Disneyland in August 2009

We went to Disneyland and met all of sweets favorite characters! The only one she was not able to meet was Pete from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I don't understand why she loves him but she does and that is one character they do not have there. The one she was most excited to meet was Tinkerbell and she even gave her a high five! We woke up early the 2nd day to stand in line for her. It was only a 45 minute wait and while we waited Sweets managed to get her head stuck between the iron bars. Wow! I freaked out and so did she but Jamie was the one who remained calm and was able to get her out. It was so embarrassing especially when they started to clap.... I was bright red! Sweets also was able to ride her first roller coaster. She is such a dare devil just like her Mama. While we waited in line I told her she needed to hold her hands up like we do in the car and she said she would. If you look close at the pictures, you will see her doing it. You will also see her smiling on the way down the first hill then it disappears...nothing but scared faces after that. She was a trooper though and still wanted to go on rides after that. This trip was one to remember.... It was the best one we have taken so far!

Breakfast with SHAMU

Our first day at SeaWorld and we had breakfast with Shamu. Sweets enjoyed it so much she forgot to eat! This was the first thing we did at SeaWorld and I'm glad because when we went to see the show Shamu was in, Sweets knew who they already were so she paid attention the whole time. Her favorite thing to do all week was the Sham Slam and yelling SHAMU.

Fun with the Dolphins

We took a family vacation / 10 year Anniversary trip to SeaWorld and Disneyland. These pictures are of our last day at SeaWorld. We did interacting with the dolphins where they let us train and play with the dolphins. We were paired up with Shamu who was 35 yrs old and her son named Echo, he was 2 yrs old. We spent 45 minutes with them and it was a blast! Sweets loved it too. She kept trying to pet the dolphins and in most the pictures you can see her doing the signs for telling the dolphins what to do.... she loved it!

Finished front yard....

So this is what our front yard looks like now and I am so happy with it! Cost a pretty penny but I think it was all worth it. It's funny how my attitude changes when I pull in.... I'm not ashamed of my house anymore! We have the inside complete and now our front yard, it's finally our home!

Before pictures of our yard....

In April, we decided to change our front and back yard. We are not very good at yard care and I think you can tell by these pictures. I decided to do desert so I wouldn't have to do too much maintenance. It took a week for our front yard to get done and another week for the back yard.
I am VERY happy the way it turned out and how much better our yard looks. I think our neighbors like us again!

Perfect Day

We had a perfect day on Saturday, one we have not had in a long time. First let me say that most of our family time is going to WalMart, Target or spent at home. So on Saturday we decided to start the day by washing both our cars. When we got there we decided to have a full detail on both cars- yeah, had no idea it takes 3 hours for a full detail. So there we are on Bluff street trying to burn 3 hours and did I mention it would be on foot? With a girl who is very active and loves to run everywhere? And a Dad who is not so active? Yeah, I thought it was going to be such a challenge to keep BOTH of them happy. So what can I do that will make them happy? FOOD was my first thought. So we walked to Denny's and ate there. Now that we are done, I see a smiling husband who is happy with a full tummy and a daughter who is now full and ready to burn all the calories she just ate. We walked to Fiesta Fun and walked around for a while then played for about an hour. Soon after we had to find something else because my daughter was starting to get bored. Luckily, there was a park right by. On our way there my daughter is holding both our hands making us do the 1-2-3 swing...my arm is burning! We all played on the playground and then we took her to the swing which was a BIG mistake. She loves the swing and could (and would) stay there all day. The only thing that saved us from a temper tantrum was the dog park. Oh boy am I thankful for that dog park! She loves dogs and refers to them as Bubba or Doodoo. Wow, she was excited to go there and scream those names. Bubba and Doodoo(Duke) are our dogs at home. Anyway, we stayed for a while until we realized our 3 hours were up... YAY! We walked back but didn't see our cars so we walked to Dairy Queen and got a couple of shakes. The end of the 4 hours approached and we finally were able to use our cars again. I was happy to be out of the sun and happy to see my daughter and husband both survived the day walking, running, playing and enjoying our family time together.