The Happiest Place on Earth?

Disneyland... of course! We had a whirlwind of a trip, but it was awesome. Thanks to an awesome dad!

 

Found out Friday about the possibility. Left Saturday afternoon and spent the night with Brent and Lori.

 2 moms and 10 kids all in one van!

 Stopped in Barstow, CA for some ice cream at the McDonald's built out of old train cars.

 

We stayed in an awesome house that was about a 1/4 mile walk form the park entrance. It was perfect, had everything we needed and the pool was awesome!

 

 

 

 Lots of toys, Wii, cable, board games and the kitchen came in very handy!

 

Monday we headed to Disneyland

bright and early!

 

 

 

 

Characters

 

 

to be continued...

 

 

 

 

Brigham: the Model

This year we are taking Talent/Interest pictures for our birthday pictures.(see blog main page) So we headed to Target for Briggy's bday pics and were planning on wrestling since that is his big thing right now. We had some poses and props ready and the photographer did a great job. He liked Brigs and his wrestling stuff he asked me for a picture release so he could include some of Briggy's pic collages in a catalogue they were making. Sure- what the heck! Brigs finds it kind of flattering so why not. Now you can stroll into the Centerville Target and see "Brigham- the Model" as he is now known in our house. when we lived in Florida and Brigham was about 2 years old I had a friend ask if Brigham could wear some Halloween costumes for a photo shoot she was doing for a Halloween Catalogue. Sure- why not?! Thanks to Grandma Hilma for the handsome white spot!

Go JAZZ!

The last time I went to a Jazz game the Jazz lost so bad and I felt like my attendance might be a curse. Mike was explaining to me in very, very simple terms his theory on why the Jazz are trying to loose so they can be higher in the draft. So I didn't feel so bad going to the Jazz vs. Milwaukee game with Mike when he scored front row tix.

It was a blast! We were so close and those guys are so big. I was fascinated to watch Gordon Hayward use his peripheral vision the whole game. He never seemed to focus on any one thing. the Jazz did end up winning.

Lights at Temple Square

We were too busy to visit Temple Square and see all the lights before Christmas, so we had to squeeze it in tonight for FHE. The rest of UT had the same idea!

First we went to City Creek for some dinner and to play on the dinosaurs

 

 

 

 

Saw the ZCMI candy windows

Beautiful lights at Temple Square

 

 

 

 

 

Back to Dad's office to raid the treats in the kitchen

 

 

 

Where the Bacon is made

Jess brushing up on her putting

 

 

 

 

Loves her new iPad

 

Quilt Aunt Kaye made Mike

 

Sledding with Cousins

The Weenigs were down from Jackson Hole and they organized a sledding partee!
Mueller Park Jr High sledding hill was hard packed

 

 

Mac 

 Tyler

 Crayton face planted and got scratched up

 Big girls

Mom with the little guys 

 

Big boys

 Christian was a crazy sledding machine

 Hadders and Ginny

Olivia sledding while eating an apple! that is talent!

 Stori

 Jessie Poo