Our Disney Adventure!

We thought that we would share a few of the pictures and highlights from our trip. We really had a great time! I wish that our time there didn't go by quit so fast.

Day 1--Alyvia's first airplane ride!
I was amazed at how well Alyvia did on the airplane. It was a 1 hr 25 min, and she did super the whole way. A movie and snacks seemed to keep her busy. We saw Elder Bednar and Elder Anderson in the airport that morning. That was kind of a highlight!

Day 2--California Adventure
The Shows here were absolutley amazing! I loved High School Musical (That one was for you Chad & Tay) and Alladin! I could have watched them over and over!

Meeting Cinderella was pretty neat. Alyvia ran up to her with open arms. Cinderella was so sweet to her!





Just a few pictures from the Pixar Parade in California Adventure. We loved it!

Day 3--Walking through Downtown Disney

Brady & Alyvia being silly in the pool.


This giraffe is made completely out of legos. Right up Brady's ally!

Enjoying our ice cream treat!

Day 4--1st Day of Disneyland

Alyvia wasn't too sure about Goofy! She thought he was more funny from a distance.



Riding the Dumbo ride with Alyvia was a real treat! She laughed the whole time!



Day 5--2nd Day of Disneyland

Finally we found Mickey Mouse!!

TOON TOWN

The Tea Cups were super fun.


Alyvia loved the little Rabbits house from Alice in Wonderland!







Just some of our Disney Cuisine.



Alyvia just couldn't wait to pull out her new doll set of Minnie, Mickey, Pluto, Goofy and Donald Duck. So there she was playing with them on the side walk! It sure kept her busy. (Don't mind Brady's happy face, he really is having a great time.)



Main Street Disney our last night there. It really was spectacular!






Day 6 -- Just Gettin Home.

This is on our way home waiting in the airport. Alyvia loved to watch all the action out the window. I'd say we had pretty good seats for that show!

We've been looking forward to this trip for a couple of months. Brady's parents and Grandma Workman were able to go with us. They were great travel buddies. They were such good sports to help so much with Alyvia and let Brady and I go on ton of the super cool rides. Nap time helped with this, and thank goodness Alyvia napped well in her stroller. I think we all could have done with out the earth quake while we were down there. Let's just say it shook us up a bit. Bill, Diane, and Grandma, we appreciate you very much and were so glad you were able to come along. Thanks for an unforgettable trip! Alyvia and I will always remember our first time to Disneyland!



These are the souvenirs we ended up with. I loved Alyvia's Mickey Ears, and that they embroidered her name on the back. She'll have those forever! OK the pink fish has a funny story. I hope you don't all think that we would buy our daughter a kind of funny looking thing, but Brady Alyvia and I were sitting on a bench eating a churro waiting for Bill, Diane, and Grandma to come out of the Aladdin show, and a cute family with teenage kids came up to us and asked if Alyvia would like this little fish ( I think it's supposed to be a girl version of Nemo ) any way Alyvia's face lit up and we couldn't say no. It is kinda cute. Supposedly the son had just won it and didn't want to carry it around, so Alyvia scored on that one.

On His Way To State!!

So my brother Brian is on his way to Boise this morning for the State Track Meet. He qualified in three events this year! He'll be running the anchor leg for the medley relay, the open 800 and the mile. We're so proud of him and hope he goes and does his very best so he can feel good about his experience there. I hope he'll still love us even though we'll be off chatting with Micky Mouse instead of cheering him on at Bronco Stadium. Last night we were out at my parents and my mom asked if we needed anything else, Brian said,"I know what they need, directions to Bronco Stadium." So he was kidding, of course we know how to get to the smurf turf. I know he just wants us to be there. I wish we would have connected the dates a little better. Thank goodness it's not his Senior Year. We'll be cheering you on Brian from the magical world of Disneyland. Good Luck! We love you! (oh he's the one in Buhl Black)

This was after church one Sunday. Brian and come into town and went to church with us, then he and Alyvia just crashed when we got home. I love this picture. Alyvia loves her Uncle Brian.

A very good Mother's Day!

I don't know about all of you but Mother's Day is kind of an emotional day for me since I've had Alyvia. (Silly I know) Mother's Day this year was no exception. I just get so overwhelmed at how much my mom means to me as well as the other mom's in my life. My mom is strong in so many ways. She's pretty much the glue!! I know that this mother's day was quit different for her. This was the first one with out her own mom. I know that she was thinking a lot about her yesterday. I was too mom! And like you I miss her like crazy! I know she's very proud of the kind of mothers her daughters have become. I hope I can be one like that too! We did get a really fun treat yesterday as well. My brother on his mission got to call home. I hope my mom feels like she got to talk to him enough because we kinda hogged the phone. He's really enjoying Peru and all the fun things that come with it. That was his last phone visit until he comes home. HURRAY!! Some days I just miss him like crazy. It's kinda funny how you can get so much closer to someone even though he's so far away. Well here's to a great Mother's Day!!

The Linemen Inc.

Brady and our good friend Kevin started their own little parking lot striping business a few years ago. They striped a lot of lots while we lived in Rexburg going to school. It's been a great thing for them. I think they like it mostly because it gives them and excuse to hang out together late at night with all the crazies! It's not a bad deal for Amber and I either. When the boys are away the girls will play! We've had some fun weekends with them. To tell you about their shirts; Kevin's in-laws had his shirt made for him for his birthday one year, and he thought Brady needed one too. So Brady got one from them for his next birthday. The shirt is mandatory while on the job. :) Thanks guys for being great business partners!




Alyvia loves her friend baby Kamryn! She changes so much every time we see her.