Hanging Out With the Big Cheese...

Last week we traveled to Southern California to take a trip to Disneyland. It would be the boys' first trip to the Happiest Place on Earth. I grew up in Orange County and have been to Disneyland about a hundred times, but this would be the first to see it through the eyes of my children. It was fantastic to see their smiles, watch them become so excited to finally arrive in this magical place, and love Disneyland as much as I do. We were able to go on three different days in order to take it all in. We needed every moment and more as we didn't even get to do everything we had planned while we were there. The first morning we arrived at the park an hour early to attend a "Magic Morning" where you are able to enter Disneyland one hour before the general public arrives. This was great because there were no lines or rushes of crazy people trying to get from one end the other. Tyler and Blake took their first ride on Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters with Mema and Bepa as Andy and I went to Space Mountain and took in our favorite. We were surprised at all of the rides that both boys could go on and we learned a lot about Tyler and his thrill seeking adventurous side. He didn't really like the rides about the storybook characters like Snow White or Pinocchio, but rather liked the roller coasters and fun rides like Mad Hatter's Tea Cups, The Matterhorn, and Autopia. We had so much fun on this trip to Disneyland. I have managed to narrow down the 586 pictures to the 30 some below. I hope you can see the fun we all had!

The Big Cheese himself, Mickey Mouse

Our early morning treat...to get into the park one hour early.

So excited to get started!

Tyler and I in front of Cinderella's castle...

Blake tuckered out on his first visit.

Andy and I on Main Street.

Blake and I on the carrosel.

Tyler and Bepa...

This was one of the favorites, Dumbo. Tyler wanted to go on it again and again.

Blake had a good time, too.

Taking a spin on the teacups...

We all had fun meeting the characters. Here is Tyler with Pluto...

Blake and T with Mickey at breakfast with the characters...

Being Goofy...

Some more "Goofy" guys at breakfast...

Flirting with Minnie...

Blake hanging with Minnie after eating her nose when she was face to face. All he wanted to do with the characters is eat their nose or beak or ears.

Daisy Duck and the boys. I think they thought she was Daisy Duke...different girl boys.

Handing out some hugs to Miss Daisy...

Blake was seriously thinking about pulling the eyelashes off this duck's face.

Eating breakfast with Stitch.

Back to Disneyland and a ride on Autopia with mom. I think we went on this ride 4 or 5 times.

T and Dad made it back safely.

One big surprise was meeting Mater and Lightning in Radiator Springs.

Aww shucks...

Giving the Fonzie to Lightning McQueen.

Hanging out at Mickey's house in Toon Town.

In Goofy's backyard chillin' on the bench watching the garden grow.

We were at Disneyland on St. Patrick's Day. Tyler's shirt says Lucky Me and has a picture of Mickey on the front. What a lucky day indeed!

Happy brothers in front of the castle.

St. Patty's Day family photo.

Bye-bye Disneyland. Until next time...we will miss you!

Blake Update...

Blake is 9 months old already. I cannot even believe how fast time flies when you have kids! It seems like you blink and all of a sudden they are so big. Well, Blake is at a very fun age right now where he is so curious, babbling, and just plain fun to be around. He also started "army crawling" recently and is able to get anywhere he wants.

Last Sunday, he was exploring at my in-laws house and fell down 13 stairs into their basement. Needless to say, we spend 5 1/2 hours in the ER and after a CT scan, the doctors determined that there was no bleeding in the brain, however there was a questionable spot behind his left ear possibly leading to some hearing loss. So we are dealing with figuring out whether this hearing loss is due to an infection that he may have had already or if it is related to the fall he took on Sunday. We will re-evaluate the situation and I will keep you all updated.

Here are the most recent stats...

Height: 28 inches

Weight: 22 lbs. 2 oz.

First word: Ma Ma (love it!)

Favorite Foods: Well at 22 lbs. 2 oz. I am sure you can tell that he likes about anything that comes his way. His favorite foods are applesauce and Cheerios. He will eat any and all varieties of Gerber veggies. We will be introducing yogurt, cheese, and other foods that we eat in mushed up form.

Activities: Crawling, sleeping, eating, playing with Tyler, watching Tyler play, getting his toys taken away by Tyler (he loves his brother anyway), trying to play/crawl on/grab/or pinch Lily who is a good sport and just looks at Blake with that "get away from me" kind of look.

Blake in the ER...

Best Buddies...

Blake and I at the Stock Show in Denver.