August and the Puppet Show

When we arrived home from Disneyland on a Wednesday, after getting up at 3:50 A.M. and going through the process of coming home, August apparantly still had energy to spare, because he shut himself in the playroom and spent hours, really, HOURS designing a "set" and puppets for a puppet show he wanted to put on for the family after dinner.  He also asked if I would record it; therefore, you get a glimpse of our cool (and FREE) after-dinner entertainment!:

Matthew at the Science Fair

The week before we left for Disneyland, Matthew's school had its science and art fair. Matthew's experiment was centered around whether playing motion video games is truly considered exercise, as determined by taking ones heart rate at rest and after playing, and using an equation that takes ones heart rate after exertion and seeing if it is raised enough from its resting rate to be exercise. The result? YES, it is exercise! We used the kinect system, so I'm not sure how the wii compares, but this was a great experiment for all of us!!

Last Round of Disneyland Videos

Evidence of our tired, moody children:


This teacup ride is memorable and I liked watching this because Alyssa said to us prior to getting in line for the ride, "If I can't go on the teacups, it will break my heart!" Then, in line for the teacups (in order for us to NOT break her heart), she complains, "I don't want to go on the teacups, you will break my heart if we don't get out of line.!" Pouting and frowning, as evident by the previous teacup clip I posted a few days ago.  In this clip, just as the ride starts, all of the sudden you see her break into a big grin.


 The kids were tired and moody at times, but it was all worth it!!

A true story lies within this clip:-)):


How to pass time by on the ride home from Disneyland.


Whether you are cheering for joy or were hoping for more, this is the last of the footage I took on our trip. I hope you enjoyed seeing these special moments for our family! We had a blast and am happy we could share pieces of the trip with our loved ones:-))

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Touring Mickey's House, in line to meet him.

August, Alyssa and Reagan thought Mickey's house was awesome!

Reagan's favorite way to wear her new hat.

Mickey's tools, for when he wants to get some work done around the house.

Reagan's starstruck moment!

A fountain in Toon Town.

Blue Sky...aaaaahhhh. I wish I could capture the feelings of these moments and put them in this blog.  Being in Disneyland with the family was amazing, to say the least!

Playing a game in California Adventure at Paradise Pier-one where everyone is a winner!

Matthew tried his hand at this pitching game.

The best soft serve EVER!

Day Three: Relaxing with ice cream cones and cotton candy in California Adventure. The day was drawing to a close, and we were taking a break before we hit the souvenir shops! We really didn't want this day to end, but all good things must come to an end. 

This is the crab Reagan won at the fishing game.

This is the lobster Alyssa won at the fishing game.

Minnie Mouse and Minnie Mouse (Alyssa's and Reagan's) seated in the airplane on the ride home.  They miss Disneyland too, but they like our home:-))

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Waiting to ride the Matterhorn Bobsleds.  Matthew and Alyssa LOVED this ride, August did not!

Sweet Alyssa.

Heimlichs Choo-choo train.  This is a great little ride!

Heimlichs Choo-choo train.

This train went around the entire park (Disneyland).  It was a nice way to see the sights.

Toon Town.  We really loved Toon Town.  It had such a fun feel, and there was a lot to do that didn't involve waiting in line, or much of one.

This phone had various character voices coming out of it.

Toon Town. This is one example of how the kids can just roam and climb around on things without waiting in line.  August and Alyssa ran on this and still had time to make it back to us (in line to meet Goofy) to get their picture taken with Goofy.

Chip and Dale's Treehouse in Toon Town.

The kids all wanted to meet Pluto, so we did!

After August got sunburned under his eyes on day two, Mike took him to a shop in Disneyland and he came out with this AWESOME hat and glasses to keep the sun off his face.  He looked like such a cool guy, and it saved his face!

We have pictures from this spot the last time we were in Disneyland, which was six years ago!  We had Matthew (4 1/2), August (1 1/2) and I was around 10 weeks pregnant with Alyssa.  My how things have changed since then!!

Where wishes come true:-))