I was able to sneak away to Disneyland a couple of times in March with just my older boys. We love those days because we can power through lots of rides without dealing with strollers and height restrictions. We nicknamed the theme park “DL” while we talked about it around…
We met up with cousins and grandparents the day after Valentine’s Day at our favorite place. Troy’s sister introduced us to the Jolly Holiday Bakery and it has now become a staple. We love the view of the castle from the main roundabout where the restaurant is located. Nash relaxed…
While Nash and I were at Disneyland celebrating his birthday, we took advantage of the limited Lunar New Year celebration. It was the highlight of our day to watch the Chinese acrobats perform at Paradise Pier. Their act kept getting bigger and more challenging. It was unreal to watch. I…
As is tradition, I swept Nash away on Disney date during the week of his birthday. The boys look forward to their individual day-long dates the entire year. We began the day in Tomorrowland, where Nash was adorned with a cloak and lightsaber to fight the mighty Darth Vader. He…
We had some family in town at the end of January so while the older boys were at school I swept Crew away on a Disney date. My feisty, back-talking threenager probably shouldn’t have been rewarded with a Disney day, but something told me some one-on-one attention was just what…
The minute we stepped back through the turnstiles leading to Disneyland an overwhelming feeling washed over us. It felt like being home. We surprised the boys with annual passes for Christmas and after taking a year off, the anticipation of going back was palpable. I understand that not everyone feels as…
The boys and I were a bit emotional about our annual Disney passes coming to an end in February. I’m sure we will make the investment again sometime in the future, but the finality of our first year in California being over hit us hard. When we sat the boys…
Nash was the last sibling to have his one-on-one date with me at Disneyland and he made a list of ride priorities months in advance. We put a date on the calendar where Troy could work from home and Nash and I could escape for the entire day. And then…
I was talking to a friend last night about how her grandfather insisted on having the Christmas decorations taken down before January 1st because he didn’t like to mix the old year with the new. I love that sentiment. Oh how I wish I had all things Christmas wrapped up…
I kept Crew’s Halloween costume simple this year after pouring all of my time into making Finn’s pineapple costume and gathering items for Blake and Nash’s Descendants costumes. He tried on the adorable golfer costume that his older brothers wore and wanted nothing to do with it. He was much…
