Vacation

We are taking a trip . . .

in THREE days!!

We are very excited about this trip!

Because. . .

We are going to DISNEYLAND!!

We got this package in the mail

 open it up to find an envelope which says, "Your Happier Is Here"

 And all the goodies inside!

 Four 3-day park hopper tickets! (the fourth one is for my mom because Isaiah is still 2 and therefore FREE!) and four meal passes to eat with the characters at Goofy's Kitchen!

We also decided to splurge for the photopass+ so we don't miss a thing!

We will be going on August 18th and are staying through the 21st. I am so excited to be able to take the boys to the happiest place on earth!

Let's Go Have FUN!

This summer has been crazy busy! This is the first summer with ZERO hospital time for Owen. We have taken full advantage of this awesome accomplishement and are having a blast.

We took the kids to . . .

The Fair!

I know! Sounds crazy!

The first thing I think of when I think of the fair. . . germ infested. . . unsanitary . . . dirty

But, it was FUN!

The boys went crazy! And I didn't whip out my hand sanitizer every 2 seconds either!

We went right when it opened and decided to splurge for the unlimited ride pass. We were so hoping the kids would enjoy the rides. The first ride?

Rockin' Tug (picture below)

 We picked this ride because we could go on it with them. I thought that they might like it more if mommy and daddy were having fun with them. I was right. They were a little hesitant at first, especially Isaiah. But, Heath and I were excited and keeping the energy positive. Once it was over, the kids were screaming, AGAIN!

Success!



We played all morning long, running from ride to ride. The boys were having so much fun. At around 3pm I could tell they were getting a little tired and cranky. Since we live minutes away, I decided it would be a good idea to go home and take a nap while daddy stayed and watched the destruction derby. Then they would be refreshed and ready to go for round 2. When the kids got up from their nap, Isaiah asked immediately, "Mom! Let's go have FUN!!" as he threw his arms up in the air! It was adorable! He kept saying that over and over until we arrived back at the fair. We ended up staying until closing that day (11pm) and the kids were exhausted but you could tell they had an amazing time.



Swim Lessons

Although Owen is currently in the hospital, I wanted to share what we were doing this past week . . . swimming lessons!

Owen got out of the hospital in early June and was doing great. So, we decided that it would be super great to sign the boys up for a parent and child swim lesson. Although I taught this class for many years, we do not have a pool and I wanted to be able to be with the boys in the pool without having to fight the public crowds during the day. It was so worth the money to be able to play with our boys with only about 10 people in the pool. The class is a 2 week class, each morning for a half an hour. I am hoping to get some sort of refund for Owen since he will obviously be unable to attend the second week.

Anyway, the boys have been great in the water! They just love the pool!! I knew Isaiah would love it because he LOVES his bath and splashes and plays in the water. Owen doesn't really like baths so I was a little worried he would be uncomfortable in the pool. That wasn't the case at all. He really liked the water. I had so much fun trying to teach them to kick, move their arms, blow bubbles, and go under water.

Here are a few pictures of the fun filled week!

Isaiah holding on to the side . . . all by himself!

 Mommy teaching Owen how to kick

Owen is just soo excited!

 Isaiah is having so much fun

Even Grandma had to joing in on the fun!

Isaiah, Kassidy, Carson, Kathleen, and Owen

Family in the pool!