2.23.2008
HI FROM CALIFORNIA!!
HI ALL-
WELL WE DID IT, WE PULLED OFF SURPRISING THE BOYS ABOUT OUR TRIP TO CALI!!
RYE AND I HAVE BEEN PLANNING THIS TRIP SINCE JANUARY! THEY HAD NO CLUE! WHEN WE TOLD THEM, THEY HAD MIXED REACTIONS. JACK ISN'T REALLY INTO THE BIG DISNEY CHARACTERS! EVEN THE BEE AT THE OLD COUNTRY BUFFET CREEPS HIM OUT! :) BUT ONCE WE BROUGHT UP 'LEGO LAND', ALL WAS GOOD! THEY WERE PRETTY PUMPED ABOUT GOING ON THE AIRPLANE!! OVERALL, IT WAS THE REACTION WE WANTED!
SO, HERE'S THE AGENDA. THURSDAY NIGHT WE LEFT SEATTLE AND FINALLY CHECKED INTO OUR HOTEL,IN SAN DIEGO AT AROUND MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY MORNING WE WOKE UP TO RAIN!!! YUP, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. RAIN. NOT A DOWNPOUR BUT THAT NASTY DRIZZLE THAT DOES NOTHING OTHER THAN RUIN ANY SORT OF OUTDOOR PLANS!! SO INSTEAD OF HITTING LEGO LAND LIKE WE PLANNED, WE TOURED THE MIDWAY AIRCRAFT CARRIER,A RETIRED NAVY SHIP. IT'S A MUSEUM THAT'S DOCKED RIGHT OUT IN THE HARBOR OUTSIDE OUR HOTEL. VERY INTERESTING!! THE BOYS LOVED IT. WE SPENT THE REST OF THE DAY, PLAYING IN THE POOL AT THE HOTEL. THIS MORNING WE WERE AT THE GATES OF SEA WORLD WHEN THEY OPENED AT 10. WE SPENT MOST OF THE DAY THERE. WHAT A BLAST! WE LEFT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE THE BOYS CHOOSE THE ROLLER COASTERS THAT GOT THEM SOAKED!! ALTHOUGH IT'S SUNNY HERE TODAY, IT'S NOT THE MIDDLE OF JULY. SO WHEN YOU'RE WET, IT FEELS MORE LIKE 50 DEGREES!! LUCKLY, WE HAD PACKED A CHANGE OF CLOTHES IN THE VAN (YUP, WE RENTED A MINI-VAN...ONE JUST LIKE YOUR MOMS KATH) SO WE QUICKLY MADE OUR WAY BACK THERE TO CHANGE. SINCE IT WAS CLOSE TO 4 WE DECIDED TO CALL IT A DAY.
THE BOYS ARE IN THE OTHER ROOM WATCHING T.V. WHILE I WRITE THIS AND RYAN SEARCHES THE INTERNET FOR A FUN PLACE TO EAT TONIGHT. SO THINKING WE'LL LAY LOW TONIGHT AND GET AN EARLY START TOMORROW.
OUR HOTEL...LET ME JUST TELL YOU ABOUT OUR HOTEL!! WHEN WE GOT HERE (THE EMBASSY SUITES) AT MIDNIGHT ON THUR/FRIDAY, WE WENT TO CHECK IN, AND THEY GAVE US A ROOM THAT HAD NEVER BEEN CLEANED! :( WE FINALLY GOT THE RIGHT ROOM. OR SO WE THOUGHT. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY SWEET TALKING HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET US AN UPGRADED SUITE. WE ARE IN THE CORNER ROOM, OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN! I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DOES IT! HE HAS SUCH A SWEET WAY! :) WE ARE VERY MUCH ENJOYING ALL THE EXTRA SPACE. TOMORROW WE WILL HIT LEGO LAND AND THEN FROM THERE, WE'LL HEAD ON TO THE DISNEYLAND AREA, NEAR L.A.
SO, THERE IT IS IN A NUTSHELL....
I'LL TRY AND POST SOME PICS FOR YOU.....
I'LL BE IN TOUCH.....SO YOU BE IN TOUCH!! :)
WELL WE DID IT, WE PULLED OFF SURPRISING THE BOYS ABOUT OUR TRIP TO CALI!!
