Disney trip

Well we are back. The trip was great!

We left Seattle on Wednesday and Keira was super excited. She was looking forward to the hotel. We finally told her where we were going at dinner Wednesday night! She was jumping out of her skin. So we took the shuttle to Disneyland. When we arrived Keira couldn't sit still. We get through the bag check point and OMG it was Granny and Papa! Now Keira was just over the moon. We spent the first day at Disney in Fantasyland and Toontown. Paije's favorite ride was Dumbo and Keira's was Gadget's roller coaster. We saw Mickey, Goofey, and others. We had dinner at the Rainforest cafe which was a huge hit until the lightning storm. Neither girl liked it. Paije stole 2 beenie babies which we didn't know about until we were too far to want to walk back. She is our clepto.

On Friday we went back to Disneyland and another great suprise for Keira her cousins Josh and Caleb were there. She loved seeing them. They went on Tarzan's tree house, roger rabbit, gadget's roller coaster, auto=topia, buzz lightyear, and tons more. The boys had so much fun. We split up at 2pm cause we had reservations at Ariel's Grotto for a late lunch with the Princesses. We walked down the spiral staircase and OMG there was Princess Ariel. Keira's most favorite princess. Lots of hugs and pictures later we sat down for our meal. We met Belle, Aurora, Cinderella, and Jasmine. Needless to say Keira didn't eat one bite of food. She was just way too excited. This day before the lunch Jeff lost his glasses. We called 4 times that day to see if anyone turned them in. Lucky for him we got them the next morning.

Saturday we hit California Adventure and hit no lines. Keira found a new rollercoster and Paije loved A bugs Land. We stayed really late and watched the Fireworks.

Sunday we met up with Hompo and had breakfast at Goofy's kitchen. We lost Paije at the hotel. She made her way up the stairs and was sitting with some nice lady chatting her ear off. We finally get our picture taken with pluto and sit down to eat. We had so much fun with my grandpa or as all the younger kids call him Hompo. The buffet breakfast was excellent! We met Goofy, Alice, Baloo, Chip and Dale. We walked around the hotel and Downtown Disney with grandpa and then headed back to California Adventure. Another surprise for Keira is her Auntie Marisa was there. We went on a lot of rides and saw the Its good to be a bug show and the Disney parade. Marisa and I stayed at the park with Paije while Jeff and Keira went to the hotel to swim. It was hot and the Santa Ana wind were there too. I went on the big roller coaster which is the ride i really wanted to go on. We had so much fun.

The girls were so well behaved. Not one tantrum the entire trip. Paije loved it. she was all over the park. She didn't mind taking naps in the stroller. The only bad thing that happened was on the plane keira threw up. I felt so bad. There was no warning she just threw up. Of course being the bad mommy I am I had no clothes for her. SO a really nice mommy gave me a swim diaper and a long t-shirt for Keira to wear under her zip up jacket. Of course I didn't have any shirts either for myself and had to thrown mine away and just wear my zip up sweat shirt. We finally got home at 10:30 at night and got cleaned up and went to bed. We are already looking at planning our Disney world trip for 2010. I will post pictures soon.

Leaving for Disney

We leave for our Disney trip tomorrow. The girls clothes are pack and so is their carry on of toys, crayons, and snacks. Jeff and I still have to pack. We arrive at John Wayne airport at around 5:30. Keira still doesn't know where we are going. She now knows we are going on an airplane ride and staying at a hotel. She thinks that is the big surprise. We wont tell her until we are at the Disney gate on Thursday. She will flip. Jeff and I are so excited. I will be posting lots of pictures when we get back . Have a good weekend everyone.

Dee

Things we did this week

We had a fun weekend and week. On Saturday we went to the local corn maze. We didnt know it was a 2.5 mile maze lol so we didn't do that. We did play on the trikes and the tire swing. We also looked at the pumpkins. Sunday we stayed at home and watched football.

Keira is loving preschool. She is very excited when so goes. She is also walking around the house saying things like "apple, ah ah ah apple Apple starts with A, Banana ba ba banana banana starts with B" Its really cute. She asks me what all kinds of words start with.

Paije has learned to play Simon says. It is so cute. Watching her play with the big kids is comical. her new favorite game is to dump all the block out of the box after Keira puts them away.

Jeff and I are doing good. We had a date night on Saturday. We went to dinner and I bought some walking shoes for our trip to Disneyland. We leave next Wednesday. Keira doesn't know we are going. We did tell her we are taking a trip on an airplane and staying in a hotel. She thinks that is the big surprise.

Tonight Jeff and Keira played ponies and Cinderella. My hubby makes a great daddy pony and he is a great fairy godmother. Keira loves this time with her daddy. I am so glad she has a daddy who will play her girlie games. Here is this weeks pictures.




Fairy Princess Paije

Fairy Princess Keira

daddy playing with Keira




Tire Swing fun



She learned it from daddy

AAAHH kitty

Sisters

From the day Paije was born Keira loved her. It was quite evident when she came to the hospital to see her new baby sister and she wouldn't let anyone else hold her. We had to bribe her to let her grandma, grandpa, and even her daddy hold her new little sister. It was also evident at the time that Paijey already loved her big sissy. Whenever Keira would run by or stop to squeeze her foot Paije would light up. Yes of course they fight and make each other cry but for the most part they are really good together. Keira calls Paije her best friend. Here are some pictures over the last 2 years of the girls together. I love watching them grow up together.
















Princess Aurora and Baby Aurora

Keira's Hearing test

Jeff and I have had some concerns about Keira's speech and hearing. We went to the hearing and balance center today and she passed the hearing test with flying colors. She hear 100% out of both ears. I asked about her sensitivity to loud noises and he said it was completely normal and it should mellow out in the next 5 years and can take as long as until she is 10. The next step is to get her speech tested. Although she is getting a lot clearer now and we found out a lot of sounds she is having trouble with is normal for her age. So mostly likely it's just mama being overly cautious.

I will keep everyone posted.

Soccer Pictures

New Addiction

I have a new addiction. Its called Rock Band 2. Jeff picked it up yesterday and we have played it a lot since then. Don't worry the kids aren't being neglected....yet. We played so much today that my hand is all crampy from holding the guitar. Paije bops her head to the music. The girl has some serious rhythm already.

Keira had her first soccer game this Saturday. She only played about half the time. She gets really shy with large groups of people especially when they are watching her. There was some crying but we got her to kick the ball. Mommy and daddy had to take turns running with her. She even scored a goal. I will post pictures soon.

Off to play more Rock band......