Thursday, October 2, 2014

Disneyland!

Next, we were off to Disneyland. We had been looking forward to this vacation for quite awhile. Not just for the fun it was going to be, but because we were going to surprise the kids. My mom and dad decided to join us at Disneyland the first day, but we didn't tell the kids they were coming. We went to check into our hotel, but instead of going to our room, we went to my parents' room. The key obviously wasn't working, so Dave said, "Maybe we should knock and see if anyone is in there." He knocked and then ran a little ways off. The look on the kids' faces was hilarious. They didn't know if they should run or stay put. My parents slowly opened the door and peeked out into the hall. I usually prepare my kids for what's happening during a typical day. Because I hadn't prepared them for this, they had no idea what was going on. Finally, after I explained that Grammy and Grampy were coming to Disneyland with us, things got a little excited and crazy.

We had so much fun going to Disneyland. We ended up staying in the Disneyland Hotel, but they upgraded our room from a regular room to a two room suite. It was amazing! Our second day at Disneyland, we met up with Geoff and Erin and spent time at California Adventure. When our third day came to an end, we weren't ready to go home. We wanted to move into the Disneyland Hotel and never get back to real life. It was such a memorable vacation and we are already looking forward to our next visit.

Now, here are a million pictures...





















































Beach

Last week, we headed to Southern California to begin our family vacation. We went to see Geoff and Erin and cute Cora and Jane. They were great hosts and fed us well! We decided to head to the beach one evening and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. It was a beautiful night and so fun to be with everyone!










Friday, September 12, 2014

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Ellie's 7th Birthday!

Ellie is 7! Wow! We had a wonderful weekend celebrating. Friday after school we had her friend party. It was all about Frozen and all the kids seemed to have a great time! We played "Pin the nose on Olaf," we built a snowman out of marshmallows, had a snowball fight, made beaded necklaces and played freeze dance to the Frozen soundtrack. 

Saturday Ellie chose to go to Jimmy John's for dinner. This is the third year in a row she's chosen this place for her birthday meal. 

On Sunday we celebrated Ellie's actual birthday. She opened her presents and requested Grandma Fotheringham's noodles for dinner. We also walked around BYU and enjoyed the beautiful, quiet campus. Since she had cupcakes for her party, Ellie decided that she wanted rootbeer floats for her birthday dessert. They were delicious! What a great birthday for such a great girl. 









































Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Preschool

Cassidy had her first day of preschool today. She was super excited.  I asked her last night if she was nervous about anything. She said she was worried that her teacher, Miss Morgan, might let the pet bunny loose on the playground. Luckily, Ellie reassured her that that never happened when she went to preschool there. That eased Cassidy's mind. Cassidy had a great time! She can't wait to go back. Her teacher sent me an email today telling me how Cassidy did on her first day. She said she was mindful of her peers, polite and kind. She says she has a kind heart just like her sister, and that she actively participated and seemed to be enjoying every part of school. I'm so happy she is happy!