Happy Birthday Hayden

We celebrated Hayden's birthday a few days late since we were on vacation for his actual birthday. I bought a chocolate silk pie rather than make a cake. It was fast and easy and didn't require any additional energy on my part.

Hayden was excited to receive Lego Indiana Jones Wii game

Opening his present from Grandma Gosney: a cool art kit

For his last present he got laser guns

Rexburg Road trip

Three weeks ago I took the kids to Rexburg during their Fall break. We stayed at Motel 8, and the kids thought it was pretty luxurious because it had an indoor pool. We were able to visit my grandparents, Boyd and Janet and my sister Allie and her family. It was quite the experience taking that trip without Gabe and quite the challenge to get Mason to stay in his playpen and sleep at night. But it was good practice for our Disneyland trip.

While we were visiting we went to a few different parks, two of which had ducks. We bought a loaf of bread at the grocery store and the kids had so much fun feeding the ducks. Tucker was a little overwhelmed by their forwardness and ran shrieking when a duck plucked some bread right out of his hand. After that I stuck him in the back of the van to throw bread out the rear window where he felt much safer.

Climbing on rocks at the I.F. park

Brianna sneaking up on the ducks

Feeding ducks from the safety of the van

A piece of bread for Mason...

...a piece of bread for the duck.

Happy Halloween

We were in San Diego for Halloween visiting Tom and Traci (Gabe's uncle and aunt). The kids had a fun day relaxing after our 3 days at Disneyland. It was nice and sunny so the kids were eager to slip into their swim suits and jump into the pool.

The boys enjoying the "luke-warm" hot tub

Brianna relaxing in the sun

The kids dressed up in their costumes to go trick or treating with their cousins. The boys didn't last very long because their feet were already worn out from 3 days of walking. But they still managed to rack up a lot of candy.

Hayden was Indiana Jones and
Brianna dressed as a Vampire

Tucker as a ghost

Mason dressed as Woody

Mason kicked off his boots to relax
and enjoy some candy

Disney Land

After battling the Swine Flu for a week, Anna and the kids recovered enough to go on our Disney Land vacation last week for Hayden's birthday. Of course there was crying, and whining and fun all mixed in, but I think the kids will only remember the fun. Walking 10-12 hours each day was quite tiring, but the kids were all troopers and we even survived sleeping 6 people in a small hotel room for 4 nights.

Snow White's Castle

The Sword in the Stone

A Bug's Land

Aladdin

Mickey's Toon Town

Mom, Tucker and Mason riding Dumbo

Flea circus bumper cars

Hayden's favorite ride was Pirate's of the Caribbean which we went on 8 times. Tucker's was Buzz's astro blasters, Mason's favorite ride was Dumbo, and Brianna loved the scarier rides like Space Mtn. California Screamin, and Hollywood Tower of Terror (which I went on with her but thought I was going to die!)

Mason snoozing, Brianna on carousel

Tucker in Mickey's House

Hayden and Mason in Mickey's House

Enjoying a river boat ride...

...with the whole family

Tucker checking out the Halloween sceen

Hayden's birthday cake in Mickey's house

Friday was Hayden's birthday and we celebrated with a birthday dinner at the Blue Bayou which is a restaurant in the Pirate's of the Caribbean ride. The kids were so exhausted that they all fell asleep on the table before we were finished.