Our Disneyland Adventure

Disneyland...The happiest place on earth!!!

Well I got this brilliant idea that we needed to take a family vacation, and what better place than Disneyland! My mom and I took the boys last spring break but Patrick couldn't go because he had to work, so we decided to do it again this year so he could go. We went a few weeks after spring break hoping that it wouldn't be as crowded. Since my brithday was the day we came home, this was sort of a birthday present to me and a fun trip for the boys. Disneyland was doing a special where you buy the 3 day park hopper pass and you get 5 days, so we went from Sunday-Thursday(4 days at Disneyland/California Adventure). Patrick and I pushed Tyler and Riley around in the strollers the whole time, so by the last day we were worn out from walking so much and those two were still going. We went on just about every ride in the parks and saw pretty much every show there was to see. Electrical Parade, Fantasmic, Aladdin, Brother Bear, Parade of Dreams, Pixar Parade, Jedi Training, Fireworks Spectacular, and too many others to remember. Patrick and I took turns going on California Screamin' which was by far the best ride ever. Tyler was able to go on most of the rides and he said his favorites were Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mtn. Railroad, these are mine too. Riley loved Buzz Lightyear and the tea cups. We had a fun family vacation and can't wait to go back again!

Riley sleeping

A couple nights ago I went in to check on Riley before I went to bed and this is how I found him sleeping.

4 Little boys!

Okay so last Wednesday Feb. 21st Patrick called and told me we would have two more boys staying with us for a day or two. Matt and Sara Riedlinger were at the hospital having their third baby boy and Tuff and Rowdy were coming to stay with us. Tyler and Riley were so excited to have their cousins come and spend the night and play with them. They would have stayed up playing all night if Tyler didn't have to go to school the next day. Boy was I tired after having 4 boys under the age of 5 to entertain. The hardest part was getting them in and out of the car after we went places. They were really good boys and alot of fun to have around. Tyler and Riley can't wait for them to come over again.

Look at the snow!!!

This past weekend all the young women leaders in our ward took the young women on a snow trip. We went up to Pinetop and stayed at one of the leaders cabins. It just happened to snow that night as we were driving up there. In the morning everything was covered with snow. The girls were so excited because most of them have not been in that much snow before. We went sledding and played in the snow, and froze a little!

DJ Show in Vegas

Patrick went to Las Vegas for a HUGE DJ convention. He went with 2 of his DJ's Aaron and Marc. They went to seminars and classes and learned about all of the new DJ trends. They were so excited about all of the new products and programs out there for DJ's. I'm surprised Patrick came home without buying one of everything. They claimed they didn't have too much time to go out and have fun, but I'm not so sure. I guess "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!"

Our Little Family

Christmas Pictures

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Here is our annual family photo. We like to have it taken at the Mill every year since it's such a beautiful place and because it's the family business it seems appropriate. This year we got a new dog so we wanted to put her in the picture with us. Her name is Callie and she is an American Bulldog. She is so lovable and friendly. The boys love wrestling with her and playing fetch. She is the sweetest dog I have ever seen.