Because this just deserves a post of it's own...

Video of Addison's first rollercoaster ride...

I love Jane in the background too. So funny.

January 7th, 2011

Disneyland: We spent a day at Disneyland with a whole bunch of family; Grama and Papa Johnson, Aunt Michelle and Emma, Aunt Mandy and her girls Jane and Annie, Uncle Dennis and Aunt Patty and their girls Chelsea and Cammi. It was a fun day. We met a whole bunch of Character's at Minnie's Breakfast, rode most of our favorite rides, and had an all around good time. There were a few memorable "firsts" as well. Addison rode her first roller coaster, and Emma lost her first tooth. Thanks Grama and Papa for a day filled with family and fun. I pre-apologize for all the many pictures... I just couldn't pick which ones to post.

 On the Dumbo ride, I took a picture of us. After I put my camera away and went to say something to Ryan, I noticed he had a bee on his head. Made me wonder how long it had been on that glistening dome... turns out, I caught it in our picture.

 Nice bee right?

 Ryan even got a shave/haircut from Hook...

 Someday, I will have a vacation picture of Ryan and I taken by someone else...

 Emma and her bloody socket...

 Poor Annie was sick the whole day, I got this look a lot from her...

January 6th, 2011

California Adventure: We spent a fun filled day at California Adventure. We headed right in to Toy Story, which was the kids favorite ride of the day. We went on Mickey's fun wheel and picked a swinging cart. Ryan almost threw up, Dodge held on to his chair with a death grip, and Addison had to cover her eyes. It was hilarious! We did Ariel's Character Lunch and got to meet a bunch of  Princesses. Addison literally fell out of her seat when she saw Belle come out. The food was really good too. I really enjoyed it. The kids really enjoyed the Bug's world rides. Dodge even got to do the bumper cars all by himself. He was so excited. We went on tons of rides and took in a lot of shows. We ended the day with the World of Color, which was awesome. It really was the only thing we actually had to wait for. I wish I would have filmed some of it, but I didn't even take a picture! It was super cool, I would recommend doing the dinner and a show package so you get good seats for it. We will definitely do that instead of the lunch next time we go. They are building a cars world that opens next year. I think we will have to check it out when it is done. 

January 5th, 2011

We drove down to California for a couple days of fun. The kids did better than I expected in the car, it must have been the DVD players and Dodge's iPod that kept them entertained. Our first stop was at GG and Papa Cioffi's for dinner. It was so fun to have them all to ourselves for a few hours. GG made a yummy dinner and Papa made Ryan's favorite dessert: Lemon Meringue Pie (with lemon's from Papa's lemon tree!). I don't know what it is about that lemon tree, but it is magic! It was awesome. The kids enjoyed playing with GG and Papa. It was so fun to see you guys. Thank you so much for having us! We love you GG and Papa!

January 3rd, 2011

Snow Day! We woke up to a whole bunch of snow. Addison really wanted to make "frosty" so we got to work. The kids had a lot of fun playing in the snow. Addison tried eating some, it was a little cold. Our poor frosty didn't last too long though. He fell over by the afternoon. Addison kept saying "frosty sleeping, He go night night." it was pretty stinkin cute.