Andrea's 3rd Grade Program!

On May 18, 2010 - the day that I left to go to Sweden to meet Mike - Andrea had her 3rd Grade End of the Year Program! I was so happy that I was able to make it to her program before I had to leave! Grandma Marilyn, Hailey, Whitney, and Grandma and Grandpa Findley all came to see Andrea in her program. She was so excited that they all came to see her! The third grade sang some fun songs and Andrea said a part at the beginning of the program.


After they sang some songs we went to Andrea's classroom and Andrea read a few of her poems that she wrote. This is a poem Andrea wrote about herself! I love it. Andrea did a great job in 3rd grade and we are so proud of all the hard work she did.


This is Andrea with her 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Penrod. She was a good teacher and Andrea did well in her class! :)

David's First Grade Program!

On May 13, 2010 David had his end of the year First Grade Program! It was called Oceans of Fun. The First Graders did a great job and David was so excited to be in the program and be a shark!!! He danced the Shark Dance and did a great job! He also had a part that he said in the program. Grandma Marilyn, Hailey, and Whitney came to see David in the program and it was even on Hailey's Birthday! David was happy to see them there!


After the program we got to go to David's classroom and see all the work he has done in First Grade and of course we saw Miss Haskell David's First Grade teacher! She was such a good teacher and also a very nice teacher. Daivd loved having her as his First Grade Teacher!!! Way to Go David - you had a great year in First Grade - Good Job!

David and Miss Haskell ~

Mother's Day!

After we got back from Disneyland on Saturday, May 8, 2010 Mike unpacked and then packed again to go to Sweden. He left for Sweden after church on Mother's Day. Yes he was gone on Mother's Day. We went to take him to the airport and then on our way home we stopped by my parent's house and had dinner. It was good to see my Mom, Lisa and Heather on Mother's Day.

Our Last Night at Disneyland!

Friday night May 7, 2010 was our last night at Disneyland! We were able to see the Fireworks there that night! We all had so much fun at Disneyland especially being in the "Happiest Place on Earth!" :) On Saturday, May 8th we headed home. We had such a fun time being together. That was one fun vacation we will never forget!!!

Pixie Hollow!!!

After the kids were trained to be Jedi's we went over to Pixie Hollow where we got to see the Silver Mist Fairy, Tinkerbelle and Tarence. It was fun to walk through Pixie Hollow and see the Fairy's.

Jedi Training Academy!!!

One of the highlights on our vacation was that Andrea, David and Joshua all got to be a part of the Jedi Training Academy at Disneyland! The Jedi's trained them how to use there light sabers and then Andrea and Joshua got to fight Darth Vadre and David got to fight Darth Mahl. :) They were so excited that they got to do that with light sabers and all! They all got Jedi Training Certificates too! What a Day!!!

Relaxing at the Pool and Laguna Beach!

On Wednesday and part of Thursday we relaxed at Laguna Beach in California and also swam at the pool at our condo. Our kids have never been to the ocean before so we had to take them to see the beach! They had a blast playing in the sand and running into the waves! It was a fun and relaxing after two long, very fun days at Disneyland! :)

Favorite Rides!

Some of our favorite rides at Disneyland were: It's a Small World, Pirates of the Carribean, Peter Pan, The Disneyland Train, Splash Mountain, Tower of Terror - Andrea's favorite, the Buzz Lightyear Ride - David's favorite, and the Winnie the Pooh Ride - Josh's favorite! We all had a blast on so many of the rides! Here are a few we loved!

It's a Small World ~ all of us loved!


The Winnie the Pooh Ride ~ Josh's favorite!



Buzz Lightyear ~ David's favorite!


And Tower of Terror ~ Andrea's favorite!



The last night my mom and dad were there with us we went to eat dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. It was fun to see the (fake) animals there that make noise! We had a fun time with Grandma and Grandpa at Disneyland! Thanks for taking the time to come and spend some time with us on our vacation!

Ariel's Grotto...

On Monday night my dad took us out to the restaurant called Ariel's Grotto. When you eat there they serve you fancy food and let you meet Ariel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, and Cinderella. All of those princesses come around to your table while you are eating and they sign your autograph books and let you take their pictures with you. It was a great night ~ Andrea especially liked seeing the princesses. David was enjoying being the handsome prince, Josh was sound asleep when the princesses came around, and Spencer just loved eating the food! :)

Surprise!

My mom and dad came to California to spend a few days at Disneyland with us on our vacation. Our kids had no idea that Grandma and Grandpa were coming on our trip to Disneyland! So on Sunday night - the night we got there - we went to eat dinner at the Bubba Gump Restaurant without the kids knowing anything about Grandma and Grandpa coming. When they seated us at the restaurant my mom and dad were there waiting at the table! They sure did surprise our kids. After we ate dinner we watched the fireworks at Disneyland from the roof of our condo! It was pretty fun! We spent Monday and Tuesday with my mom and dad at Disneyland and then they left on Wednesday and we continued our vacation until Saturday.

Disneyland!

May was a very fun but busy month for us! That is why I haven't posted much lately! We went to Disneyland the first week in May and then we came home for a week, but Mike was home for about 14 hours and then was on a plane headed to Sweden - yes the day after we came home from Disneyland - May 9th he went to Sweden! Anyway, we had a blast on our family vacation to Disneyland! The kids loved every minute of it! We went on lots of rides, but the kids really liked seeing all the characters and getting autographs of each one they saw!


A few of their favorite characters were: Mickey Mouse ~


Minnie Mouse ~


Pluto ~


and of course Goofy! ~