The Happiest Place on Earth

Do we really look that happy?

We spent a great couple of days at Disneyland with Grandma and Brett at the beginning of the week. The girls have never been on Splash Mountain before, and I haven't been on it in probably 16 years. I'm not sure if we'll be riding it again for another 16 years. (Okay, some of us will ride it again next time.)

We stayed at a cute little hotel with a "kid suite," which my kids prefer to call an "apartment." The "apartment" has a set of bunk beds, a pull-out sofa bed, little table and chairs, TV, refrigerator, microwave, and desk. It also has a special window that resembles the nursery window in Peter Pan. This window must confuse Tinkerbell because she always sneaks in and leaves a gift for the kids whenever we stay there. This time she left a cute Tinkerbell earring/necklace birthstone set for Ashley; a Jack Skellington bracelet and ring for Morgan; and Pirates of the Caribbean pen set for Brett. She's a sneaky little fairy.

Our last ride of the day was the Toy Story ride at Disney's California Adventure park. We highly recommend you ride it if you haven't done so yet. After the Toy Story ride, we packed ourselves into Grandma's car and headed for home around 8:00 p.m. We arrived home just after midnight and collapsed into bed. I'm headed back to work on Monday, and so I'm glad that I had a chance to spend a few days with the girls just having fun before it's back to the real world!

Thanks, Grandma and Brett, for a fun time!

Proud to be Americans

Happy 4th of July to all! We are having a great time today celebrating the freedoms we enjoy in this country. We are thankful for all of the men and women who have fought for our freedom throughout history, and those who are still fighting today. We are wearing a special flag over our hearts today to remember our great American hero. We wish everyone a safe and happy 4th!

God Bless the U.S.A.!

That's What She Said 2

At the 4th of July parade:

Morgan: It's not Thanksgiving people! (As the turkey, I mean eagle, balloon went by.)

That's What She Said 1

Driving home from the 4th of July parade...


Mom: I need gas.


Ashley: X!

Always the quickest wit. :)

Is there a cure for the DICKENS???

I don't know what got into Ashley tonight, but she was FULL OF THE DICKENS! She was squirrellin' out all over the place. This is her account of what happened:

Mom: Ashley, you're full of it!

Ashley: Full of what?

Mom: Hmmmmmmmmm...

Ashley: Hmmmmmm what?

Mom: The dickens!

Ashley: What's the dickens?

Is is black and sludgey?

Is it brown and mudgey?

Is it ooey gooey and pooey?

Does it look like Charles, Charles Dickens?

Oooooooooooooh

Who knows what the Dickens could be?

Because it's certainly not me.

Mom: Do you know who Charles Dickens is?

Ashley: No.

Mom: Well you're still full of it!

I think she may have listened to Seussical one too many times this summer! Heaven help me! Now I'm not even sure what the dickens is, but I know it's contagious because Morgan seems to have caught it. How long until summer is over??? LOL!

NEWS!!!

It's official...


It's been in the works for awhile...



It's out of the bag...



I got a new job! I will be teaching 5th grade online next year...working from home! Yay! I have loved my time in the classroom and will hopefully return someday, but for now this is a great opportunity for our family. I have definitely felt that I have needed to spend more time at home lately, and have longed for the old "stay-at-home" mom days. Except for when I stay home, I get a little bored sometimes. :) This is the perfect in-between situation! I think I am going to like being a "work-at-home" mom this year. (Wait, aren't ALL moms "work-at-home" moms? You know what I mean.) We are looking forward to this new adventure in our lives! I just hope people don't expect me to start cooking again?!?

photo courtesy of www.tutor-koinecenter.com/teste.html NOT my new job. :)