Please pray for Kenleigh

By now many of you know who precious little Kenleigh is and today is a big day for her. She is having surgery to correct a few holes she has in her heart. They are trying to do it through a catheter in hopes that she will not have to have open heart surgery next month. Please say a prayer for Kenleigh and her family today. This little girl has been through so much and is such a strong little fighter. We love you Kenleigh!

Our little Jedi

Like many boys, Andrew LOVES Star Wars. He and Blake have watched all the movies a number of times. Last Christmas he got light sabers and lots of Star Wars toys and he just loves Darth Vader because he is such a bad guy. So, when we first saw the Jedi training academy show the first day we got to the park we knew we had to try it out. We caught the tail end of the show a couple of times after we got off rides right around that same area and Andrew was begging to do it. So, on our way out on the second day we walked right passed it and the show was starting in 15 minutes. After finding out we had to sit behind a certain line and wait for the Jedi master to come out and choose a select few to go through the academy training we got worried. If Andrew wasn't chosen he would be heartbroken.

So, the Jedi master comes out and all the kids are jumping up and down and low and behold the first words out of his mouth are "the little boy in the blue shirt with a black stripe" OH MY GOSH!!! He was chosen first!! Phew... I can stop worrying he'll be upset for not getting chosen. He jumped up and put his robe on and took his place on the stage. I was so proud of him. He is so confident and outgoing and I absolutely love that about him.

After a quick course on how to fight with a lightsaber he took the stage and fought Darth Vader. Again, he just did what they Jedi master told him to do and didn't think anything of this huge Darth Vader walking right up to him. He was beaming and so proud of himself after he fought him.

I love that he is at the age that he really believed he was fighting THE Darth Vader and that he was now a Jedi after going through the training. What little boy wouldn't want to have that as a childhood memory? I was seriously okay if we went home right then and there because the trip was worth it just for this experience.

Next stop.... Medieval Times for Andrew to be knighted. (Seriously is this kid Living the Dream or what? LOL)

So proud of his certificate (yes it's upside down).

Disneyland - Day 2 (part 1)

Day 2- We hit the ground running and didn't stop at all. Although we didn't stop the whole 4 days we were there really. So much to see and so much to do.

We got into the park early that day and rode more rides, including Pirates of the Carribean. That is one ride that I don't care how old you are, it never gets old.

We met up with Gaga, Aunt Connie, Nana and Papa in the afternoon and headed back into the park to ride Andrew's favorite ride - the rockets! You'll have to see the photo to get the full picture but let's just say two adults should probably get their own rocket. Even if the lady promises you can fit and under her breath says "Trust me I've seen bigger." LOL

So, this is part 1 because part 2 is Andrew going through Jedi Knight training and I have to have a post dedicted to just that.

Have a great Saturday!!

it was a bit bright.

Disneyland - Day 1

I finally have some Disneyland pictures!! These have not been edited at all because I just don't have the time right now. So, here are the pictures from our first day there. I figured it would be easiest to break it up by day so I don't post 100 pictures at one time. :-)

We left Denver in the morning and almost didn't make it out because of a big snow storm. So, after sitting on the plane for 2 1/2 hours and missing our connection in Salt Lake we made it to California and still had plenty of time to visit the park.

Andrew didn't stop smiling from the minute we got to the hotel. What a gift to see Disneyland through Andrew's eyes. It was as magical as I remembered it being when I went there as a little girl.

Time to get "busy" on the teacups... (This is what Andrew calls dizzy)

Time to have fun with the characters at Goofy's Kitchen. This was soooooo much fun!! Andrew was over the top excited (if you can't tell from the pictures.)

After dinner we went back into the park and rode a few more rides and then headed back to the hotel. This is what was on Andrew's bed when we got back. I love the bday cake -what a clever idea! We turned off the lights and much to our surprise the Tinkerbell fairy dust border on the top of the wall glowed in the dark. Andrew says, "Mommy, this room is magical." This day is definitely one we'll never forget. :-)

I'm still here...

trying to get through my to do list. One of which is to go through all of my Disney pictures. But its been crazy around here lately and that is just not high on the priority list. Plus, I had a session yesterday and have lots of wonderful pictures to edit. Busy, Busy Busy. That is what we are. Soon it will slow down and I'll get caught up. Say it with me.... just breathe. :-)

I do have one photo to share. It was taken as soon as we arrived at the Disneyland hotel. Look who was there to greet us. Andrew's favorite.... Goofy!! Just for the record, I think he may have been stalking us during our trip because we have more pictures of Andrew with Goofy than any other character. Hmm...

Have a great weekend!