Days 6, 7 & 8: DISNEYLAND & CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

It's been a few CrAZy days around here! We just spent 3 fun filled days walking & walking, & walking some more. Oh we also spent hours waiting in line to... RIDE SOME SUPER FUN RIDES!!! We had so much fun at the "Happiest place on earth" & California Adventure, esp when the lines were short! Actually, the longest lines we waited in were to see Tinkerbell & the Princesses. Go figure! lol But, seeing the smile & excitement in My Princesses eyes was SO worth the long wait!!!

Ok, Instead of going on & on I'm just going to share some pics since that's what you want to see anyway! ;)

Day 5: Some R & R...

Today was our "down" day, we spent the day gearing up for the BIG parks later this week. We literally did nothing except some shopping at the COOLEST outdoor mall here in Anaheim, THEY HAVE A CROCS STORE!!! Uhhh, yeah, I thought I had died & gone to Heaven, esp when I found my bubble gum pink Mary Janes!!! Needless to say, Bubby, The Princess & I are all sportin us some new crocs!

We went down to the pool for a bit, but as soon as the wind startin pickin up, we came back to the room to hang out. Prince Charming & I did manage to take a walk & ended up at the Cheesecake Factory, well, since we were there, we just HAD to get a piece to try! LOL

Anyway, I have no pics to share, sorry, but I promise, there will be more than plenty to see in the coming post from Disneyland & California Adventure!!!

Day 4: Our last day in Glendora & the Laker game!!!

I'm warning you now, this post will be pic heavy!

There is a "park" where across the street from where I was born, it's called "Big Tree Park", last time I was here, I had my dad take me by so I could get pics of the boys on the tree, well, I love this place so much & wanted to continue the "tradition". Here are a "few" pics of how we spent our last morning in Glendora...

PERSPECTIVE:



BONEZ:
C-MAN:
BUBBY:
THE PRINCESS:


Since I never even took my camera (or phone) out of my purse during the family BBQ we went to, I walked away with NO pics (obviously). As soon as we left my cousin's house, I regretted not getting a pic of at least my Grandma. I told Prince Charming I would love to try to fit in a quick visit to her house so I could snap a few pics of her with the kids. As much as it hurts me to say this, I'm sure this will be the last (& only for the Princess) time we see Grandma. :( Anyway, it was really important to me to get some pics so my hubby, being the awesome guy he is, made it happen. Thanks honey, I will always treasure these pics!
Me with Grandma Rhoda & the Princess...

Me & my kiddos with Grandma...


All in all, it was a pretty low key day... until... the BIG GAME! Daddy had bought Laker tickets for him & the boys. (I chose not to spend the $ on tickets for the Princess & I since I knew she would get bored). The boys were SO BEYOND EXCITED!!! This really was the hi light of their entire vacation! Anyway, they had great seats & Prince Charming got some great pics, UNTIL... my camera battery died! UGH! Oh well, better than getting NO pics! It was so much fun hearing the excitement in their voices when they got home from the game & were reliving it for me. Here are a few of the pics he did manage to snap while the camera was still "alive"...








We are having a blast so far!!! Goodbye for now...

Day 3: Universal Studios

Today was a BLAST! We got up early & headed out to Universal Studios in Hollywood. There was so much to see, but I think we did just about everything we could. We planned on staying until the "park" closed, but the kids had other plans. Prince Charming & I are definitely learning to be flexible on this vacation, that's for sure! We couldn't have asked for better weather, it was PERFECT!

I'll let the pics "speak" for the fun filled day (besides, I'm way too tired to type...)

Days 2, our "easy" day...

I'm back!!!

Ok, I know, I know, it's been FOREVER, sorry! I've been keeping up with everyone on Facebook & have let this go by the way side, sorry. BUT, I'm back.

