Disneyland

This last week we took the kids out of school for the week and went to the "Happiest Place on Earth"...Disneyland. It was great fun! It's been about 3 1/2 years since the last time we went, so it was time.

We had so much fun meeting different Disney characters. Everytime we saw one, I loved watching my kids faces, especially Halle and Karli. They were totally in awe of them.



Maya's favorite characters are Chip and Dale, so of course we had to snap another picture.

We went to the Minnie and Friends breakfast in Disneyland, and it was a great way to start our trip because we got to see so many characters at the same time.

I love how Karli looks like she is in heaven with all the characters!

Karli, Kate and Halle loved going on the Merry-go-round. We went on them quite a few times while we were waiting for Jarren, Maya and Jason to go on the big rides. That was one thing that made this trip a little bit harder, because Jarren did not want to go on the little kid rides at all. And he got mad if we went on a few of them.

Here's our family waiting for the parade. It was an awesome parade. Me and the younger 3 girls watched the parade twice and Jason, Jarren and Maya watched it 3 times. They got to watch it an extra time because Disneyland was actually open for 24 hours on Leap Year. I didn't want to stay too late, so I kept the younger ones back at the hotel, while Jason kept the older 2 at the park a little later (but nowhere close to the 24 hours).

Jason and Kate in the Monkey Cage on the train. Fun!

What's a Disneyland trip without seeing Mickey Mouse.

Jarren was so excited because he got to do Jedi training.

We all love daddy!

Our last day in Disneyland we got to eat at an all you can eat barbecue restaurant with our friends, the Simons. The food was delicious and the company was great!

Karli wanted her picture taken.

Maya was pretty excited to eat chili out of a bread bowl. Yum!!

Enjoying the lollipop from Disneyland.

Cheer Clinic

Maya, Karli, and Kate were able to do a cheer clinic at our local high school this last week. They were pretty excited about it, especially since their cousin, Kenadee, got to do it with them. This was Kate's first year to do it and she got pretty into it doing her cheers. It was fun to watch them all.

We got a new dishwasher, but...

So this last week we finally decided we had to get a new dishwasher. We've needed one for awhile, but have been putting it off. We paid for people to install it for us, since Jason and I are so not talented in that aspect of life. Anyway, on Saturday it was installed and that night Jason was cleaning out water from underneath our sink, since water leaked from somewhere. We hoped it wasn't a big deal. WRONG! By Sunday night Maya was complaining that her bed was wet (Maya doesn't wet the bed by the way :) ). Her bedroom is right underneath the kitchen, and sure enough her mattress was completely soaked through and we looked up to see that her ceiling was dripping. NICE! Jason proceeded to make Maya a bed on the floor and by the next morning we had collected half a big plastic bowl full of water. Now...3 days later, we have had the installer come back, the store that we bought it from has come over, and we've had someone come and give us a bid on how much it's going to cost to fix it. Hopefully, it will all be paid for and we won't have to worry about that, just the huge hassle that it's causing. Luckily, I love the dishwasher!

Maya's Big Day!

Saturday was Maya's baptism. It was a wonderful day! Everything went as smoothly as could be expected, which I was very grateful for. We had the support of lots of family and friends and it was really nice to be able to visit with them after the baptism.

Our family is so proud of you Maya and your decision to be baptized. You are such a good example for our family!

January Birthday #2

Maya is our 2nd January birthday and she turned 8. This was a pretty big day for her. Since her birthday was on a Saturday we opened presents, went to her Jr. Jazz basketball game, and then Maya and I went to Culver's for lunch and then to get her ears pierced. I asked Maya if she was scared to get her ears pierced, but she said no. She's a pretty brave little kid!

Just like Karli, Maya got to celebrate 3 different days too. Her actual birthday. Don't mind the mismatched pajamas.

Her friend birthday party. Again, like Karli, she wanted a pajama party. The girls watched a movie, decorated cupcakes, opened presents and just played. They seemed to have a great time!

And her family party. Which actually had to be postponed a week since all of the kids were sick. This was pretty tramatic for Maya to have to wait, but I can't say that I blame her.

And then she will be baptized on Saturday. Our family is pretty excited for that. There will be another post for that big day.

January Birthday #1

Karli is our first January birthday. She turned 6 this year and got to celebrate her special day on 3 different days. 1st her actual birthday.

2nd her friend party. It was a pajama party for Karli and 3 little friends. I might add that pajama parties are great, there doesn't seem to be as much planning involved! We painted nails, watched a movie, ate treats and opened presents.

3rd her family party.

Happy Birthday Karli! We love you!

Ear Infection Update

So, I last posted that 3 of the kids had ear infections, well, now the number is up to 4. The only one that isn't on medicine is Halle. We thought she had one on Friday night, but by Saturday, she was fine.