Disneyland Post #2

Eva and I rode the Dumbo ride together! It was fun to be up in the air and the breeze was refreshing! :)

Eva and I were with my sister-in-law Michelle and her two youngest (except the one on the way) children, Amber and Brandon.

This one is a little blurry but here is Eva riding the carousel with her Grandma Rushforth. Grandma was such a trooper, dealing with all the trauma we caused her. I really appreciate all she did to make it a wonderful day for Eva.

Eva with her cousins Justin and Brandon in Toon Town.

Spencer sat in the stroller or was held all day. There was no where I could let him down to crawl and he was less than happy about that.

Cinderella's castle! This was after she threw up and we changed her clothes. Luckily, Michelle had an extra shirt that fit her! Thanks, Michelle! Eva slept in the stroller after she threw up so we carried Spencer. Here we are with Walt Disney close to main street.

Eva watching the Disney parade with Grandma.

Disneyland Post #1

I am so sorry we are so terribly slow at updating this blog but as most of you know, life gets insanely busy and I have to admit, blogging is the first thing to go when I run out of time.

Disneyland was crazy! We had a good time but it was WAY TOOOOOO HOT! I don't know for sure how hot but between 90 and 100. And for those of you who know me, I don't do that kind of weather! I did not arrive at Disneyland at the beginning of October, expecting it to be so hot. I had prepared for . . . um . . . colder weather. I even had umbrella's and sweaters and blankets for the kids in the bottom of the stroller but, as you can imagine, I didn't need any of that. I think I suffered heat exhaustion or something because I couldn't get cool enough and I got very dizzy and very cranky! I took a break and sat with Spencer in the shade and in the air conditioned baby care place on Main street. Spencer's face was all red and sweaty - poor guy! He was ready for the heat either. Even little Eva was hot! Because they are my children and they go or don't go where I go or don't go, they don't get in the hot sun all that much.

To top it all off, Eva went one too many times on the tea cups and threw up all over the tea cup, Grandpa, and the revolving floor of the ride so the closed the ride to clean it all up. We tried to go on Alice and Wonderland a little while after that and she threw up again - not as much as the first time, thank heavens.

Despite the unexpected events, we had a good time. Eva got to see Buzz Lightyear and ride all the cool rides. I enjoyed very much watching her face light up or her look of amazement. I believe her favorite ride was the Carousel but I could be mistaken.

As we entered the gate . . . the kids didn't want to stop for pictures . . .

Our first ride was Buzz Lightyear . . . it was really fun! I loved seeing Eva's face. This was her first time going to an amusement park with rides.

This is right before we got on Alice in Wonderland for the first time (before the tea cup incident).

Eva in front of the Mad Hatter's little door right outside the Alice in Wonderland ride. We put this monkey leash/backpack on her to keep her with us and it was a good thing we did or I would have lost her. She complained about it a little because I am sure it was hot but she wore it the whole time.

Isn't she beautiful? :)

Guess where we are going?

YEP, you guessed it . . . DISNEYLAND! Adam has to go to work and school but I am in the middle of making arrangements for Eva, Spencer and I to go to Disneyland in a week! YEAH! Wow - only a week away? I have a lot to do! Got to run - we will post some pictures when we get back and we will have loads of fun for you all! :)

Peaches . . . lots of peaches!

Last Thursday, my mom and I spent the whole day canning! I was a lot of fun and now I have LOTS of bottled peaches for winter. YEAH! My kitchen was quite the mess by the time we were done but I had a great time. Thanks mom, you're the greatest!

How can that be comfortable?

I have no idea how you can fall asleep like this but this is how Spencer fell asleep just 15 minutes ago. I was resting on the couch because I sprained my ankle Monday night and he was running around playing. He had gotten into a bag of stuff for him that my sister had sent down and he fell asleep in it. I just tried to transfer him to bed and feed him on the way but it didn't go over too well. :(

Spencer went to the doctor - finally

Spencer went to the doctor for his 9 month well child visit. He missed his 6 month one because we didn't have insurance.

Here are his stats:

Age: 9 and 1/2 months

Length: 28 1/4 . . . 25 %

Weight: 18.14 . . . 10%

Head Circ: 47 cm . . . 75%

So he has a huge head and is taller than he should be for his weight. That is pretty much what it comes down to! :) He is doing really well and looks very healthy. He didn't care too much for the shots and he has been quite miserable since. He woke up with a fever and in pain. Poor guy! He will get over it in a jiffy though!

E . . V . . A!

Eva has been attending pre-school and loving it! I am so excited for her and all that she gets to do and learn. Her teacher, Miss Cheryl, is a dear and Eva has so much fun in her class. Tonight, Eva was drawing after her bath: I asked her to draw her name since she had been learning to do that in pre-school (every day they come in and trace their name on a piece of paper). So she did. The top part (A V E) is her first attempt. Then I showed her that she had written it backwards and I wrote it for her the right way. Then she wrote it the correct way (down on the bottom right corner) - a few too many lines on the E but she did great! I am very proud of her!

WAY TO GO EVA!