Thanksgiving Day at Disneyland

When I was between the ages of 7 and 9 my family lived in California and I remember going to Disneyland. It was interesting to see how the some of the rides I rode way back then have changed. Like this 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea submarine ride is now a Nemo themed one. Yes, you can hear the seagulls on the bouy saying "mine...mine...."











Surprisingly this was a much liked ride. Not surprising that Shinara and the older girls liked it, but that Keddi did! See, our first day in Disneyland was spent mostly in Tommorowland and we took everyone on Space Mountain. Keddi came out crying. But when everyone wanted to go again on Wed. Keddi went too. By then she had been on this and other roller coasters and she also knew what to expect now so she went again on Friday too.

When we had been in Fantasyland on Tuesday and had ridden the Alice in Wonderland ride and the teacups, Shinara had seen this whale and wanted to go on this ride. It's called Storybook land and you ride on a boat that goes into this whale and then throughout the ride you see tiny models of villages and places in loved Disney movies.

Thanksgiving

We feared it may rain on Wed. like it did Tuesday night so we decided to have Thanksgiving dinner on Wednedsay and go to Disneyland on Thursday instead.
After Lindsay made homemade pumpkin and cherry pies, she gave the little kids the leftover dough and had them make cinnamon sticks. It kept them busy for quite a while and they were very cute about sharing.
We cooked a turkey (and needed the counter space in the bathroom for it), mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, rolls and had olives and cranberry sauce as well.

We had a great day enjoying each other, playing video games (Randy brought the playstation!) and eating good food. We are so thankful to have spent another thanksgiving day with members of our family. We love the Hahns and appreciate the sacrifices they willingly make to spend time with us. We had so much fun being at Disneyland with them and are already talking about what to do together next year!!!

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.