2 days at Disney

What can you say about Disneyland.....nothing because these pictures speak for themselves! It was SO much fun & we LOVED every minute of it! Next time we will spend 3 days there instead of 2, totally not enough time. I love that we got to spend Valentine's day there......it was a good day!! We even saw 3 families we knew there....weird!

I loved taking pictures with all the characters! I was happy that there wasn't a long line for any of them. I guess it's good we have boys because they never wanted to stand in line for the princesses, however I would have loved to....but we got a picture with Mickey! Ethan and I were the only ones who wanted to take pictures with them.

Ethan got chosen to do the Jedi training......we were rushing there and I put him up on my shoulders and kept pointing to him so they would pick him....and it worked! I sacrificed my boy!! It was pretty cool and Darth Maul was awesome and CREEPY! Jackson was a little worried and wouldn't do it.....but Ethan loved it. We decided to buy the boys light-sabers before we left so we could give them to them because we thought they would be WAY too expensive there....but no......they were the cheapest thing there! Weird!! They were more expensive at Target.

We had fun on all the rides....the boys loved splash mountain and autotopia and the buzz ride was one of their favorites. Jackson and Kevin decided to try out the famous corn dogs there.....Jackson was a fan!

Ethan was just tall enough to go on the Indiana Jones ride, so he went with Kevin. They came back and Ethan was a little scared. After that I went on it by myself and thought it was pretty cool but could see why it freaked him out!

It was so nice in February because there was hardly any lines and it wasn't blazing hot! One of my favorite rides was the Tower of Terror!! We made the boys go on it as you can tell from the picture they weren't to fond of it. However, Kevin and I took turns trading off with the boys so we could ride the Tower over and over again!! LOVE IT!! It was raining that day when we were in California adventure......which was AWESOME.....because everyone else cleared out of the park and we didn't have to wait in hardly any lines and ride the rides over and over! LOVE IT! We were prepared for the rain, so it was no big deal for us! We got to take a picture by the new Cars Land. We debated whether to wait for it to open or just go...... obviously we just wanted to go and said we will go back in a couple of years to see the new Cars area......which I am EXCITED about!

This is one of my favorite pictures of the trip and I almost forgot to include it! (the bottom right) They were so excited to go on the pirates ride but as soon as we went underground they weren't too fond of it. They kept saying "is it dark outside?" "are we ever getting out of here........and on and on. It was pretty cute! My still all time favortie ride is the teacups! I don't know why but I LOVE them! Kevin went on it once and was done....too dizzy.....the boys and I went on it over and over. I love the lanterns that are hanging up too!

At the very end of the day we rode the Toy Story ride over and over and over and over.......the boys loved it & we thought it was pretty cool! While we would ride it we would take turns going on California Screamin'.....which had no lines!! It was awesome. We were going to see the World of Color but it was closed because of the rain :( Next time. To end out the day we rode the Mickey wheel.......that was a bad idea. Jackson decided he had had enough and was crying the whole time.....not a good ride to be stuck on with a crying kid! We left right when the park closed...the boys were really tired and we were driving and hour to Carlsbad to got to our hotel that night to go to Lego Land the day. This is how we transported the sleeping kids to the hotel room.....SWEET! BYE BYE Disneyland! See you in a few years!

Medieval Times Anaheim

We decided that night after we arrived in California to go to the Medieval Times. It was pretty cool. We had dinner and then watched the tournament. We were cheering for the red and yellow knight! It was fun to see them fight and do the different things. They boys thought it was fun to eat with no silverware.

They took a picture of us at the very beginning and them came around to show us and see if we wanted to buy it.......I hurry and snapped a quick picture of it and got caught......"no taking pictures of it, you need to buy it" but I got it! I thought I paid an arm for this I deserve the picture....naughty Lindsay!

Hotel Pepper Tree in CA

When we made it to California we got to our hotel. It was the Hotel Pepper Tree. It was a cute little Spanish apartments that were transformed into a hotel.

