Trip Recap

This month has been a blur with the move, and also our quick trip to Disneyland.  We left after work on Tuesday, and Dave safely drove us down to OC.  Both kids did well in the car, sleeping much of the way.  They were awake when we got there, excited to check into the hotel.  It was about 2 in the morning by the time we all got settled.  That didn’t stop us from getting up early the next morning to get Dave to the park to celebrate his birthday.  He was determined to get there when the park opened.  I think we missed that by about an hour.  We were within walking distance – about a 15-20 minute walk, which was perfect exercise for us.  Dave got his “Happy Birthday” pin, and was wished happy birthday by both cast members and guests.  He also received his gift – a gift card, which could be used to purchase merchandise, or our planned photo CD.  We had a great day, sneaking in ice cream sundaes for Mommy and Daddy while the kids napped.  This is very difficult to coordinate both naps at precisely the right time, so as to enjoy the treats.  This backfired the next day as Brandon, then Peyton woke up right as we sat down to eat.  This just means having to share 🙂  We stayed up late on Thursday to enjoy the fireworks and “snow” down Main Street.  Friday, we met up with Katie and Pish.  We wanted to make sure we weren’t late in meeting up with them, especially since they were driving in and we were so close.  We rode a few rides with them, and watched the Mickey Mouse Playhouse live show (aka Mommy’s naptime).  We took Pish on a new ride – Toy Story Mania – to challenge him with another target game.  Peyton is dragged on all these rides, but is a trooper.  She does not move for the entire game, letting me aim and shoot at my targets.  Brandon is hilarious to listen to while on this ride – “Whooh, yeah!  Oh yeah!”  He is actually getting much better at these games.  His highest score this trip was 46,000 (Dave’s highest is 186,000, and I think my highest is 178,000, for reference).  In fact, he was taking some of MY high point targets.  There were times where I was aiming at a target only to have it disappear because Brandon shot it away.  We left with Pish and Katie to allow the kids to be fully rested with naps in the hotel (instead of in the stroller).  Meg had told Dave about the Disney peppermint sticks and had us intrigued.  We asked the candymaker and they said to come on Saturday because they sell out.  This further intrigued Dave.  This book about intimacy in marriage has been listed as follows: * buy cialis Avoid making overconsumption of such medicinal drugs. 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