Disneyland Trip

Posting about this trip will take days!!

We left on Monday around noon, maybe a bit earlier. It took longer than it should have to get to Barstow where we stopped for lunch because of construction. And when we arrived at our hotel, Lindsay and Randall and the boys weren't there yet. (They had a longer drive and ended up going through Los Angeles at rush hour.) So, we hung out in our room till they got there and then we walked down the street to a pizza place. We came back to our room and hung out while Lindsay and I made a grocery list. We got suites with kitchens so that we could make a Thanksgiving dinner! We got back late and everyone was in bed!

Tuesday was our first day in Disneyland and wouldn't you know, my camera had little power. So, I will be getting copies of Randy's pictures from that day! Joel and Tersa went back to the hotel halfway through the day and returned just before the rest of us were tired and starving. So, we went to the Tony Roma's accross the street from the south gate. Then we went home. Our feet hurt and the kids wanted to swim. I had forgotten my suit so I rolled up my pant legs and let the jets in the hot tub massage my poor ankles, feet and calves. The plan was to go back that night for two of the shows they do and Randy and Lindsay went with their boys, but it had started drizzling and it was a bit chilly (to us). I didn't want to get the girls sick on the first day and Joel didn't want to sit out in the rain for the shows. So, we went back in.

A benefit of living in Vegas

When we decided to live in Vegas, one of the reasons we chose it over Reno is that so many people will come here for different reasons. This is Karen, a friend from High School. She found my brother on the school alumni web-site and through him, got in touch with me after around 15 years of no contact with her. She and her parents come to Vegas every Nov. We love when she comes!!


We are off to Disneyland today! Well, actually we are just headed to our hotel today. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday will be spent at the park. (Help us pray for the weather to be good for us! It's supposed to rain most of this week!) No one has been to Disneyland except me and I can't wait to see the girls there. Keddi and the princesses are what I am looking forward to most. Should be a week of good memories. Have a fabulous Thanksgiving and know that we love you!

The kids were out of school on the Monday and Tuesday of Veteran's Day week. We don't often go to the park but Mandy is real good about getting her kids out when they have a day off school so we all went to the park.

I'm not sure what happened here but as you can see, she got a lot of sympathy and help.

The park is near a little collection of stores. A new candy store opened up there and I thought it would be fun to check it out. It was only o.k. and the candy is a bit pricey.

I'm so glad none of my kids were climbers! This little girl thinks she can do anything and tries! Luckily we got to her before she got up onto this rock wall, but she tried several times with Mandy only supporting her.

Nice Weather- About time!

This is what our front walk looks like almost everyday after school lately.










We were finally able to turn off our air conditioner for good at the end of Oct. Since then, we have been having comfortable temperatures and the girls have been hurrying home to finish homework so they can go outside to play. These chairs are "base." Hide and seek is played in our yard, Kris's (sometimes) and across the street.










It's amazing to me that they can entertain themselves and each other for such long periods of time in such a small amount of space. The other two boys are the grandchildren of a neighbor across the street. She watches them while their parents are at work. They are sweet boys, particularly to my younger girls.

Motley Crew

Costumes

Graveyard Fairy.
Actually it must be a death angel with the halo, but a graveyard fairy is what she wanted to be.

(Does anyone know what happened to my little girl who used to love PRETTY things?)

Mardi has never picked out a costume from the store before and really wanted to be a woodland fairy this year. When she was little she was a princess and once a witch because I already had those in my costume box. Since then she has been some kind of animal that we bought nose and a tail for and then she put the rest together with what she had.


FABULOUS!
No one in our house appreciates High School Musical quite like Keddi but I think it's only because Sharpay has the best clothes. (And pink car!)
Shinara wanted to be Wonder Woman or Batgirl this year, but she got to choose last year and $50 was all mom could spend on the costumes. (Thank goodness our clothes budget had money in it!) So, after Connor tried this on, Shinara thought it would be cool to be Sully from the Monsters Inc. movie.