Saturday, January 29, 2011

Santa Doesn't Wear Tap Shoes

When we woke the girls up on Christmas morning, they seemed worried because they did not actually hear Santa come. Kevin and I reassured them that Santa had come that night and brought presents, to which Brooke responded "Santa doesn't wear tap shoes, he wears quiet shoes."

I've got to say that this year's Christmas was the funnest (is that a word?) thus far with the girls. I think the 3-4 age group is when everything starts to click. They can open their own presents, and you can actually hold their attention for more then a few minutes. The only challenge was trying to coach them through opening every gift, because they wanted to play with each thing right after they opened it.

We made our usual 3 rounds this year to the all the sides of the family, and enjoyed spending time with everyone. Christmas night we had a nice dinner, and played Just Dance (one of my Christmas gifts) on the Wii to help burn off some extra calories.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Another Early Christmas Gift

A couple months ago, we started talking about how fun it would be to go to Disneyland. I figured since Dallin was only a few months old that we would hold off another year or so, but one thing led to another and suddenly a trip to Disneyland became our Christmas Gift from Kevin's parents. I was a little unsure of how fun it would be with two 3 year olds and a 3 month old, but everything worked out perfect and we all had a great time!
Dallin was my car buddy. Did I mention how much he hates being in his car seat? Don't let that smile fool you. Luckily he slept for a good part of the trip!The girls really didn't know what to expect with this whole "Disneyland" thing. I bought them both a crown at WalMart so they wouldn't be tempted by those overpriced ones when we got there. They happily accepted them, and wore them about 75% of the trip. They were under the impression that the hotel was our new home, and it was a good thing it wasn't because they kept rolling off their bed at night. Reminded me why we have guards on their beds at home. All of us together:) I think one of the funnest parts was seeing all the Christmas decorations up at Disneyland and California Adventure. I can't imagine how long it takes to get all the lights up.
Fortunately, the girls were able to go on a LOT of the rides. Fantasy Land and the Bug's Life area at California Adventure were very little kid friendly.
Brenna and Brooke both said that the Dumbo ride was their favorite ride of all.It's a Small World was different as they had incorporated Christmas and holiday themes into the ride which made it fun. Another good thing about going to Disneyland when it's cold, is that the princesses wear modest outfits. Even Jasmine had a wrap thing around her normally scandalous wear.My Moby Wrap and Sling were lifesavers during our trip.
Dallin stayed comfy and warm the whole time.We got to take the girls to Toon Town an hour before it normally opens, and it was really fun. While we were there I was posing for a photo-op when someone decided to get in the way. Fortunately, it was just Goofy, so we allowed it:)
The girls in Goofy's garden. Neither of the girls wanted to meet Mickey Mouse, but they were all about seeing Minne.The girls have been really big on Tinkerbell lately, so it was fun taking them to Pixie Hollow to see the fairies in person. The Disneyland castle at night was gorgeous! Every night at the same time they did a show where they turned on the lights and made it "snow."They went all out with decorating It's a Small World. I think that was probably my favorite "attraction".We had a blast and I can't wait to go again!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

An Early Christmas Gift

I began asking Kevin about making a birth video when I was pregnant with Dallin. I wanted one real bad, and if it was going to be any good I knew that he should be the one to put it together. Once Dallin arrived, things seemed to stay busy, and Kevin had all sorts of other things on his "to do" list. I did a lot of asking, some nagging, and a little reverse psychology to get things rolling. Then I added "birth video" to the top of my Christmas list, and lo and behold the video was finished. Kevin did an awesome job. Enjoy:)