Disneyland Trip (Spring Break!)

So April 11-18 was Spring Break for me and that week was between Ryan's classes and finals...so we headed down to California for the week--DISNEYLAND!!

There were 5 of us total. Ryan, Katrina, Kamryn, Krista, and Ryan. (Krista and Ryan are a couple of my younger siblings. They also have Annual Passes this year and we have agreed to take them a few times with us this year!)

Fun car ride!






Finally we made it! :)




Kamryn's excited to be at Disneyland again! :)

Waiting in lines: It was Spring Break so we were expecting it to be WAY crowded and long long lines...but it wasn't actually too bad! You just have to know how to work the system! :)





But it was crowded enough that we didn't do much of Fantasyland, but we did do King Arthur's Carousel a few times. That was probably Kamryn's favorite ride the first time she was at Disneyland--but she didn't LOVE it as much this time. She liked it but wasn't as fascinated with the gold bar again! :)


While we were there, some friends of ours from Provo (Winegardners), texted us and let us know they were going to be at Disneyland one of the days we were there. We only got to hang out with them for a couple of hours but it was so fun! We're planning on trying to plan a trip together sometime soon!



This picture is pretty awesome! I think it is incredible that we had both babies (6 and 9 months old) looking and even Samantha is smiling!! :) (the only thing that could be better is Kamryn's binkie out of her mouth!)


The theme at Disneyland this year is "What will you celebrate?!" They have this statue at the top of Main Street. Mickey balloons, streamers and an "invitation" to celebrate with them. Kinda cute...but I already miss the "Year of a Million Dreams" theme that they did for the last 2 years. The celebrate theme isn't nearly as good/fun...but Disneyland is still my favorite place! :)


It's a Small World is probably Kamryn's favorite ride (along with Winnie the Pooh). Disney just opened Small World again after they have added Disney characters dolls in it now. I was worried when I heard they were changing it because it is such a classic ride, but it was very tasteful. There are characters like Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Ariel, Dory and Nemo, Mulan, Lion King characters, Lilo and Stitch, etc.

Kamryn was intrigued! :)




Lori (our wonderful friend who lets us come stay at her house everytime we go to Disneyland) came with us to Disneyland one day. It is always fun being around her! Then as if it wasn't enough for her to let us stay at her house, she took us out to eat at the new Cheesecake factory in Anaheim! It was yummy!


Our only picture with just the 3 of us....not great but at least we have one! :)




And because we were going to graduate in the next couple of weeks...we had to take some pictures with graduation caps! :)



And our Disney trip ended. :( When we got home, I had to find a ticker to start counting down to the next Disneyland visit! :)

Graduation is here!!

Ryan and I are both graduating within the next two weeks! Yay!!

BYU commencement is April 24th and USU is May 2nd.

We decided last week at Disneyland that we wanted to make graduation announcements for ourselves! We came up with this yesterday in about an hour!

I love it! Not many people get to do one together with their spouse! We love it!

First Easter!

Kamryn's first Easter compromised of 2 different "parties"...both NOT on Easter! :)

We were going to be driving to California on Easter Sunday this year and my parents were going to be in China over Easter Sunday...so we had to celebrate early!

So, the Sunday before Easter, we spent the day with my family. My family's Easter Bunny makes finding baskets difficult some years....he strings different colors of yarn around the house and the kids have to follow their color to find their basket! Here's what the front room looks like in the morning! :)



Kamryn was able to crawl underneath all of it! Didn't affect her much...

...till she saw it from above!! :)

The Easter Bunny brought Mommy and Daddy big bowls of candy....

and brought Kamryn a soft pink bunny! She wasn't so sure about it at first!


This green dress was also a gift from Grammy...kinda 'Eastery' so I wanted to take more pictures of her in it. This is what I got!








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She kept moving and moving and moving! :) It was so funny! Some of them turned out kinda cute though! :) She dove for my camera a couple times too! Such an electronic guru already!

The other Easter celebration we had was with Ryan's family... Saturday before Easter Sunday. (They were also all going out of town on Easter Sunday! haha)

Kamryn got a Little Einstein Toy Piano that she LOVES! It's a little old for her to understand it all but she loves pushing all the buttons and making it light up. Grandma and Grandpa also got her a Peter Cottontail book that sings when you open it. She also loves that! She played with both on our trip to California this past week!

Ryan and I gave Kamryn a Winnie the Pooh toy for Easter. It spins and talks and has lights and colors. She loved it at the store so we thought we'd get it for her for Easter!

(And I just realized I don't have any pictures of either toy with her! Yikes! I'll have to get some and come back and edit this post! oops!! I think I had forgotten my camera that night. I wonder if Grandma Linda got any pictures that night.)

Anyway, Happy Easter Kamryn! We love you!

We're back

So, I think I need to take off my ticker for Disneyland now that we're back...what do you think!?

BUT it was SO so so much fun! I needed that trip! I'm ready now to finish up my last two weeks of Student teaching! Bring it on! :)

(I'll blog more about Cali...beautiful warm Cali...when I get pictures up and I'm not so tired! Drove home ALL day today...sitting in the car for hours and hours really wears it out of you!!) :)

Ryan is DONE!!

Ryan attended his last day of college classes today!! I'm so proud of him and excited for him.

I love you sweetie!

Graduation is April 24th!

A struggle mixed with happiness!

This week has been tough. I have started to feel actual burn-out with student teaching and just wanting and wishing for the end to come faster!

BUT ... among these hardships and stresses of life, a few good things have happened or are happening this week!

My parents left for China this morning! (good thing for them! I'm jealous!!) :)

Ryan bought us an early anniversary gift on Tuesday--- a California King size bed! (Got a GREAT deal on it --a real steal actually!!) I'm SO excited! Not only is it a BIG bed, but it is also a Tempr-pedic mattress! (Like I said...great deal! We don't have the finances to pay for a $2,000 mattress!)

Tomorrow is FRIDAY! And it is spring break this week! We are going to Disneyland!! :) The happiest place on earth! I can get rid of all our worries for a few days! Sounds wonderful! :)

Amidst trials...there are always good things happening in life as well.

She hasn't just been sick this month!!

So, I mentioned in a recent post that Kamryn has had a cold for the past month... BUT...

We were at my parents' house last weekend and my sister, Krista, was sharing her ice cream with Kamryn, and letting Kamryn suck on her finger.

Suddenly we heard Krista -- "Ouch!"

We all turned to her and said, "What?!!"

"She bit me!!"

Sure enough, we looked in Kamryn's mouth and there was a little tooth poking out of her bottom gum! her bottom left tooth is already showing and sharp!! How we didn't notice that in her mouth until now...I don't know!! :) But I'm glad to know that the recent cold symptoms may be partly because she has been (and is) teething! :)

The only problem is that I can't get a picture yet because she won't let us open her mouth long enough! I'll keep trying! :)

Oh...and PS... I got Marley and Me today! Yay! :) (Now the trick will be finding time to watch it!)