I thought the hotel was pretty cute. I like when they have a mini kitchen to buy food and keep it in there.

The boys thought the balcony was very cool and they loved to eat out there.

They saw the pool and really wanted to go swimming......well that didn't last too long because they were really cold, but they loved it while it lasted.

Disneyland here we come!!

We decided it was time to take the boys to Disneyland this year. They were so excited & I was SO excited too! The only sad thing is we decided to leave Marshall home with my family :( BUT he will be a lot happier at my parents! We went to Disney when we were first married & imagined taking our kids there.....and now it is happening......crazy! We left on Sunday Feb 12 after church on our way to Vegas for the night.

We usually rent a car when we drive to California. We have broken down once in the middle of nowhere and had to hitch hike with a trucker. I was in the back sitting on his sleeping bag and getting a nice coating of smoke all over me.....GOOD TIMES! So the car.....we love to put miles on someone else's car and when we go to the beach they can get it all sandy and eat in the car and I didn't have to care one bit....LOVE!

Why the picture of the banana you ask? Well......we had two little cameras and have broken both of them & didn't want to take my nice big camera to Disneyland.....so we just went to Costco & bought one the day before we left. We figured if we didn't like it we would just take it back, but we ended up loving it so.....it's ours & it's blue which i love. On the way I was having fun playing with the different modes on the camera & this is one of the pictures I loved that I took on the way...BEAUTIFUL :) Thanks Jami for LOLA....she was our Co-pilot for the trip....GPS. She is named Lola after the movie RV if anyone has seen it....funny....."take the next legal u-turn”.

We broke up the drive and stayed the night in Henderson, NV in the Fiesta Hotel for $18 for the night......Boo-ya! It still doesn't beat our $6 night at Buffalo Bills in Primm Valley.....yes six dollars! After we got up the next morning to make the drive to Cali we stopped at the local dollar store for some treats and pirate attire! Ye be warned......we are on our way!

My handsome driver signing to the music! Onward to Disney!!

Trains with grandparents & Easton

My nephew Easton is obsessed with trains! When the train expo came my parents were all over that to take Easton there. They decided to take Jackson along also.

HEAVEN.......a huge floor of tracks to build and trains!

I know that they had a great time. Jackson talked about it non stop that day. I know how much fun they have with their grandparents. Thanks ma & pa!!

Riley's Birthday

Our friend's little boy just turned 6 & we were invited to his awesome birthday. They rented a room at a bounce place, it was so much fun & the boys loved it! They are ready for the food!

Here is his awesome Cars cupcake cake! That is some major frosting :)

Here are the cute girls that were there.....Caroline, Ella and Claire

Thanks for the fun time there! Thanks Riley for inviting our boys!

Marshall James 10 months

I am SO in love with this boy

This is a picture of him on Valentine's day. My cute sister bought him this outfit along with the other cute jammies in the the pictures below! She is SO cute with him & he LOVES her very much! We went to Disneyland over Valentine and they took care of him while we were gone & this is the picture I was sent on my phone! I loved it but it made me cry & then I went on a ride & I was much better :) When we got back from Disney he was clapping.....errrrrrr.....another first I missed! He rolled over at there house & now clapping.......this better not be an on going thing!

He is so happy to go to bed every night & in the the mornings. He hardly cries to get out of his crib in the mornings, he just hangs out and plays.

He loves to play with his big brothers & they love him too. They just don't care for him when they are playing with their legos......we call Marshall Godzilla when he comes in & destroys their creations!

At 10 months he is clapping, waves hi, crawls normal now...i was hoping that wouldn't happen.....he climbs up the stairs....he is so fun to be with & I LOVE having a little boy around again....I LOVE this stage!

