DISNEYLAND

Who doesn't love a good vacation? Well let me just say... I LOVE vacations. Ever since my wonderful parents sent on us a cruise for our honeymoon we have been hooked. However, since we can't quite afford just luxurious vacations anymore we had to think small, so we thought DISNEYLAND! It actually worked great. We saved up all our gift cards from the wedding so we didn't have to spend a dime on food. We found this great hotel with free breakfast and a free shuttle to Disneyland. We brought a cooler and sandwich stuff with us and brought a lunch with us everywhere we could go.

It was the perfect break from a long winter of school and work. Chewy has never been to Disneyland (he claims Tokyo Disney, I disagree), so it was the perfect place for both of us. The weather was outstanding, the drive was wonderful, and even though every one says the park is insane we loved it. The lines were not bad at all. I guess when there is only two of any line would go by fast! Our hotel room was bigger than apartment, sad I know, and it was one of the cheapest we found! We really got lucky. Now I can't help but think about our next big adventure, which won't be for a while :(


Ever family vacation I ever went on my Dad ALWAYS made a little calendar of events. I had to keep the tradition going, so I made one too.

Our first day there. We went down to the lobby and got our DISNEYLAND tickets

chewy...very excited

After we bought our tickets it was to Huntington Beach. It was Easter Sunday, so we just laid back and relaxed. And yes, we did get burnt

stud

The beginning of getting burnt

Attempting to make a sand castle

Disneyland day! We were at the park for 10 HOURS!!! The weather was perfect, not too hot, not too cold, and it didn't rain. It was amazing.

We are about to enter the park...

Just a few of the rides we went on. Peter Pan was my Favorite, Chewy loved Indiana Jones.

It's A Small World! Fastest moving line, longest ride.

They don't allow to bring food in the park. This where they get you, the food prices. Stupid Disney

They had a petting farm?!

No, we did not get the sword out of the stone.

We stayed for the firework show, which was amazing, and we decided that we needed to get at least one souvenir. What did we get...a cupcake. And it wasn't that good.

We were getting pretty tired by the end.

Bye, Bye Disneyland

Day 3: We made another trip this beautiful beach called Sunset Beach. It was so amazing, and hardly anyone was there. Hmmm..probably because there was this massive windstorm and the sand had become like daggers. So we sat in the car, looked at the beach, and ate our homemade sandwich's. This day stank just a little bit.

Oh the wind

Chewy was mad

Our last day. We did not want to leave, but it was a blast! Can't wait for our next!!!!

It was a GREAT vacation. I highly recommend taking a little trip to Disneyland if you have never been, but I promised myself that I would NEVER take any child of mine that couldn't walk yet. Some of those parents looked miserable at the happiest place on earth!!! Take my advice, wait till they are older.

Easter Comes Early

We decided to celebrate Easter a little early. We were just too excited and could not wait... Actually, we are going to DISNEYLAND this Saturday and realized that we would not be able to celebrate Easter in California so we did it one week before. We couldn't afford to go all out, you know ham, company's potatoes, delicious salad, rolls, and of course the amazing Easter basket my mom always made us kids. So we kept it simple, waffles and eggs! And you can't have an Easter without an Easter egg hunt. We bought a package of 12 eggs. So we each got six eggs to hide for the other person. Then we each picked out one of favorite candies. Of course I picked something chocolate (snickers) and chewy picked Starburst Jelly Beans, not the best, but a good choice. Then we got one "special treat". hahaha Cadbury egg all the way for me, Reese's for him.
So I went first and hid his six eggs somewhere in our tiny apartment. It was so much fun. I have to say that we got pretty creative at our hiding spots.


hmmm too bad they are all almost gone now.


Looking for my eggs. I did a better job at hiding them than Chewy.

Right before he started looking. He looks so.....happy

Attempting to find the eggs I hid so well. Nope, keep looking.

And he DID IT!!!!! Dang candy is expensive. It was like 3 bucks for a tiny bag of bite size snickers. Rip Off

Cookin' Cupcakes

This past semester me and Chewy were called onto the activities committee, and we have loved it! We were charge of this last activity and the bishopric wanted a cook-off. We decided to mix it up a little bit and do a "priesthood cook-off" dessert style. It was a blast watching all the guys get into it. They actually made some pretty tasty treats. Chewy made one of my favorites, red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting.


hmmmmm.....SO GOOD!


Icing away


He worked so hard, and didn't even win. Maybe next year.

Ties, Ties, Ties

Is it ever possible for a man to have too many ties? For missionaries it is their only variety to clothing, so it would seem that they can never have enough ties. But what about just a normal guy, say like Chewy, who only wears a suit and tie once a week to church. Can he have too many ties? Answer...YES!!!! He has two hangers dedicated to nothing but holding up his many ties, and they always seem to fall, slip, and slide off. So one day we decided to take a minute and truly count how many ties he has. The verdict--54 ties! Can anyone beat that one? Chewy has enough ties that he would never have to wear the same tie twice to church for a whole year. It also seems that each tie has a special sentimental value from his mission, so they all must stay. Some
pictures as proof.