Thursday, July 29, 2010

Disneyland

Phil's brother lives in Costa Mesa, California, which is awfully close to Anaheim. So we decided to take the kids to Disneyland one afternoon. We waited until the afternoon because it was so HOT during the day! I think it was record high temps everywhere we visited!

Goofy greeted us when we went in the park!
We waited in line to see the princesses. They have 3 princesses hidden away in a castle and it is the luck of the draw which 3 you get to see. We saw Belle...
and Ariel....
and Princess Tiana.
We also got to go to story time with Cinderella. It was one of the girls' favorites from the day!
Megan got her face painted like Duchess from the Aristocats.
I'm not sure why this kitten looked so sad...
We enjoyed cooler temps by going to Disneyland in the afternoon. The only downfall of going in the afternoon, is that some of the characters start to go to bed at the end of the day. We tried to go see Pooh Bear, Megan's absolute favorite person in the whole world. (I think she prefers Pooh to her Mom and Dad.)But when we got to Critter Country, he had already disappeared. We were fortunate to discover a parade while we were walking around. And guess who was on top of a float in the parade? Pooh Bear!! I wasn't able to get a picture of Pooh, of Megan with Pooh, but take a look at Megan when she spots her best friend up on the float. Pure joy.
Makena and Megan with Courtney
Megan riding Dumbo with Daddy!
Makena and Courtney on Dumbo!
Tea Cups!!!
I rode in a tea cup with Makena and Amanda.
Makena likes to go fast!
Aunt Deedee and Uncle Lane watched Everett so we could all go on the tea cups.
Megan and Phil at the castle...
All of us at Disneyland!
We took the whole crowd on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. This is a terrible picture of us....but it was Everett's first official ride. Megan started freaking out and was terrified most of the ride. We thought they would do okay because we rode it last year and everyone did fine. Everett loved it! I swear he was smiling a couple of times.
Makena and Megan got Minnie hats! Megan had smeared her face paint off during the Pirates of the Carribean. :)
Here we are with our little mice.
Here is Phil with the girls and Lane, Courtney and Amanda.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Playtime with the SoCal Moores

We walked down to the pool for some fun in the sun. Here is Megan with the baby whisperer, Courtney...
We went to watch Phil's niece, Amanda, play volleyball one night. She is 13 years old, just starting high school, and is already starting on varsity. Watch out Misty May!
The spectators: Lee, Makena, Courtney and Lane.
Uncle Lee with Courtney and Everett
I don't think he could have been any happier...

Newport Beach, CA

We left Seattle for Orange County, California. We were visiting Phil's brother Lane, and his family. We had a great time! The kids loved playing with their cousins.

Courtney and Everett on Newport Beach
Makena building a sand castle with Aunt DeeDee.
The girls buried Courtney in the sand!
The boys
Sledding at the beach is so much fun! The girls made a new friend named, Daphne.
We love California!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Seattle

Makena and Megan looking out at the harbor in Seattle.
Outside the aquarium on the waterfront.
We took a cruise around the harbor in Seattle. Here is Everett checking out the skyline...
Phil and his buddy...
Me and my buddies....
See the space needle?
Qwest and Safeco Fields are in the background....along with some kind of container ship.
We had a hall party at our hotel with our friend Jason Ketler. We had fun in the hall while the kiddos were asleep in the room.