disney

we took the kiddos to disney this trip.  the last time we went eli was two and lyla was in my tummy.  it was the perfect day. crowds were low with the longest line only 25 minutes. and the weather was perfect.  couldn’t have asked for a better day!

we had two family favorite rides. the first was the best one:) we rode thunder mountain a LOT. it’s my personal fav…

the other fav was space mountain….

this girl photobomed us twice!

lyla takes her driving very seriously…

the toy story blaster ride was well loved, eli went on it 4 or 5 times. 

styling 3-d glasses…

2008 (see next page for recreation;)

the last time we visited disney we forgot to get a family picture. by the time we realized it, the sun was down and it was dark .  we were exiting the park and the only thing we could find that said “Disneyland” was a trash can…so you do what you can, hahahaha. (see picture on previous page) we had the kiddos reenact…

happy birthday bailey!

bailey turned the big 05 this year.  these little ladies had a fun filled afternoon…

the sweet little girl party may have been crashed by these two…

self portrait

oh my gosh, these two! love these littles.

happy birthday bailey! we love you!

kiddos portraits

watercolor

eli took a water color co-op class last semester, so we had painting on the brain.  we had a paint at home day today:)

all framed up and ready to go. i love them!

bomb

san diego fun ~ this and that

a mamma with her calf

all through my growing up years our homeschooling group would head out and brave the wild seas to catch a glimpse of a whale. i have always loved it.  we went this trip and saw something i’ve never seen, a pod of seven whales breeching!  it was awesome.

we were able to get together with corrie and her niece and nephew. we hadn’t seen the kids in two years, but the kids had SO much fun together…so much that eli wanted so badly to be related to them:) “are you SURE we’re not related to them?”

we stayed with kylee and brian this trip.  the kiddos had a great time with this cutie!

we had a nice visit with adam’s family. adam, grandma marie, lyla, eli and mom

uncle tom and aunt debbie:)

love this aquarium

the aquarium of the pacific is just an awesome place.  feeding the lorikeets is always a favorite…

at first lyla wanted nothing to do with them on her arm, she fed them from the fence…

but she braved through it!

this perfectly depicts how lyla feels about hailey…

and this depicts how eli feels about the sea lion perfectly…

goofs

trying on hats…

we got great seats for the sea lion show…

we were there when the turtle decided to take a breath…

that’s a big ray…