Nana's 60th- Disneyland!

Day 2 was technically cooler, but it sure felt just as hot. And magic hour is a lot more crowded and just not quite as cool on this side of things. And, at first, everyone kind of did their own thing. And I was starting to think that the magic of day 1 just could not be repeated.

But just like that, things turned out, and I think I ended up liking day 2 even better than day 1. 

I'm sure it helped that with the help of a lot of drugs, and even more bravery, Greg was able to stay with us the whole day.

I'm not even going to try to put these photos in any sort of order.

People LOVED our shirts. We couldn't even count the number of people that took pictures of them. And every time we struck up "Happy Birthday Nana" (which was a lot!), they didn't throw things at us.

Benny was champion of the universe the whole time. He never complained, logged probably 5 miles each day, pushing the stroller, nursed on rides, napped in the stroller, and was just an absolute dream boat. 

We, once again, had all of our meals together. This was my favorite part of the trip. I didn't get a pic of the Monte Cristos we had for lunch. They were oh so delicious.

Indiana Jones was the last ride of the night for us. I wish you could see Ethan's cute face in there between me and Greg. I was a little nervous how he was going to do, but we got our own car and we had so much fun, he had no choice but to have fun. He was the only kid with all the adults and I think he felt like he was on top of the world. I sure love that kid!

I'm so glad we were able to celebrate Nana's 60th with her. At Disneyland, no less. She deserves the world, ten times over. I hope she felt the love that we all have for her. Cause it's a lot!!

Nana's 60th- California Adventure

Two years ago, my mom decided she wanted to celebrate her 60th birthday at Disneyland with all her favorite people. Since most of those people couldn't make it, we got to sub in.

The first day was spent at California Adventure. 

The pictures mostly speak for themselves, but spoil alert. It was amazing.

Since we stayed in the hotel, we got to go in an hour early for Magic Hour. 

That meant 4 straight runs of California Screamin'. Sweet Kate was so excited, and I got to go with her on her first ride. It's funny how timid she can be for so many things, but roller coasters, she is all in!

Ethan was too scared to go on the first run, but when he saw that Kate lived to tell the tale, he was willing to try for the second. He then wanted to go again, and again, and again. To the point where if he saw a grey shirt heading to the line, he was running after them to join. He ended up going 5 times in a row!

This is where I mention the sad part of our trip. Greg looked (and likely felt even worse) like this the whole first day. It was 105 degrees outside and his body temp was probably somewhere near that. Not a good combo. Poor guy was brave for the first half of the day, but then unfortunately spent the second half in bed. He missed out on some fun, and we missed him even more!

Mom had everything so well planned. We had reservations at the Storytime Cafe. I love that place. It's probably my favorite food at Disney. I still have dreams and visions of that salmon salad. And croutons. And dressing. Wait, what was I saying? Add being able to sit in an air conditioned room for over an hour, with all these lovely people, I couldn't have been happier if there were two of me. 

The good thing about doing CA on the hotter of the two days is that there's a lot of indoor things, like shows. 

Frozen was absolutely incredible. It's brand new this fall, so even my mom hadn't seen it yet. Thanks to Gram and her sweet scooter, we had amazing seats, too. And watching 3-year old Lyla watch the show was about as magical as life gets. 

First Day of School

 These guys left me. 

It was especially hard to send them to school this year. 

We had a really great summer. Besides the part that was truly awful, we were really happy, and I didn't want that to end.

Plus, the short guy in front decided it was his turn for all day kinder. I was not in agreement with this situation. But as Drew reminded me, it's the law to go to school. So off he went. Along with his two older siblings, and at least 95% of my heart.

Thankfully, I had this guy. 

And chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate.