Monday, January 26, 2009

More Disneyland





Here's our the rest of our pictures, we can't wait to go back!

The Blue Bayou





This was the best food we ever had!

Lightning McQueen and Mater



Dylan could not believe that he was seeing the real Lightning McQueen and Mater. He even gave it kisses. The boys said that this was their favorite part of the trip.

Mom's Birthday




In case you were wondering what to do for your birthday, may I suggest Disneyland? We had a blast! It was raining, but we weren't worried about the boys getting sick, because they already were! We had breakfast in bed and got up and got ready. We went on a couple rides, watched the Aladdin show and then went back to the room for a nap. While the boys and I napped Mom and Daniel went on rides and shopped. They had a great time- we call this the Cougar portion of our trip because Mom was getting some looks for being with Daniel. Once we woke up we went to the Blue Bayou for dinner. This was Mom's first time so she was excited. We had the best dinner ever there. I highly recommend it! She also got a birthday cake and we sang to her. After that we rode some rides and then went back to the hotel to go to bed. It was a great day, we were sad to have it end. The next day we woke up, got ready and headed home. I am going to have to say that this was our best trip to Disneyland ever. We stayed at the Grand Californian and we will now never be able to stay anywhere else. It's beautiful inside, the service is awesome, and the proximity to the parks is wonderful. We can't wait to go back! So, even though we were majorly sick and it rained the whole time, we had a great time!

The start of our trip

We had been planning to go to Disneyland for Mom's birthday for a few weeks. We didn't tell the boys because we wanted to surprise them (and Ryan asks every hour, are we going yet?). The day before we were supposed to leave Ryan woke up with a horrible cough in the middle of the night. I woke up with a sore throat, runny nose, and achy body. I wanted to beat this so we rested all day and had lots of water. On the day we were supposed to leave Ryan, Dylan, and I woke up sick. I was having ear pain that had awoken me in the middle of the night. We were slowly falling apart. We were already packed and ready to go so we decided to go pick up the boys inhalers on the way out and try to get going. I went to the Kaiser pharmacy and picked up their prescriptions. During the wait in line I broke out into a cold sweat and my vision got blurry. I felt like I was going to pass out. My doctor couldn't see me so I ended up having to go to the emergency room. We left our house at 9:00 and ended up leaving Modesto at 1:30 having already spent over $300 at the er and pharmacy. As we were getting closer to Disneyland it was becoming apparent that both the boys were going to need to see the doctor. Once we got to the hotel we checked in and then went to doctor's appointments for the boys. Ryan had a double ear infection and pink eye! Dylan had an ear infection in one ear. So, the boys and I were all on antibiotics and were feeling less than wonderful. How were we going to make this trip memorable for more than our outrageous medical bills? The pink eye was just disgusting, none of us wanted Ryan to touch us and we were all sharing a room! Not to mention we had spent over $500 and we hadn't even gone to Disneyland. Read on for the fabulous ending to this tragic story...

Take me out to the Ballgame!



This is Ryan's first year of baseball. We had sign ups last Tuesday and Ryan is beyond excited! We went and got him all of his gear and Ryan felt so special. It was very sweet. I can't believe how big he is getting!

Dylan uses the Potty!



I am so excited about Dylan's interest in the potty. He's not going much on it, but he's figuring out that you're supposed to use it. On this night he told Daniel that he had to go poo-poo and Daniel sat him on the potty where he went! This was one of those proud moments that parents are blessed with, he's growing up!

Dylan is 2!





Where does the time go? Dylan is becoming his own little person and he is so much fun. He is talking pretty well and has a lot to say. He loves Cars right now and even knows the names of them. For his birthday we had family over for cake and ice cream. Dylan got some cars, race tracks, and we got him a bounce house. The bounce house has been my saving grace (they're bouncing right now!). We set it up in the garage and the boys get their wiggles out without having to get all bundled up!

Luke and Ryan


On New Year's Eve we went to the Murdoch's and got to hang out with Lissa and her family. Ryan and Luke were very happy to see each other.

Best Friends



Ryan and Dylan are best friends. Dylan thinks that Ryan is the most awesome kid in the whole world and is his little shadow. It's so fun to continually watch their friendship grow. Don't get me wrong though, there are some pretty good fights that I get to referee, but for the most part they really just have fun together.

Snow Day





This New Year's we traveled to the snow for some winter fun! Ryan loved it! He was going down the hill by himself. He didn't want to leave! Little Dillybug still doesn't like the snow. I thought he didn't like it last year because he couldn't walk, but this year was just as stressful for him. He doesn't like his hands dirty and the snow kept sticking to his gloves. He did start liking it for awhile when Daniel let him throw snowballs at him, after that he fell asleep in Grandma Betty's arms.