With Seth's birthday being on a holiday weekend in the middle of summer, we never know who will show up for his parties. This year, we had his birthday on the 3rd...the Saturday before the fourth of July. We figured many families would be out of town. We were pleasantly pleased to find out that they weren't!
Seth started out the piñata line and it just wouldn't break! Good thing...there were 32 kids (including a baby) at the party...this piñata made it through all 31 hitters! Wow!
The pie eating and watermelon seed spitting contests were a HUGE success!
Crazy boys at cake time
The weather turned out just right for a pool party...not too hot, and not too cold. The solar made our pool temperature just perfect!
The day after returning from Mammoth, we packed up the kids and headed to Disneyland for my 34th birthday. As always, we loved our stay at Disneyland!
My sweet Emmy wore her Minnie outfit all day. Here she is as we waited to go on the Winnie the Pooh ride. Randy and the boys were on Splash Mountain!
We went on the canoes for the first time! They were so much fun...one of the boys' new favorites. I grew up hearing stories about a terrible experience my mom and dad had on the canoes with people who didn't row, so I was always reluctant to do so, but our crew was great. Even Princess Emerson got to paddle!
What is Disneyland without a trip to the Mad Hatter?
Tea Time!
Randy and the kids in line for Pirates of the Caribbean
The boys LOVE the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. It think it will always be their favorite at Disneyland park!
We celebrated my birthday dinner at the Blue Bayou. It was so fun to see the boys reaction when they realized where we were. They couldn't believe you could really eat there!
We enjoyed a fun five days in Mammoth with Randy and Mary Jurgensen. We hiked, hit the slopes and hung out at the pool. Good times are shown below in no particular order...
This was the view from our room in the Village
Rainbow Falls...near the end of our "lovely" 12 mile hike
Taking a break from the slopes. Yes...we were able to hit the slopes this late in the season due to strange California weather and some late spring storms. Surprisingly, the mountain doesn't close for skiing and boarding until July 5th!
I can't believe my baby girl is 3! We decided to do her first interview to document what it means to be three. But first...
My oh my...look how she's grown...
One of her first baths...First river trip...
No comment...but had to include this one...
Darling...
So cute...even after her big "crash"!
Terrific Two!Watch out boys!My precious girlie girl!Because I didn't document the third birthday very well, I decided to complete "An Interview with Emerson." I must admit, it wasn't my idea...I saw this done on another cute mom's blog and had to follow suit...
Here goes...
me: emmy, whats your favorite song?
emmy: giddy on up
m: favorite princess?
e: sleeping beauty
m: favorite color?
e: pink
m: favorite food?
e: chicken nuggets
m: favorite book?
e: white (Hmmm…I don’t know that one!)
m: favorite game?
e: game? ummmm…mickey mouse is my favorite!
m: favorite show?
e: what’s my show name?
m: what do you like to watch on tv?
e: word world
m: thing to do?
e: play
m: favorite drink?
e: ice (okay…)
m: favorite thing at disneyland?
e: playing princess…no…saying hi to sleeping beauty
m: favorite boy
m: mom or dad?
e: mom
m: who's your favorite person ever?
e: mom
m: who is your best friend?
e: maddie…and mom
m: what do daddy and mommy do at work?
e: play
m: what do you want to be when you grow up?
e: i don’t remember
m: how tall is mom?
e: big (with arms up)
m: how tall is daddy?
e: not big, no big (what?!?! and i'm BIG!)
m: what do you want the most right now?
e: eating dinner (didn't we just finish dinner?)
m: why is the sky blue?
e: because it’s wake up time
m: what makes a boy a boy and a girl a girl?
e: girl is emmy
m: is mom a girl or a boy?
e: you a mommy
m: dad?
e: boy
m: murray?
e: mommy!
m:pizza or hot dog?
e: hamburger (really?i don’t think she’s ever had one!)
m: milk or water?
e: water...no, juicy
m: playdough or bubbles?
e: bubbles
m: ice cream or cupcakes?
e: cupcakes
m: park or library?
e: park
m: pancakes or waffles?
e: waffles
m: softball or dance?
e: dance
m: softball or soccer?
e: soccer
m: softball or swimming?
e: swim in the pool
m: softball or bike riding?
e: riding bikes
m: softball or horse racing?
e: horses!
The boys and I decided to start summer out right and went to Disneyland. We have renewed our annual passes and are ready to enjoy them!
I have decided to try to do something "new" each time we visit Disney this year. This time, we rode the horse drawn street car down Main Street. Our horse, Bert, was so funny...super stubborn...and we had a great laugh!
Another first (for the boys at least) was Casey's Circus Train. They even got to ride in the caboose!
Hi Mickey!
We just LOVE Midway Mania! The line was a little long, but even Seth (Mr. Impatient) said it was definitely worth the wait!
Seth started out the piñata line and it just wouldn't break! Good thing...there were 32 kids (including a baby) at the party...this piñata made it through all 31 hitters! Wow!
