The Happiest Place on Earth

Disneyland was so much fun! I was worried about the kids not being old enough but they did a really wonderful job. We went for two fun filled days with temperatures in the seventies.

Adam was so excited that he wanted to pack his own bags. This of course made everything much more difficult but was too cute to be mad about.

Then we drove down Saturday night to Sacramento and continued on Sunday. Everyone did a great job in the car and the drive was beautiful. On Sunday we visited some places from Mario's mission and then headed on to Disneyland Monday morning.

Mamita Gina and Tia Ginita planning our attack!

We had so much fun! Adam loved the rides and even Tyler got to go on some rides. Gina was scared of the rides at first but by the end of day two she loved them. Ginita, Mario, and I went on every ride imaginable!

These are the faces of two very happy children!

This was Adam's very first ride.

I am so glad we have 13 years before he can drive a real car! Terrifying.....

The lines for most rides weren't bad at all. This was the line for the new Nemo ride and it was about 45 minutes, which was the longest one. Tyler was so happy though that it made the wait fine. Some rides had no line at all.



Inside the Nemo Submarine. This ride was so neat! I can never figure out how Disney does things. It is all so amazing and imaginative.

Adam loves Mamita Gina and the Teacups.

This was Adam's face while spinning....so funny.

Gina and Ginita on the Grizzly River ride.


Mario and I on the Scream'n Roller Coaster. SOOOO FUN!!!! But my favorite ride is still Space Mountain. We went on it 4 times!

Adam's favorite thing was going to the PlayHouse Disney Play. It was so cute. It had the characters from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, and Handy Manny. Bubbles and streamers came from the ceiling which was way cool.

Tyler and Mario on the Jungle ride. Our guide was so funny.

Tyler's favorite thing was to look around at everything. There was so much to look at that he never cried.

We took the train around the park, which was a nice break from walking. I think we walked about a million and a half miles.

Adam also loved the characters. He wasn't even afraid.

Minnie Mouse

To infinity and beyond! The Buzz Lightyear ride was one of Adam's favorites.

Tyler couldn't take his eyes off of Pluto. He wasn't sure what to make of him.

Meeting Mickey! This is the moment that Adam was most excited for. He ate lots of vegetables and went to bed on time everyday to meet Mickey. ( We are already bribing him with another trip to Disneyland...is that horrible?!)

Stitch at California Adventure!

Ginita and Aladdin (AKA my future brother-in-law)


Adam and Uncle Aladdin

Handy Manny


This is what happens to children after Disneyland. We had an amazing time but were so tired! The boys fell asleep in the car both nights. Poor little guys!

We had a great time and can't wait to go back! We told Adam we can go back when he is 40 inches.....grow fast!

Mission Memories

Yesterday we got back from our amazing trip to California. We brought Mario's mom and sister down to see where Mario served his mission and then to spend a couple days at Disneyland. We rented a van and drove the 11 hours down and then spent some time driving through Pasedena, Arcadia, Diamond Bar, and a few other areas.

Mario loved showing us some of the places that he lived and his mission office. Then we went out to eat at Claim Jumper.

Future Missionaries!

Standing for Something!

Tyler has decided this last week that he has something to stand for. Apparently, the floor is boring and he has discovered that he has legs. This has been building up for a while.

Last week he started to sit on his own without help. It happened because of a girl! We were at a birthday party last week and little Kardyn was there. She is about a month older than Tyler and sitting really well. Usually Tyler will sit for a little bit and then roll down to his tummy and start army crawling. However, when he saw Kardyn sitting for so long he kept looking at her and refused to lie down. He sat for quite a few minutes until Kardyn started to crawl and then he did too. It made me laugh. 6 months and already trying to impress the ladies?! She is cute!

Then in the last few days he has started to pull himself up on furniture. He still can only be up for a few seconds before he falls down.

He likes to kneel and look around for quite a while....

...but down he comes. So sad, but he gets over it really fast.

Then he finally build up the nerve to try standing. Life is good...

...until he falls again!

Keep trying Tyler! You'll get it!

STYLE: Defined by Adam

Adam makes me smile daily. One of his new favorite things to do is change clothes 10 times a day. It can be frustrating when I have loads of laundry to do everyday, but I can't help but laugh at the outfits he puts together.

This is Tyler's jacket that Adam ran out of his room wearing. He couldn't stop laughing. I'm sure he stretched out the jacket....oh well!



Adam is also a huge fan of temporary tattoos. Which he told the whole Jr. Primary one Sunday when they were talking about not getting tattoos.



These overalls are a regular contender for crazy outfits in our house. Adam asks to wear them EVERYDAY! I only let him wear them inside due to the weather, but I'm sure we will see them lots this summer. He is also sporting his absolute favorite shirt. It is an Ecuador soccer jersey that he loves.


For some reason his soccer jersey and snow boots are a favorite combo. When I tell him them don't match he tells me that there is blue on his jersey and the boots. Who can argue with that logic?

And by the way...you will never see him dressed like this in public!

Valentine's Day

This Valentine's Day Mario and I decided to go out for a night without the kids. We went by the Adult Stake Dance for a little bit. It was a 50's dance (with most people there actually having been in high school during the 50's) and was decorated so cute! There was a little soda shop and everything. Unfortunately Mario and I don't now how to dance swing so we danced bachata (sp?). It was really fun but we were starving so we left to go to dinner. In case you weren't aware...restaurants are really busy on Valentine's Day! The wait at Olive Garden was over an hour and we figured everywhere else would be the same. So we went to the Pita Pit. It was so funny! We were dressed up from the dance and it's Valentines of course but we really wanted to go there because it sounded so good! We were the only customers there and they were so excited that they gave us heart chocolates and everything. It was really fun. Then we had nothing else to do but really didn't want to go home yet. We decided to go to Barnes and Nobles. We walked around and read some. It was a really nice and relaxing evening.

Then on Sunday I decided to do our Valentine's Dinner. Mario had a meeting after church so I beat him home and made steak, mashed potatoes, and chocolate dipped strawberries for lunch. It was really nice.



Adam LOVES mashed potatoes....


...and apparently Tyler does to! I asked Mario to feed Tyler some potatoes and this is what I find. Mario was feeding him from a huge serving spoon. Daddy's can be so funny!

This was my Valentine's Centerpiece...

Then in the evening we invited the missionaries to come over for dinner. I love it when they come! We have the coolest Elders right now and I love the spirit they bring in to our home. We had Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, which was delicious!

It was a really great Valentine's Weekend! The best part was getting to spend so much time with my Eternal Companion! I love you Mario!!!!

Facebook for Babies

Tyler has an obsession with our laptop. His goal in life is to touch the clicky buttons that Mommy and Daddy use. He can make it across the room in 5 seconds flat if I leave the computer on the floor. Mario thinks he is trying to get on facebook to talk to his girlfriend...I hope that's not true for a REALLY LONG time!