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Monday, February 28, 2011

California Adventures

A few weeks ago we were able to get a really good deal on tickets to Disneyland and California Adventure. So we thought, why not?!? With the kids still being free, we thought we better take advantage of the offer while we can. So we used our California Adventure tickets and had a great day. It was still pretty cold, but thankfully there wasn't any rain. Jonah had a blast and loved going on all the cute kid rides. Henry was a good sport and went along too, although he didn't really care one way or another for the rides! We got to meet Mickey, Pluto, Mater and Lightning McQueen - Jonah was thrilled! They are still doing quite a bit of work at the park, so it seems to be getting better each time we go. I actually hadn't been there in several years, so it was nice to see the changes.

Loved the carousel ride - it was sea creature themed

Who is keeping who warm here?

Jonah on his throne



Getting ready for the Bugs Life 3-D show. Henry makes a pretty cute little bug!

Bug eyes on! Sadly, Jonah and Henry did NOT like this show. They both started crying when the gigantic black widow spiders dropped from the ceiling. We almost had to peel out of there early!

Jonah and Lighting McQueen (or the Race Car - as he calls it!)

Mater! Jonah was star-struck.

Driving his bumper flea. This was probably one of his favorite rides.


Meeting Pluto

Safari Mickey

Both boys loved Mickey. We were so lucky in getting to meet him. We just happened upon where they were hanging out and there was a tiny line. So we hopped in and got our pictures taken. About thirty minutes later, we walked by and the line was SUPER long! That makes up for the hour and half we waited to meet Mickey when Jonah was a baby. Oh, and we didn't even know we were in line to meet Mickey. We thought we were waiting to get out of his house in Toontown!

Hamster

My sweet little Hamster is nine months old! Where in the world did the time go? He is such a sweet, mellow and happy little boy. He loves his brother, he loves to smile and he sleeps through the night. God has blessed us in so many ways! He had his nine month check up a few days ago and as we all know, he was confirmed to be tiny. He weighs 16lbs and is 27 inches tall. Or he is in the 1% for weight and 12% for height. He is indeed, a little hamster. The doctor was concerned about his size, so we're doing all we can to fatten him up. Luckily, he is right on track for all his milestones. He's just tiny! (He's been wearing 3-6 month clothing for the past seven months!)

Here are a few pictures of him from the last month or so.

Dinosaur boy

Ready for surgery (he can even rock the hairnet!)

Begging to get his drivers license already!

Baby-in-a-box or Bun in the oven (this is the oven to Jonah's kitchen a la cardboard boxes)

Couple o' cool dudes

Stylish

Get a load of that tooth! Sorry for the chewed up crunchy. I was just excited to get the shot of his first tooth!

He is pulling himself up, standing, cruising and for a few seconds, standing on his own. This boy is ambitious.

Just so cute!

Happy boy

Monday, January 31, 2011

just silly











new years eve

Henry didn't even make it to 6:00! Jonah passed out shortly after the fireworks show!


They even had Times Square decorated for New Year's Eve with Legos.

Rockafellor Plaza

Las Vegas

It was SO cold!

Jonah kept telling Dan, "I scared" the entire time he was on this ride. It sounds sad, but he was smiling and laughing the entire time too!




This year, we had passes to Legoland that expired on New Year's Eve, so we decided to take the boys there for one last visit. It was so fun! They do a special New Year's Eve themed night with the "ball" dropping at 6:00pm. It was really nice, since we were able to watch the fireworks and have a good little celebration, but still get home at a decent hour to put the boys to bed and have a safe trip on the road. The boys had a lot of fun - Jonah still talks about riding in the helicopters and driving the boat. I think the boat was his favorite ride!

Christmas '10

Christmas morning! Such a fun time, especially with two little guys this year! The boys had a great time, and so did we. We had a yummy breakfast of french toast and bacon, then we all dove into the presents! Jonah had a blast since he actually understood to open the presents, and Henry enjoyed munching on all the wrapping paper!


In every picture where I asked Jonah to show me what he got, he held the toy up right in front of his face! So funny!

See!?!




Grammy and Pom Pom gave him this great Thomas train set, which he couldn't wait to get his hands on! The boy loves anything with wheels - and Thomas is even better!

Guarding the goodies!

jungle bells

We took the boys to the zoo for their Jungle Bells celebration a few days before Christmas. This was the first time we had been at night and it was a lot of fun. They had the zoo decorated with all kinds of lights and holiday music and food. It was pretty cold, but we came prepared and the boys had a good time. We even brought dinner to eat while we were there!

Nice and warm!

Cute little hat!

He's up to something!