January 2015

 January was a fun month.  Grandma and Grandpa came home from the Caimans.  Kaylee made Grandma a hat.

 We also got frost on our grass.  I used to call this crunchy grass because I loved hearing it crackle under my feet as a kid.  Ok as an adult too.

 Christmas brought us a bigger variety of games to play as a family.  Crazy Eights is now a game we all enjoy.

 Remember these fun Mickey shirts we made back in December?

 WE WENT TO DISNEYLAND IN THEM!!!  It was so exciting being there and seeing the kids enjoy the day.  Although I have to say they go this thing from Kevin where they don't really have fun reactions at first.  They took everything in at the moment and the next day they wouldn't stop talking about all their favorite parts!!  THEY LOVED IT ALL!

 The best part is that while everyone was worried that having kids at Disneyland (for Kaylee's birthday) was going to ruin the day, they were perfectly behaved.  It went SO very smooth.

 Anxiously awaiting to enter and see the castle!

 SPLASH MOUNTAIN!!  The first ride we went on was Big Thunder Mountain which Kaylee liked ok except for the pyrotechnics at the end.  So on Splash Mountain she hid the whole time.  Of course we had her go on Splash mountain 2nd.  After that we went on the Winnie the Pooh ride which I think was both their favorite rides.  Malcolm got to see Rabbit and Tigger while the rest of us (minus Claudia who was with Mal) rode Splash mountain. 

 Malcolm's "Bear Hug" harness was a lifesavor.  No lost kids at Disney. 

We made sure to visit King Arthur's Carousel.  It was fun going on that as a family.

We went and saw the Frozen show there and we all loved it.  I also realized that I am not 5 anymore and sitting on the ground with the kids was quite painful.  But it was worth it for the kids to be happy and protected.

We got to go with my dad in the handicap line because of his bad hip.  This is Kaylee spending her time "in line" tickling Julio.

This is one of my favortie pictures of us.  I love Kaylee's face. I zoomed in on it so you could get a good look.

This is Claudia and Kaylee before we got to Disney (the pictures aren't completely in order)

This is in line at the Frozen show and probably one of my most favorite pictures ever.

Waiting in line at Space Mountain.

I love the family pictures we took outside the castle!

Malcolm fell asleep on the Pirate of the Caribbean ride.

We then went to go watch the show Fantasmic that takes place at the water across from the Haunted Mansion.  We loved it.

Kaylee was still having fun and happy right here at the end of the night.

Julio and Claudia.

So Malcolm slept until Fantasmic started and there was loud booms and he was startled awake and continued to shake throughout the show.  Kevin held him the whole time comforting him.  We all enjoyed the show still.  We just felt a little bad for Malcolm.

This is the next morning.  We bought them hoodies as souvenirs. 

Now the other parts of January.  Malcolm learned how to put on these pairs of shoes by himself.

We went to my friend Carolyn's baby shower and Kevin won the game of who will drink out of a bottle the fastest.

And Malcolm won which kid can keep a sour pop in their mouth the longest.

Claudia's birthday was Januray 19th and I made her a yummy cake for all to enjoy.

This was one of her preschool projects.  All the kids thought they were kites so I took a picture while it lasted.

We all went to this fun free event for kids all about music.  The San Diego Symphony played.  Kaylee's favorite instrument was the violin and Malcolm's favorite instrument was the zebra.  That is right.  I have got some educating to do.  

The conductor's wife was in my mom's 3rd grade class at Jamacha back when she worked there.  So it was fun seeing her and saying hi from my mom.

Malcolm doing airplane.  I am not standing on my son.  hahaha

Kaylee napping.  

Malcolm is obbsessed with Dolphins so of course we need to stop at these drains often.

Malcolm has been doing pretty good going on the potty.  Still not done potty training but we are that much closer to not buying pull ups anymore.

We went to the Mormon Batallion parade event and Elder Holland was there.  I took this picture (after I shook his hand) and later I realized that beautiful lady in the blue skirt is my Aunt Claudia who got to help Elder Holland all day!

Then we had some yummy Mexican food.

After that we went to a birthday party/show for two of Maria's (my cousin's) band mates.  Here is Strickly skunk playing at Harry Griffin park in La Mesa.  They sounded fantastic!

The kids got to hear them too a little bit before Kevin brought them to the playground.

Here is my beautiful cousin Maria on the keyboard.  She also played trumpet and guitar.  Love this girl!!  So that was January.  I hope to finish February soon.  We are having trouble putting my phone pictures on the computer.