Shanna & Ethan

I was very reluctant to share this picture because of the drunk looking Lindsay.....but I wanted a picture with my cute aunt Shanna so I could remember her. NO.....she has not passed on. My aunt never married and lives with her sister and brother-in-law. My cousin decided to make a schedule where each of us would have a turn having her over for dinner a few Sundays a year. I absolutely LOVE this. I get to spend time with my aunt and play games with her. I love having her over. It was cute......when she would come over in our old house she could make sure that she would use the restroom before she came over. Why, you ask? Well our bathroom was on the top floor and she couldn't make there trip up there.....stairs are not here friend. So I promised her the next house we move into will have a bathroom on the main floor. Well.....now we are in the condo & there is a bathroom on the main floor & she is very happy! Hopefully our house we buy will have a bathroom on the main floor also :) Thanks Shanna for all the fun times and many more to come! LOVE YOU

This is just a random picture of Ethan doing his homework! I can't believe he is in full day Kindergarten......I am too young to have boys this old. Sometimes I can't believe I have 3 boys....WOW...... responsibility!!

My Hubby's Birthday

Happy Larry Bird to my handsome husband!

For breakfast he requested Red Berry Risotto. This stuff is great but I think it is more for a hearty dessert than a breakfast......but it's good. Here he is blowing out his candles before he is off to work on his birthday. Yes, we are still in the condo :)

Here are the handsome boys I am surrounded by each day! I love how much he loves our boys! He is a great example for them. Maybe that is why we got all boys :) He loves to wrestle with them & just be silly. I love watching him play with them. Out of the 3 boys 2 of them are daddy's boys & I can see why. I am SO glad that I said yes to him 11 years ago! Life with him is an adventure!

For is birthday the boys made him a road map T-shirt! Kevin LOVES to have his back scratched and massaged.......so hence the T-shirt. He can put it on and the boys can drive their cars on his back.....thus getting his back scratched at the same time....... BRILLIANT I know! Of coarse I have to give credit to Pinterest....I actually did something I pinned :) Boo-yah! Kevin usually has the boys get their tools and work on his back! They have the hammer, saw and drill and work on his back. He gets his back somewhat scratched & they get to play! For his birthday he wanted to go to the Zach Brown Band Concert back in January. It was SO much fun! We were right up front in the pit.....standing the whole time, but I LOVE to dance so I am good with standing at a concert. LOVE YOU KEVIN!

9 month Marshall

Our Marshall is getting so big....STOP!! I love this stage when they are figuring things out & busy all the time. He says "da da" a lot.

He is such a happy and easy going boy. I don't know how we got so lucky again. He is just happy with life and it the best eater and sleeper! He is just like Ethan....when we would put Ethan to bed he would get so happy!

He loves to crawl under his saucer and play with toys under there.

He loves my sister Jami. He is always going to her & she loves it.

He is just learning to crawl. This video shows his unique crawl. He only did this for about a month or 2 then went to army crawling then to the normal way. It was so cute to watch this. I am glad my dad got it on video because he didn't do it very long.

Random January

WOW....I'm finally to January & the year is almost over :)

These are some random pictures in January. Not much happened that month, as usual. We just relax from all the holiday craziness & enjoy life. These are pictures of the boys outside the condo playing in the snow. Kevin got a new GO-Pro camera for Christmas that he was trying out.

I LOVE making smoothies! We have them a lot. I like to drink protein ones in the morning when I'm rushed. It nice too my boys don't mind if I throw some spinach in there:) Our boys like to see what funny mustaches they have when they drink.

This is how I retrieve balloons in our vaulted ceilings!

For Christmas, Kevin's brother and wife made an jib-jab video with all the grandkids. It was pretty cute, the kids loved it! My boys have been watching it non stop....they love to dance with it!

Kevin and I went to the Phil Vassar concert on the 12th at the Rail with Kyle and Shilo. It was really fun! It was nice and cozy and very casual. I really like him! He is a really good song writer and singer. He has written a lot of songs for Jodee Messina, Tim McGraw and Colin Ray. THANKS for the fun time!