We are doing something we have never done before, & well, since it's such a big deal for us, decided I would blog about it so you can live vicariously through us. Ok, not really, I'm actually doing this so that I will have a record of everything that we did. So, what are we doing you ask? We are going on our first ever, FAMILY VACATION!!! Now, let me explain... we HAVE gone away as a family before, quite a few times actually, BUT, we don't really count those, because they were always tied into some kind of sporting event. When the boys played hockey, we traveled constantly, & yep, we all went as a family, but the entire weekend revolved around & was spent at the rink. Basketball, softball, same thing. This is really the first time we have ever gone away, all 6 of us, just because.

Where are we headed? Well... right now (yep, even as I type since I'm IN the car on the laptop) we're headed to Southern Cali! We will be gone 12 days & let me tell you... every day is PACKED!!! According to my friend... "this is the most planned vacation ever!" LOL Yeah, she's probably right! We will get to see my dad's family tomorrow, we'll be staying in the city Mike & I are both from & will get to show the kids all the cool places Daddy hung out (& got in trouble). We'll get to spend some time at the beach, I'm getting my very first pedi ever by my aunt. The boys get to go to the Laker game Sun night (watch for them on TV). ;) while the Princess & I will be hanging out at the hotel. We'll be doing Disney for 3 days, Universal Studios 2 days, 1 day at both Sea World & The San Diego Zoo. Yep, told you it was going to be jammed packed! We are SO excited!!!

Ok, I think that's about it for now, esp since I don't have any pics to add yet, but keep coming back, I'll definitely be posting tons in the week to come!

Have a great one everyone & I'll see ya later!

I'm alive!!!

Yes, I know it's been a while, sorry. We had a good summer, the Princess & I took a few trips to Ptld to see Nammy & Papa, but other than those, we stayed pretty close to home. We all enjoyed our time in the pool & just hanging out with friends. I don't think there were more than 3 days total when we didn't have "extras" hanging out with us. We had tons of laughs & made some good memories.

Today is the day we (ok, *I*) have been looking forward to... the 1st day of school!!! I love having the kids home, but at the same time, I love the schedule we have to be on during school. I love the early bedtimes, the structure we have back in our days. I love being able to work in the classrooms.

We did our "traditional" Father's Blessings last night with the boys after we had a nice BBQ in the backyard. All 4 kiddos were in bed by 8:30 (we're going for earlier tonight) & this morning was nice & easy. It's so hard for me to believe Bonez is an 8th grader & C-Man is starting 6th. Where has the time gone? How can they all be getting older when I'm not?

I made the boys stand by "the tree" this morning before catching the bus, unfortunately, the sun was in their eyes, so the pics aren't the best, but oh well, at least I got them!

Funny thing about Bubby... since he doesn't attend the neighborhood school, I have to take him every morning. I knew I would want to walk him in today, so after the other 2 left for the bus, I jumped in the shower to get myself ready (Heaven forbid I show up without a shower first lol). I got all done & was doing Roo's hair after her shower & the next thing I knew, it was 8:48. HOLY COW, school starts at 8:50!!! Yep, Bubby was "late" on the first day of school!!! Luckily, I found a semi close parking spot & we ran in. Turns out, he has a sub today, his teacher had an emergency of some kind & couldn't make it. I know Bubs was disappointed about that, but I'm hoping he has a good day anyway!

Ok, here are a few of the pics I snapped before they all took off.

I had to force them to let me take one of them together lol:
Bonez, 8th grade:
C-Man, 6th grade:
Bubby, 2nd grade:


The Princess & I are loving the nice, quiet, clean house, but I'm excited for the boys to get home so I can hear all about their days. It's days like this that I LOVE being a stay at home mom!!! I wouldn't want to miss this for anything in the world! I have the best job ever! (remind me of this in a month or so when I'm sick of getting up so early).

Ok, I have to tell this funny story real quick... so C-Man's teacher from last year is a HUGE Celtics fan, C, of course, is NOT. This was a major "thing" for them last year, anyway, when the Lakers won the Championship, C announced then & there, that on the first day of school, he was going "All Laker" & then was going to walk into Mrs. W's class to "just say hi & rub it in". Well, he kept his word & wore Laker clothes, including his shoes! He's going with me to pick up Bub's today so he can go see her. Funny kid!!!