scrapbook supplies that I will never get to. I have good intentions of getting to it someday, but frankly, I just have too much stuff and it's very overwhelming. But I love it anyway.


3. I'm an ebay finatic. Buying, selling, love it all.

4. I hate the park. I go for the girls, but I just don't like it at all. They're either so busy that I get paranoid immediately upon losing sight of one of them or they are empty and they get bored just playing with each other.

5. I've been to France twice and it's over rated. Of course you have to go there, but I didn't love it.

6. I'm a reality tv junkie. My faves are Survivor, Amazing Race and Next Iron Chef. Not so much, Next Food Network Star.

7. I secretly love Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. I have to be because Dave calls it my nighttime soap opera. Ok so maybe it is a little but who doesn't think Patrick Dempsy is hot?

8. I don't call Las Vegas home. I love the snow and want to live in Colorado. We will eventually and we're only here temporarily.

9. I don't like BYU. I know, I know, I'm not a true Mormon however, I just never got into that whole meat market scene.

10. I have a feet fetish. I can't stand them. That's why I have to have my toes painted at all times just to tolerate them.

Sorry, guys I was tagged twice, my brain hurts to come up with anymore on a whim.

I tag Debi, Micaela, Susan, Brianne, Kaylene, Stephanie, Camille, Jessica, Rob, and Nikki.

A mother's intuition

You can call it whatever you like but I think I'm finally getting better at this mom stuff. Some of you may know, I'm not one to rush off to the doctor for a stuffy little nose or the slightest cough. No way, they're not getting my copay just for some prescription they think might clear it up. But I think I deserve a pat on the back for this one (well, sort of).

Katelyn has had a runny nose for a week now, and her pour little face is just rubbed raw from always wiping it away. She is teething (6 coming in at her 1 year appointment) so I just figured it was a side effect of that. However Tuesday it turned green so I promptly made an appointment for yesterday because we are leaving for Disneyland in 10 days and don't want anything like that for Thanksgiving at all. Sick kids are hard for holidays, but traveling with them is almost unbearable for me.

The doctor walks in the room, and Katelyn immediately tugs at her ear and coughs. Neither of which she has been doing at home. It couldn't be more on cue at all. That never happens, the symptoms usually go dormant at the sound of walking into the doctor's office. Anyway she gets done doing all her inputting and starts to check her over. She discovered she has a slight ear infection (which she said has only been about a day or so) and her cough is not in her lungs yet, but gave me a prescription for it if it dropped any lower. Since she had RSV last February the slightest cough goes straight to her chest which she said will happen till she's about 2.

So for once I got it right. She will be done with her meds just in time for the trip, hopefully with a clean bill of health. It was more of a precaution visit than anything but it finally paid off. And the best thing is that I was in and out and back home in an hour. That never happens either!!

Sidebar: At her 1 year she weighed in at 17 lbs 12 oz. And at this visit, 18 lbs 2 oz. That's a whole 6 ounces in 6 weeks. Just a tiny petite thing. Oh well.

A night of tricks and treats!!

It's that time again, when Dave takes a day off work to get our yard ready and looking like an old cemetary with things jumping out around every corner. There are quite a few updates and additions from last year.

She was just fascinated with this rat!! So cute.

She kept poking it to see if it would move. Why not, everything else was!!

The usual carving of the pumpkin. Kelsey just sitting there looking cute and wouldn't have anything to do with putting her fingers inside and pull the guts out. And Katelyn was nowhere to be found. Oh well, there's always next year.

She wouldn't even hit the bottom of it to dump the loose seeds out!! But she'll crawl around in the garage and out in the dirt and get filthy!! Go figure.

Yes, that's right. This is not even our yard. Our neighbor has been asking for a few years now for us to bring some stuff over to her side and this year it just got too big that we took her up on it. She got the coffin, some tombstones (with pop-up skulls behind them) and the bleeding guillotine. Oh yeah, you read that right. I was bleeding!! That's Dave for ya!!

Our yard (one side).

The hang man kicked and the grim reaper came out at you after leaving the door!! Wahaha

The toxic waste dump.

His eyes glowed red, with a fog machine in the bottom.

This guy was stuck under this barrel. The lid opened and shut and he sat up and laid back down.
This was the highlight of the whole set up. Well, this and the blast of air at the front door that shot at you as well.

This was the only photo we were able to get before Katelyn quickly jumped off the bench and ran away. But I think she made a pretty cute little pumpkin. And that hat only stayed on for pictures. Then it was gone.

I love this face.

Her cheek is bulging with food, teddy grahams, I think.

Checkin' it all out. And she couldn't be scared because Kelsey wasn't scared. The competition starts already.

Hmmm, what's in here that looks good?