Disneyland!! Feb 2-6 2009

I haven't posted this trip yet because there's a lot to say! It was by far my best disneyland trip yet, and I've been on a lot! Staying 4 days and staying at the disneyland hotel were two things I've never done which helped make it wonderful!! Plus we flew(I hate driving) so that also helps! I loved the hotel, it just felt like you never left the park because everything was decorated disney and random characters walked the halls saying hi to the kids and the pool was awesome! We only got to swim one day but Aiden loved it!! It was a peter pan pool with an ariel themed hot tub! I think he loved the slide the most he only went down it a hundred times! We had sooo much fun at the parks! Aiden's favorites: Buzz Lightyear, Jungle Cruise, Dumbo, Small World, Fantasmic and Tarzan treehouse! Least favorites: Matterhorn, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Honey I shrunk the Audience! Grady loved everything but seeing Tigger and Pooh was his favorite! We were able to go back to the hotel for naps and since it wasn't crowded we got pretty much every ride in that we wanted! I'm telling you I couldn't ask for a better trip! We had perfect weather and it started raining right when our van came to pick us up to go home! And to top it all off Eric bought us season passes!! So anyone who wants to go to disneyland give me a call and I'm on board! Thank you Eric for the trip of my Life! You were so wonderful the whole trip and really tried to make it great for me and the boys, even though it's not your idea of a relaxing trip! We will remember it forever!

See you soon Mickey!! (I hope really soon!)

Chuck E. Cheese

With the weather never being warm I feel bad that the boys stay inside most of the days! So we have gone to Chuck E. Cheese a few times lately so the boys could run around and play fun games! Aiden loves it, he knows what games are his favorites and doesn't need any help from mom starting them or playing them! Twice now he has won 50 tickets in one of those hard ticket games on the first try! He must have a gift because no strategy was involved!! Grady loves to follow him everywhere and try to play anything he does! But most of all he loves the big characters that sing on the stage! He could watch them all day! But when Chuck E. came out and was waving to all the kids and taking pictures with them he started crying! So I guess he likes them from a distance! (It will be interesting to see how he does at Disneyland with those characters!) Anyway, we have a lot of fun and Aiden always wins enough tickets to get a prize to take home! He is very proud of his collection!!

Notice Chuck E. on the right! That's why he is screaming!

Trying to play with brother!
Eric was trying to torture him on the big jeep!! He didn't like it too much!! Aiden ready to cash in for some prizes!

Another Reunion!!

Lately it has been the year of reunions for me! I love it! Catching up with all my old friends and seeing what they have been doing the past 8 years and meeting their adorable kids! Well on Jan. 10th I had another get together with my good friends from my ballet days! You'd never know it by looking at me now, but these girls can tell you that I danced ballet for many years! I wanted to find an old picture of us to attach to this but they are at my mom's house, but I will try to find one! We went and had lunch at Allie's house and talked about our lives and looked through wedding albums! It was really fun and I'm glad to keep in touch with these great girls! I will always remember our Saturday at the studio making up the dance to the "dreams" song! Thanks for a great day girls, I hope to do it again soon! And thanks Marisa so getting it set up!

Top: Marisa and Me Bottom: Lindsee, Allie, and Brianne

Santa Baby!!!

I know that I haven't posted forever! That's what the holidays will do I guess! I plan to post some Christmas things but first I wanted to share what Santa brought me this year!! (I act like a kid in a candy store about it) He is taking me on a 4 day trip to Disneyland!!! Some may call this my mother ship, and it is!! I am soooo excited! Aiden has already been three times before and Grady once but this is the first time Eric is coming with the boys! So we are really excited around here! We hope to leave in Feb or March we will see!! Just thought I'd let you know I have the best husband around, I mean Santa!! :)

Aiden at 4 months old!

Aiden at 1 1/2 years old!
Aiden 2 1/2 and Grady 7 months old!

Santa Clause

The boys went to see Santa today! Aiden went right up to him and sat on his knee and told him he wanted a train for Christmas! Grady was fine when he was looking at him but as soon as we put him on his lap, he started screaming! They loved the train that drives around Santa the most, they rode it twice and loved every minute! I love Christmas because of moments like these!Oh yeah and on Saturday they got to meet the Grinch at my mom's Christmas party! Grady thought he was a little questionable too but no crying!

First Hair Cut!

It's been a long time coming but we finally cut Grady's hair. He did so good and didn't even cry or move around too much! He looks a lot older to me know but the old hair do was looking a lot like a little girl! I could almost put it in a ponytail!! Here are the before and after pictures!
Love you Goose!

Festival of the Trees

For the past few years my mom and sisters and I have gone to the festival of the trees in SLC! We went tonight and had a fun time! The boys had their moments, but for the most part did ok! Well Aiden did sleep through half of it in the stroller! It's just not Christmas time without going to see a huge room filled with beautiful Christmas trees and awesome Gingerbread houses! And who could leave without getting the cinnamon scones! I love Christmas time and I love the traditions we have in my family! Someday we should do a tree girls!! (There was a pretty cool Twilight tree there as well!)

With Aunt Carlie and the famous wands we always get!!

Aiden asleep and no Grady is not sleeping sitting up, he just has his eyes shut!

Aiden just woke up and didn't want any pictures!

P.S. Could anything be cuter than walking in my room and hearing Aiden talking to Grady and I look around the corner of the bed to find him reading a book to him just snuggled between my bed and Grady's crib! Moments like that are far and in between for me and I love them so much!!