RYE AND I HAVE BEEN PLANNING THIS TRIP SINCE JANUARY! THEY HAD NO CLUE! WHEN WE TOLD THEM, THEY HAD MIXED REACTIONS. JACK ISN'T REALLY INTO THE BIG DISNEY CHARACTERS! EVEN THE BEE AT THE OLD COUNTRY BUFFET CREEPS HIM OUT! :) BUT ONCE WE BROUGHT UP 'LEGO LAND', ALL WAS GOOD! THEY WERE PRETTY PUMPED ABOUT GOING ON THE AIRPLANE!! OVERALL, IT WAS THE REACTION WE WANTED!
SO, HERE'S THE AGENDA. THURSDAY NIGHT WE LEFT SEATTLE AND FINALLY CHECKED INTO OUR HOTEL,IN SAN DIEGO AT AROUND MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY MORNING WE WOKE UP TO RAIN!!! YUP, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. RAIN. NOT A DOWNPOUR BUT THAT NASTY DRIZZLE THAT DOES NOTHING OTHER THAN RUIN ANY SORT OF OUTDOOR PLANS!! SO INSTEAD OF HITTING LEGO LAND LIKE WE PLANNED, WE TOURED THE MIDWAY AIRCRAFT CARRIER,A RETIRED NAVY SHIP. IT'S A MUSEUM THAT'S DOCKED RIGHT OUT IN THE HARBOR OUTSIDE OUR HOTEL. VERY INTERESTING!! THE BOYS LOVED IT. WE SPENT THE REST OF THE DAY, PLAYING IN THE POOL AT THE HOTEL. THIS MORNING WE WERE AT THE GATES OF SEA WORLD WHEN THEY OPENED AT 10. WE SPENT MOST OF THE DAY THERE. WHAT A BLAST! WE LEFT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE THE BOYS CHOOSE THE ROLLER COASTERS THAT GOT THEM SOAKED!! ALTHOUGH IT'S SUNNY HERE TODAY, IT'S NOT THE MIDDLE OF JULY. SO WHEN YOU'RE WET, IT FEELS MORE LIKE 50 DEGREES!! LUCKLY, WE HAD PACKED A CHANGE OF CLOTHES IN THE VAN (YUP, WE RENTED A MINI-VAN...ONE JUST LIKE YOUR MOMS KATH) SO WE QUICKLY MADE OUR WAY BACK THERE TO CHANGE. SINCE IT WAS CLOSE TO 4 WE DECIDED TO CALL IT A DAY.
THE BOYS ARE IN THE OTHER ROOM WATCHING T.V. WHILE I WRITE THIS AND RYAN SEARCHES THE INTERNET FOR A FUN PLACE TO EAT TONIGHT. SO THINKING WE'LL LAY LOW TONIGHT AND GET AN EARLY START TOMORROW.
OUR HOTEL...LET ME JUST TELL YOU ABOUT OUR HOTEL!! WHEN WE GOT HERE (THE EMBASSY SUITES) AT MIDNIGHT ON THUR/FRIDAY, WE WENT TO CHECK IN, AND THEY GAVE US A ROOM THAT HAD NEVER BEEN CLEANED! :( WE FINALLY GOT THE RIGHT ROOM. OR SO WE THOUGHT. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY SWEET TALKING HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET US AN UPGRADED SUITE. WE ARE IN THE CORNER ROOM, OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN! I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DOES IT! HE HAS SUCH A SWEET WAY! :) WE ARE VERY MUCH ENJOYING ALL THE EXTRA SPACE. TOMORROW WE WILL HIT LEGO LAND AND THEN FROM THERE, WE'LL HEAD ON TO THE DISNEYLAND AREA, NEAR L.A.
SO, THERE IT IS IN A NUTSHELL....
I'LL TRY AND POST SOME PICS FOR YOU.....
I'LL BE IN TOUCH.....SO YOU BE IN TOUCH!! :)
2.19.2008
Jacks last basketball game
since we are leaving for disneyland (ssshhhhh- the boys don't know yet! we are surprising them on thursday!) this is also his last basketball game. we were SO happy, he even made a "HOOP". ! :) now on to soccer. well, that's what he wants today. yesterday it was baseball. life is all about changing your mind i guess. we'll let you know! :)
2.18.2008
Fires Up football game!
Happy Monday!
i'm posting some new pictures of the boys playing some 'fires up' sunday football! no idea what that means...but the boys had a ball, so to speak! i stood at the windows, snapping pictures, thanking God for these 4 precious boys! :)
i'm posting some new pictures of the boys playing some 'fires up' sunday football! no idea what that means...but the boys had a ball, so to speak! i stood at the windows, snapping pictures, thanking God for these 4 precious boys! :)