HERE WE ARE ON THE FLIGHT HOME. WE LEFT THE 80 DEGREE WEATHER AND CAME HOME TO FREEZING COLD WEATHER AND SNOW. BOO HOO! WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR EACHOTHER AND THE MEMORIES THAT WERE MADE.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sage's Beach Work of Art
Sage loved the beach and could have stayed there all day. We were very intrigued when she started making scratch marks in the sand. She continued to do this for quite some time, and it looked so cool! Here are some pictures of her work of art.
Huntington Beach
On Saturday we spent most of the day at Huntington Beach. Jackson was still feeling under the weather, but was doing much better. There was the "Van's" surfing competition that day and the weather couldn't be more perfect.
MORE Sage Photos
I realize there are a lot of pictures of Sage. I tried to capture everything since it was her first time at Disneyland.
Stuck on Pirates of the Caribbean
Did I mention we got stuck for 30 minutes inside Pirates of the Caribbean? Um, yeah it was our last ride at Disneyland, and per Sage's request we went on Pirates. We got stuck on the edge of the drop off. Flash photography is normally not allowed, but I took advantage of the moment and took a picture of Avery and Josh in the front row. When we finally got out of the ride sage said, "Mom we made it!".
More Disneyland Pictures
There are way too many pictures to post, but here are a few of our favorites.
We made a lot of memories and had a lot of fun.
Avery in Disneyland
Avery was a HUGE help in Disneyland. She is such a good big sister. She took Sage and Jackson under her wing. Avery sat scross the aisle from me on the flight on the way home. After the flight, the woman she sat next to said what a sweet girl she was and paid her some very nice compliments. We are very proud of Avery. On Saturday we took her to the huge American Girl store in Hollywood and she was on cloud 9! She had a great time and was able to go on every ride. She acted very grown up :(.
Jackson in Disneyland
Jackson loved Disneyland and was able to go on a lot of rides that he wasn't able to go on the last time we were there in 2006. His favorite part of Disneyland was watching the street performance of High School Musical 3 ( as you all know he is obsessed). We had to go to the show 2 times. Jackson got pretty sick on Friday on our trip, but was a trooper and we dragged him everywhere we went. On a side note, you can be sure to cast your vote for "Mother of the Year" when you hear the following:There is a ride in California Adventure called "California Screamin". It is a roller coaster like no other. The height requirement was 48". Jackson was just under the height requirement and was devistated he could not go on the ride. I told him we would come back the next day and that he needed to wear his other shoes that had higher soles. We went back the next day with his other shoes and he still was barely under the requirement. As you can imaging he was even more devistated, so I did the unthinkable. I took him into the bathroom and stuffed toilet paper into the soles of his shoes, and guess what? He passed! Ha ha. I was nervous after that and told Josh to hold onto him since it is a relentless coaster. He went and loved it. It made his trip.
Sage in Disneyland
After the rough start at Disneyland, Sage was a riot. She has a blast and wanted to go on every ride. She had little fear. She even rode on the Matterhorn, Pirates of the Carribean twice as well as all the other rides. She loved Pirates and seeing Tinkerbell and the other Fairies. She was exhausted every night and even slept through the fireworks. Funny girl!
Disneyland - Day 1
DAY 1 at Disneyland. The weather was beautiful (85 degrees), the kids were in great spirits and Disneyland was magical. We made a terrible mistake of going through the castle first. The last time we were here it was under construction so we did not know what to expect. It was the whole Sleeping Beauty theme and it scared Sage to death! Needless to say, she was scared of Disneyland including Minnie, Mickey and Goofy until later that night. Notice the Sunglasses Sage wears in EVERY picture! She would not take them off. She was a DIVA to say the least and we named her "HOLLYWOOD" on the trip because of her DIVA Demeanor.
DISNEYLAND MARCH 24-29, 2009
The day finally came and we made it to DISNEYLAND! We picked up the kids early on Tuesday afternoon ( March 23rd) and told them we were going to do something fun as a family. They still had no idea that we were leaving town. We got in the car to drive to the airport and we gave each of them a box. The box had a swimsuit ,flip flops, sunglasses and a picture of Mickey & Minnie saying "We're going to DISNEYLAND!". They all opened their boxes at the same time and were excited about what was inside but still did not get it. Finally I said, "We are going to Disneyland TODAY! We are going to the airport right now!". At that point they were so excited. It was priceless to see their excitement. We got into Orange County and went to Downtown Disney for dinner and back to the hotel to swim and get some sleep for DISNEYLAND!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Karaoke Time - Jackson does "Scream" from High School Musical 3
VOTE FOR JACKSON! Here is the full video of Jackson's karaoke performance. The contest only allows you to submit 30 seconds. Make sure you vote starting FRIDAY MARCH 20, 2009 @ www.971zht.com
Good Luck Jackie!
VOTE FOR JACKSON!!!
As many of you know Jackson is our little singer/dancer and is obsessed with High School Musical 3 and "Troy Bolton" especially. We found out that 97.1 ZHT was doing a Kiddieokee contest and the winner of the contest gets a Playground from Backyards of America. We asked Jackson if he wanted to do it, and of course he wanted to sing "Scream" from High School Musical 3. The video will be posted today by Noon on 97.1 ZHT Website, and voting starts Friday, March 20th. If you get a chance, please go to the website and VOTE FOR JACKSON!!!
www.971zht.com
DISNEYLAND!!
It's countdown baby!! We are surprising the kids next week and taking them to Disneyland( Tuesday March 24-March 29). Josh and I are so excited to see the kids faces when we tell them. We haven't decided if we are going to tell them the night before or just tell them on the way to the airport. I will definitely post pictures when we get back from our trip. YEEHAW!! I can't wait for a vacation!
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