Disneyland Trip 2016: Day 1

Our first day in Disneyland was just us and my sister-in-law Carly as my mom, sister and niece didn't fly in until later that night. We started out with California Adventure and got straight in line to get fast passes to see the Frozen Live show. We were able to get passes and followed it up with pictures with Anna and Elsa right after. It was surprisingly busier there than I thought it would be but we were still able to do a lot. Everly went on Cars three times that day and that was probably her favorite ride. It was so funny to watch her. Aspen did pretty good too. She really wasn't scared of anything, even some of the dark/loud rides. She didn't want to interact with any of the characters but liked seeing them from a distance and didn't totally melt down in their presence. She napped for a couple of hours in the stroller and so we really can't ask for more from her. The Frozen Live show was pretty cool. They did a good job with it. I also got to finally get a churro and to be honest, I think Costco churros are better! We didn't spend a ton of time in Disneyland that day because they had the Halloween Party that night and we were not going. We have been before and it is fun but it was a bit more money than we wanted to spend. It worked out fine though and we got to see World of Color and head back to the hotel so that Justin could go pick up my mom and sister at the airport. Day 1 was a success!

Toy Story Mania is always a blast and Justin always wins.

Cars!

 

 

 

You can almost always count on Little Mermaid for no lines!

Halloween Time at Disneyland is the best!

Disneyland Trip 2016: Huntington Beach

We got back yesterday from our trip to Disneyland. It was a lot of fun but it feels good to be back home. Definitely plan on catching up on some sleep this weekend and rest. I workout regularly, but walking around Disneyland for 3 days is exhausting! We drove out last Sunday and when we got into California we headed to get lunch and take the girls to the beach. We decided to go to Huntington Beach because it was close to our hotel and close to a taco place we wanted to try. We picked up our fish tacos and ate them while the girls played at a playground close to the beach. They had a ton of fun and Aspen was surprising us with how fearless she was on the big slides. The weather was great that day as well. We didn't spend a ton of time on the beach but enough for the girls to splash around a little in the waves. Everly had a lot of fun. Aspen wasn't super into the sand or the cold water but she didn't totally freak out so I guess it could have been worse. It was a good way for the girls to get out some energy after the 5 1/2 hour drive from Phoenix to Anaheim.

 

Home Depot Workshop: October 2016

We are currently on our drive out to Disneyland so it will be pretty quiet on here for the next few days while we are there celebrating Everly's 5th birthday but before we left for California Justin took Everly to our favorite Home Depot Kids Workshop. This month's workshop was the same from exactly one year ago: a firetruck. Now that it is not 100 degrees at 8 am they can have the workshop outside. I don't know if they do this every year in October but last year they also had it outside with a bunkhouse and lots of other trucks for the kids to see. I posted about it with a video from last here HERE. Last year Everly made a yellow firetruck which is actually the color of them in Glendale where we live but this year she decided to go with a traditional red truck. She had fun in the bounce house and would have stayed longer if she didn't have to go to her service project with her soccer team. I will be back next week with lots and lots of pictures from our trip!

 

2 Year and 5 Year Update

This week both Everly and Aspen had their annual checkup. With both of their birthdays so close we are able to tackle this in one doctor's appointment. I really like our pediatrician but I still don't want to spend any more time there then we have to. It was a relatively painless appointment. Aspen is still a little uncomfortable being there from all of her ear infection appointments before she got tubes put in, but she was definitely much better. She didn't even cry when she got her flu shot. Ev didn't want to get the flu shot but I think we talked about it too much before it actually happened. Last year she didn't cry at all so we thought that would happen again but got a little cocky, I guess. As far as growth goes, they are basically both perfect. Everly is 40 lbs. and 107 centimeters which puts her in the 53rd and 46th percentiles for weight and height. This is also exciting because she can ride so many more rides at Disneyland next week. Basically, the only rides she can't go on are Indiana Jones and California Screaming which I don't think we could convince her to do anyways. I am really excited to see her face on so many more rides! Aspen is 23 lbs. 8 oz. and 33 1/2 inches long. She is 11th and 38th percentile for height and weight but that is based on US numbers and so she is a lot closer to the middle on the World Health charts because US babies are big. She is still pretty tiny though! Next up is dentist appointments for both girls!

 

Yes, I still match them.  Dresses were only $3 though! (H&M)

Kindergarten Update

We just got back Everly's school pictures for Kindergarten so I thought it would be good to do a little update. First of all, how cute is that picture?!? I take a lot of pictures so she obviously has a lot of practice but man I love that little gap toothed smile. It's perfect. HERE is her picture from preschool! I can't handle it! Kindergarten has been going doing pretty good this year. She goes to before school care called "Stingers Club" each morning and eats breakfast there and plays so I can still get into work by 7:30. She seems to like it and it works out well so Justin can pick her up from school. Sometimes she falls asleep on the way home because she is obviously working pretty hard. She is working on site words and starting to read a little. She tends to write some numbers backwards sometimes but other than that, most of her worksheets come back with happy faces and very few errors. We will have parent teacher conferences at the end of next month so we will really get a better idea of how she is doing. Sometimes she is a little tired in the morning, but she never complains about going to school so that has got to be a good sign!