Our Visitors!!!

So we come home from California on Monday afternoon and on Wednesday, early evening these people show up. The kids knew they were coming but on Thursday. Robert likes to give them heart failure I think.


Amber was getting ready in the bathroom when Robert & Jessica showed up


David patiently waiting for his turn to hug Robert but having to take a peek at this little cutie bug


Lizzie in her "Off to Grandma's" shirt and processing all the activity


Sitting on her Papa's lap during David's rank advancement.


Being a big girl and watching the awards

Our week was filled with

Piano playing


Reorganizing Nana's drawers


Coloring


Seeing Robert back in the kitchen


Watching Lizzie get a bath


Smiling


Snuggling and taking naps


Lizzie feeding her Daddy


Taking a Sunday walk on the trail


Seeing a cute family enjoying the sunshine


Loving see my boys together!


ALL my boys!!


And getting used to looking at these eyes all week long!!

Our Last Day in California :(

I forgot to mention. Did you notice that Rob and I are wearing large buttons in a few of our pictures? Well, on the first day, we told them we were celebrating our 24th wedding annversary. Which we really were back in April and we didn't get each other anything because of the Disneyland trip. So we got to wear "Happy Anniversary" and "Happily Ever After" buttons all day. Since Disneyland is all about Celebrating! this year, they give these buttons away. All day long you have cast members wishing you a Happy Annivesary. Even some of the guests do to. It's just fun!!

So our last full day in So. California before we head home. We checked out of the hotel, dropped Seth off at home and headed out to our old Church in Rancho Santa Margarita. It was SO fun to see our frends again. We even drove by all our old houses.

We went to check-in our new hotel. The Doubletree! I think this is our kids favorite hotel because you get one of these!


The view from our room

Oh, I'd say someone is functioning on way too little sleep.

SO ready to crash and snooze right here!

And we even got a wonderful, so sorry to see you go gift from California Mother Nature in the form of a 4.8 earthquake. Woohoo!!! What a ride from our 6th floor hotel room. Rob & I can honestly say we've never been in an earthquake on the 6th floor. Not only do you feel the rolling of the ground from the earthquake but also the swaying of the building. Some fun!!

Monday morning started pretty early as we woke up at 4 to get to the airport by 5ish. SO glad we were less than 2 miles from the airport. All flights were on time and all the luggage arrived in Bellngham. Glad to be home but the sad thing? It was warmer in California at 5 in the morning then it was in Bellingham at 1:00 pm. Welcome back to Washington!!!

DISNEYLAND!!!!

5 glorious days at the Happiest Place on Earth!!! Yeah, we're Disneyland F-R-E-A-K-S!!! So if you really know us, you already know that little tidbit of information. Going to Disneyland on Tuesday's and Wednesday's are the BEST. No crowds at all. I think the longest we had to wait in line for a ride was 15 minutes and that was for Space Mountain or Indian Jones. It's GREAT!!! Thursday more people showed up but it was manageable. Friday and Saturday was N.U.T.S!!!!! Very crowded but we still had fun.



It is a tradition (ever since Amy's been a kid) to start your first Disneyland Day on the Jungle Cruise.


"Aw, look at those sweet lions watching over that zebra. He's dead tired."


And we get to see the 8th wonder of the world
The Backside of Water!!



Here's what happens when you go down this drop!

You get wet!!


Awesome entertainment through the park:

The Trash Can Band
Very "stomp" like. They were our favorite!


The Pirate Band


The New Orleans Square Jazz Band

LOVE this pic of Rob & Amber

This was our matchy, matchy, dress like a tourist day.


Oh dear!!

King Arthur's Carousel


Oh yeah!!! The front is the BEST place to ride!


Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters


Tea Cups!


Proof! Amy went on the tea cups. Rob, my engineering husband, made sure the cup faced in the same direction the entire time. I'm sure people thought we were strange!


California Adventure



Rob, David & Mason Loveland
Grizzly River Rapids ~ a ride that Amy just "holds the purses" or she'll get sick.

Our Hats!






Rob bought a shirt instead of a hat.


The BEST breakfast in Disneyland ~ The Carnation Cafe


Classic!


Me & Rob on the Disneyland Railroad

On Saturday our dear friends, Bob & Cathy Conway joined us for some fun. Cathy and Amy have been friends since their Sophmore year in high school.


David, Seth (Amy's brother), Bob & Rob

The REAL reason for our trip!







While we were waiting for the fireworks show on Saturday night, we were able to witness the sweetest thing. A wedding proposal!! Right in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. With the help of Disneyland Cast members it was a surprise as well as successful! She said YES!!! Of course all of us nearby cheered!


And our vacation ended with a bang on Sunday. I'll fill you in tomorrow!

We Interrupt This Blog....

...for photos!!!!

So here's a reason we were so busy when we returned from Disneyland. Robert, Jessica & Elizabeth came to visit for a week. While here, Jessica honed her photography skills and increased her portfolio with Senior pics of Amber (Class 2010) and family pictures. She's put up a sneak peek on her blog. Go check it out and let us both know what you think.

Jessica Anderson Photography