Disneyland!

When I was in the throws of pregnant misery I started planning a trip to Disneyland to convince myself that it would end and we would have happy times again. SO at about 19 weeks we up and drove to LA and had so so so much fun all along the way. We stopped in Provo and had a fun evening and church morning with beautiful sweet Maddie and Sophie. Sammy drew this sweet picture of himself holding both of their hands :)

I bought each of the kids their own suitcase for this trip and that was both cute and incredibly practical.

We had so so so much fun! Looking at these pictures, I wish we could go back tomorrow :) The boys were so fun about everything! Their favorite ride was star tours and they went on it like 5 times. Max lost his brand new R2D2 mickey mouse hat on it our last night and miraculously we found it after looking all over in the lost and found. It was such a great note to end the trip on.

I couldn't go on lots of the rides because I was pregnant which made me feel just a little jealous

but not too bad because Phoebe couldn't go on lots of rides either so we hung out together and saw all the princesses and looked at all the little shops and parades. Phoebe loves Princesses so much. I love it that she calls Sleeping Beauty, "lilly bee".

ANd Belle "Kinka belle" I think she got her mixed up with Tinker Bell.

Half way through our trip we took a day off and went to the beach. We rode this surrey which was fun but also so exhausting :) Burroed the kids in the sand and found Ice cream. Then we went up to a different beach and played all day on this playground. This was a wonderful day!

Sammy had his birthday in Disneyland. We bought him fun hats and shields and a sword and this sort of disappointing cake but I think he loved it which was all that mattered :)

Sammy and Phoebe loved to hold hands in the lines. Little cuties!

I think I might have gotten even more enjoyment out of seeing my kids in these cute hats than they did which was a lot. These pictures make me so happy :)

It was hard to be pregnant in Disneyland. I got so tired and had some contractions. I don't think I could have done it even a week later.

My goodness, I am so glad we planned that trip! It was a little expensive, but the kids really did have so much fun and we did too. We were exhausted by the time the trip was over, but I hope we get to do it again :)

Spring: finally feeling so much better :)

At the zoo.

We took a long walk one beautiful Saturday to the park and lunch across the street. The kids are so cute and they have so much endless energy!

As soon as I started feeling better it was time to make good on my promise to my kids that we would have all their boy cousins over for a sleepover. It was so so so much fun! When they got here, we let them play on the trampoline for about an hour. All we heard was lots of laughing.

Then we set up sleeping bags, passed out the popcorn and let them choose a movie. I think they picked lego movie. Still being the pregnant lady that I am I could not stay awake and fell asleep while they were only half way through. Javier said he came to check on them at midnight and James and David were asleep but Sammy Miles and Alex were playing ninja in the kitchen so he had to lay down the law. Im not sure what Max was doing...

Next morning I made a mountain of pancakes and bacon, passed out the syrup and whip cream and listened to the crazies talk and eat while I flipped pancakes. Of all things they decided to play truth or dare which was hilarious. Almost all of them chose dare and I was glad I was in the kitchen because everybody's first idea for a dare was to squirt whip cream on Phoebes head or your head and I was able to veto those. Max did kiss the inside of our garbage can :) But James chose truth and David asked him if he was in love with anybody, "Like is there anybody you want to marry?" to which James replied yes and all the boys started giggling and asking who it was but James wouldn't say. the whole thing was so funny! James is at just the right age for that sort of thing so it was mainly the little boys interest that just cracked me up! Then they all gathered around James' iPod touch for 20 minutes or so till their parents came. So Much Fun!!!

Phoebe loves to help me cook or do any housework really. Whenever something spills on the floor she immediately gets to work singing "Everybody clean up clean up tall tall tall" its to the tune of once there was a snowman :)

Phiebe and Sammy loved the Easter decorations this year. Phoebe would just stand on a stool by the piano and look at them and say, "Awww bunny cute!!"

Dancing princess mommy :) Phoebe wants to dance all the time. Whenever she hears music she will grab usually me or Sammy by the hand and say "Dance! Dance!"Sweet little Sammy spends a lot of time dancing with his little sister. She s going to miss him so much next year.

Max and Sammy both love to draw. They have been drawing animals out of a learn to draw book. I am always so impressed with their focus when they get into a project they are excited about!

Max has started soccer. He is on a great team with two really fantastic coaches. I'm so happy for him. Last week at the game he called across the field to me, "Mom!!! WE have gatorade!!!"