Sunday, April 20, 2008

Spring Break

For Spring Break, we were lucky enough to go down to Disneyland (along with half of Utah County.) Spencer stayed home with grandma, so we just had the older boys. We missed him, but it was so nice not to have a stroller or to worry about naps. The boys did great, except we somewhat traumatized Dallin. I figured that since he was tall enough he would be fine on all the rides. I didn't take into consideration that he is 4 and things at Disneyland seem pretty real. We went straight to the Matterhorn and I had forgotten that the first part of the ride is pitch black as you are going through the mountain. (It is amazing how many rides at Disneyland are dark.) He screamed the entire ride. After a few more rides, we saw that the line for Space Mountain was short, so we ran to that. I kept telling him that it was grandpa's favorite ride and he would love it. He was hysterical through the whole ride. I felt terrible. It took him awhile before he would trust me to ride with him again.

The boys loved the tea-cups. I was pretty sick after our second time riding them!

Buzz Lightyear was Dallin's favorite ride. The line was always pretty short, so we got to ride it many times. It was fun to see how excited the boys got about their scores. (including Erik)


We got to meet Sully at California Adventure.


Katie had a race in California the same week we were there, and lucky enough she was only half an hour away. It was so much fun to have her with us on the last afternoon we were at Disneyland. On her first ride, we sent her, Erik and Jaxson on Indiana Jones, while the boys and I waited outside. They had Fast Passes, so we couldn't figure out what was taking them so long. I finally called Erik, and amazingly enough his phone was working. The ride had broken down and they were stuck just before the big boulder inside the ride. They waited for almost an hour for someone to come and let them off.

We were able to take the boys to Huntington Beach while we were there. This was the first time they had ever been to a beach, and they thought it was so cool. The water was freezing, but they loved it anyway. They spent most of their time collecting sea shells and building a sand castle.









Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Conference Weekend

We had such a great weekend watching General Conference.
Saturday was a little crazy. We had a soccer game before the first session and a game in between the next session. Sunday was much more relaxed, and I was so excited to go downstairs and see the boys all set up ready to watch. We printed off a few little pages to color and draw while they were watching, and they were so excited to find the General Authorities. It also made it very pleasant for Erik and I to watch upstairs with Spencer.
Spencer was happy to have us all to himself. Anytime he can get one-on-one attention from mom and dad he is excited. It was fun to see him stand in front of the TV and point to the different General Authorieits. He loves posing for pictures and wearing any hat he can find. He likes to bring me the camera and say "cheese!"
The quiet didn't last for long. One-by-one the boys made their way upstairs, and it did get a little rowdy. They decided to give back massages and that helped them listen for a minute. It was so amazing to listen to President Monson though, and I loved having my little family together to sustain a new prophet. What a great weekend!