Disney Monday and Tuesday

Monday we headed to Disneyland first thing. We already had a tickets we had gotten in the mail before we left. We got there right at opening and headed in and did Pirates first. Ella was a little apprehensive and didn't really want to get on making Easton feel the same but in the end they got on and had a good time. We spent the day in Disneyland. We had some Mexican food for lunch. It was actually really cold that day and so it was making the kids kind of grouchy! We spent a few hours in Toon Town, something we really never have done but with so many little kids we figured it was worth it. We rode the train around the park, went on Splash Mountain which made us wet and cold, we also rode the tea cups which the kids all loved and wanted to ride it over and over again, along with the carousal. We also rode the Haunted Mansion and it terrified Ella. She still talks about never wanting to go on it ever again! We enjoyed watching the parade that night and then did a few more rides but went home around 9 to get the kids to bed.

Andrew got soaked on Splash Mountain!

My mom got us these Mickey shirts a few months ago so we had a Mickey day!

Tuesday we got to Disneyland at 6:45 to do Magic Morning, which is early entrance to the park before it opens to the public. We love it, it allows us to go into Fantasy land and do all those rides without the long waits! We went right in and did Dumbo, Merry go Round, Peter Pan, tea cups, and Storybook ride. Andrew tried to take Ella to see Elsa and Anna but the line was over 3 hours so he decided against that idea! We had lunch reservations at the New Orleans Cafe for lunch. It was my sister Emily's birthday and that is what she wanted to do. We got yummy Monte Cristo Sandwiches! We then headed over and did California Adventure the rest of the day.

This is from Monday, Poor Ali had a bird poop on her during the parade!

Easton keeping it classy! He fell asleep in the stroller after lunch and had a good long nap. Well we went to take him out to get on the Toy Story ride and he was really wet! I had extra clothes the day before but took them out. Luckily I kept some clean underwear for him in my bag and Celyn had some pajamas for Tyler. We were so grateful to have something even though he looked pretty funny!

That night we also got to meet Lightening McQueen and Mater. I am pretty sure Easton thought he had died and gone to heaven!

California: Drive, Day 1 and 2

We left our house at about 7:30 on March 28th for California! We were so excited! The kids did really well and these wireless headphones were awesome!

Saturday the 29th we visited a lady who's son was serving in my parents ward. She was exited to see them.

We were able to check into our house at 3 and then everyone started arriving! The kids headed right to the pool! It was fun to have our own pool and nice to have it gated!

Celyn was so nice and then bathed all the kids!

Sunday we went to the a ward in Anaheim. We had be to it before, we met an Elder who just got home who had served with my little brother!

My parents with all the grand kids. Never a dull moment!

Sunday morning we had awesome Mickey Mouse Pancakes!

This somehow snuck in this post so I leaving it cause I don't know where it goes!

My little sister Sarah was in California a few days before us for cheer and my parents were able to see them compete!

Vacation Home

This is the awesome house we stayed at in California. Thanks to my little sister Katy for taking pictures of it for all of us! It had 7 bedrooms and fit us all perfectly! It was so fun to be all together and have a place for the kids to be loud!

My sister Emily made these cute signs for the house!

It had lots of painted Disney murals on the walls. They are called Castle houses and this one was Belle's Castle!

She was exhausted!

Earthquake

So we rolled into the hotel at about 7:45 after being in the car all day. My parents, Grandma, and cousin Ali were already there and had been checked in all day. They were so nice to wait for us to eat dinner. We checked in and then decided to find the closest Islands burgers. It is a favorite place of ours and so I was really excited! We found one just ten minutes up the road and headed that way. We finally found a place to park, there wasn't one anywhere near the restaurant and then were sat right down! We got our drinks and ordered and were having a really good time. Then all the sudden the place just started shaking, like nothing I have ever felt before. That light above us was swinging back and forth. I grabbed onto Andrew's arm so tight and was trying to figure out how to get under the table. It only lasted about 15 seconds or so but was so terrifying to me. I immediately started trying to figure out what we would do if it started again. The manager of the restaurant immediately started making his rounds making sure everyone was ok. The guy at a table by us cut his leg pretty bag trying to get under the table. The manager told us initially it was a 5.3 but later came back and said 5.1, either way it was strong. We finally got our food and it really was good but most of our appetites were pretty shot by then and I couldn't tell if there were aftershocks or if I was still shaking from fear. We went to leave when we were done and the parking lot was a ghost town, it was amazing how it made everyone clear out! We went back to hotel and watched the news for a while until Andrew told me it was freaking me out more than it should so he turned it off. We continued to have aftershocks all night and the next few days, one of those times as we gathered in my parents room that night for a family prayer. We ended up being less than a mile from the epicenter so that is why it seemed so strong. It was crazy! My kids still bring it up everyday and ask if it is going to shake again, it terrified them as well!

I made the manager take a picture of us after we survived, ha ha!