Disneyland - Big Thunder, Space Mountain, & Guardians

The very first ride we went on the first day at Disneyland was Big Thunder.  Allie was actually tall enough (just barely).  So we all went as a whole family.
Allie was super nervous and not sure about what to expect.  Tony went with Allie and held on to her tight.  She seemed pretty happy and excited once she sat down, but by the end of the ride she was crying.  She didn't like it so much.
Megan was excited at first, but decided it was a little too fast for her.  Grandma Margie talked her into going on the ride another time (by bribing her with the promise of a sucker) and she did much better.  I think she just needed to know what to expect of the ride.

I am hoping that is how it is for Allie too and each time we go she will get better and better on the rides.  Josh used to be afraid of the darker rides (even Pirates) but now he will go on all the rides without any problems.  The only ride he hadn't gone on was Guardians of the Galaxy.  I told him I wasn't going to make him go on the ride but I thought that he should try it because he liked all the other rides.  He didn't want to do it, but we were able to talk him into going at least once.  He did it!  He said it was okay, he didn't hate it but didn't love it.  He just didn't want to go again that day.  Grandma did buy him a gift from the store.  Before when it was Tower of Terror she would buy the kids a shirt after their first time going on the ride.  They didn't have any shirts he liked so he got a Gru stuffed animal.

They still had three fast passes so I went with Tony and Tyler.  I really don't like that ride and didn't want to go, but Margie talked me into it since the ride is new.  I can't tell you enough how much I hated that ride.  I did not want to go, but forgot just how much I hated it.  I hate that they just have a seat belt to hold you in your seat.  I hate the feeling of going up and down that fast.  I held on so tight that at the end of the ride my hands were all messed up.  I was having muscle spasms and tears in my eyes.  I was not okay.  I can't believe that Tyler likes that ride.  I will never make a kid go on that ride.  I hate it...okay I am done venting.

Disneyland - Princesses!!!

This was our first time seeing the Princesses.  At first Allie wasn't sure if she wanted to see them, but then ended up loving them!
The first princess was Cinderella.  Allie told her that they wanted to see Snow White and Arial, not her.  It was pretty funny and sort of embarrassing.  Cinderella was a trooper and so nice about it.  She was definitely the most personable of all the princesses.

The girls got their autograph's and when they were done Tony and I asked Tyler is he wanted to get a picture with them.  Every time his face would go bright red and he would say no, repeatedly.  Even when we would talk about it after, his face would go red again and he'd get all embarrassed.  It was pretty funny.  We told him to wait a couple years and then maybe he would think differently.

It was pretty fun to see characters that actually talk.  Each princess stayed in character and was so fun to watch them with the girls.  Arial is Megan's favorite princess and she was super excited to meet her.  They were both adorable.  Allie really wanted to see Bell, but we just couldn't make it happen this time.  We tried to take her to a show with Bell on Friday, but we were too late.  We'll see who we see next time.  The girls really loved seeing the princesses and so did we.

Disneyland - Mickey & Minnie Mouse (Goofy & Pluto too)

Trip to California 2018

We got up early Saturday morning and got ready to leave for California.  Margie came to our house to pick us all up and her and Tony loaded the car and then we were off.
Our first stop was in St. George to visit with Nana.  The kids love visiting Nana and playing with her horse and train.  We visited for a while before we left to get some lunch before our next leg of our journey.  We decided to stop at the Alien Jerky store to check it out.  They had some pretty funny Alien stuff there that the kids liked to look at.  The jerky wasn't the best, but it was fun to try new things (and use the bathroom).

After our visit we completed our drive to California.  We got some gas and then we checked into our hotel.  After unloading our car, Tony and Margie went and picked up some dinner for me and the kids.  After they dropped off our food they went and picked up our Disneyland tickets from Disneyland so that we wouldn't have to do that on Monday morning.  After that they got them some dinner and then they walked around Downtown Disney.
The boys did some homework and then all the kids enjoyed relaxing in the hotel watching shows and playing the tablets before bed while I unpacked the bags and got us ready for the week ahead.  Good times for everyone!

Baby Graham's Blessing

Tyler, Josh, and I went down to Springville to go to Sherri and Rich's church for the blessing of baby Graham.
Megan had spiked a fever the day before so Tony stayed home with her and Allie.  We didn't know what Megan had, we really hoped it was not the flu, but we didn't know for sure.  A high fever and cold-like symptoms.  Because of this we really didn't want to spread any germs, especially to baby Graham. 

Rich did a good job with the blessing and after sacrament was over we all went over to the Rich's parents warehouse-thing to have the lunch in.  It was a super cool place with a big sports court in the middle and some play houses for little kids to play.
It was freezing cold, but we all had a good time.  There was a lot of food and Rich's mom even bought stuffed animals for all of the kids.  After eating we helped clean up the place before going back home.  It was nice to spend time with family and celebrate Graham.

Graham is Officially Adopted

Allie and I had the opportunity to go to the court hearing where Sherri and Rich officially adopted Graham.  We drove to the Provo court house in the morning and met up with Rich's parents and our parents before Sherri, Rich, and Graham arrived.
The hearing went really well and fast.  Some questions were asked and the judge called Graham "cute as a button."  Allie thought that was funny and laughed out loud and said "cute as a button."  Then the judge asked if that was a sibling, nope a cousin.  It was pretty funny.
After it was over Rich's parents left and my parents took us all out to lunch.  We went to a local place that had home style food.  Allie and I had the pot roast.  It was super yummy.  After a good lunch, Allie and I drove back home.  It was a good day for our family.