California 2008

We have recently returned from our extended stay in California this year.  So much has happened and gone on I hope that I can remember even half of it to write down.  We started at the Disneyland Resort with our children and our annual passes in hand.  It was wonderful staying on the grounds because a short walk or monorail ride away was the entrance to the park.  Our kids are in heaven at Disneyland and I am not going to lie when I say that I am too.  I have always loved Disney and no joke could go there on a daily basis.  Ryan on the other hand was such a good sport to take us so many times!  He was great!  Because of Navies birthday she got pins and balloons and autographed photos from all the Princesses they were so good to us and gave Blake and Jag some as well so they didn't feel left out.  The parades were awesome and Navie caught on that all the Princesses must be real because you can see their faces however the costumed characters were fake because you could not see them.  Like I said a little too smart for her own good!  When we finally made it to Newport we settled into what feels like our summer dwellings.  Our kids know the place so well that it is like having a second home.  So many friends and family met us there and stayed there as well we had a great time.  Besides shopping and some more shopping we also went to see Jimmy Kimmell live and Brad Day went with us, needless to say we had the most amazing experience ever.  I have never laughed so hard EVER thanks so much to Brad Day!  I hope you enjoy the khakis Brad!  We ate out a lot and saw movies swam and played on the beach.  After a few weeks there we made our way back to Disneyland once again.  We went back to the resort and took the children all around the parks once again.    It took a lot of coaxing but we finally convinced the girls that they needed to ride Big Thunder Mountain.  After all that is my favorite ride in the whole park. After they tried it once it was nearly impossible to get them to get off and let us go to something new.  We had another visitor with us for this trip Scott.  No last name needed we all know him!  We love him and he made us laugh all the time.  I really lucked out though because at the resort the day that we checked in was the "Show Stoppers" Dance Championship!  I was in heaven and so was Navie we went down there everyday and spent hours watching the championship.  There was so much talent there and I could not believe how great the dancers were even the very young ones!  Boy times have changed and I wonder how good kids have to be to have a chance to make it in dance.  What a lucky thing we stumbled across Navie wanted to do nothing else but "Go watch the dancing!"  We had such a super time and I can't wait to vacation again next year.  We are so blessed and lucky that we have the chance to do this I am grateful that Ryan works so hard for us and makes all this possible.  Memories are the best thing that anyone can have in life!  We now have so many and I wouldn't trade them for anything.  What a treasure they are!  There are going to be a lot of pictures I apologize but they are priceless to me!