Miley Cyrus is Gross

But...

The hair color she has is exactly what I want.

What do you think? Can I pull it off?

Cameron's California Adventure

Rian and I wanted to take Cameron on a last hurrah before his brothers or sisters come and also while I was still comfortable traveling. We were supposed to go a few weeks ago, but had to reschedule because of some work related stuff. So we went this past weekend.

WE HAD A BLAST!

I found myself teary eyed a few times because of the fact that Cameron was so excited and smiling and glad to see everything.

So, without further ado, our trip to California...in pictures.

Cameron got his very own seat on the airplane. He was so excited to see the trucks and other planes.

So excited in fact, that he fell asleep 10 minutes after the plane took off and didn't wake up until about 10 minutes before we landed.

We are finally at Disneyland! We are taking the shuttle to Downtown Disney to get some dinner and explore. Cameron loved riding the buses almost more than he enjoyed the rides at Disneyland.

Waiting in line for dinner. Just chillin' with his hands in his pockets.

We ate dinner at a Mexican Restaurant located in Downtown Disney. They had a balloon artist and Cameron requested a shark. Funny story: On the way out of the restaurant, there was a group of 20-something year old girls. Cameron is carrying his shark, he walks by them, sees a girl and pretends the shark is biting her. He shoves the shark into her boobs and growls at her. Hilarious. The girls at the table all got a good laugh and of course told us how cute Cameron is. Mission accomplished.

Do you think we wore our little guy out? Airplane, bus, Downtown Disney, hitting on chicks, dinner = tired babe.

Most of the rides wouldn't allow photography during the ride. So a lot of our pictures are from waiting in line. This was our very first ride, "Pirates of the Carribean." Cameron was a tiny bit scared going down the little hills on the boat, but all of the characters and other stuff, he was just fine. If you were on our boat, you would of heard things like, "Oooohhh, look at that cute puppy." "Wow! Treasure!" "I don't want to get wet Mommy."

Being the boy he is, Cameron was more interested in the flying spaceships instead of the flying Dumbo ride. Daddy took him on this one while I put my feet up and rested a while.

Mommy and Cameron on one of Cameron's potential "favorites" for the day. He LOVED the carousel and cried when we had to get off. The other big favorite: The Jungle Cruise. The only ride that we actually rode twice that day.

Mommy and Cameron after "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!"


Did I mention that the day we were there was the first day of Disney Christmas? It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. The entire park was decorated in Christmas decorations. It was the first day of the Christmas parade. There was a giant Christmas tree. Above is Sleeping Beauty's castle. Do you see the snow on it? That was the first day! At 5:30 when it got dark, they did a lighting of the castle and made it snow in Disneyland! THEY MADE IT SNOW! The castle was lit up with millions of icicle lights.

One of the trees that I got a picture of in the park.

Disneyland all day. Drive to Oceanside right afterwards (about an hour and a half). What a trooper. He fell asleep in this position and didn't wake up when we changed his diaper, shirt or pants. He slept like a little rock. So did Rian and I.

Day 2. Sea World. We also ate lunch at In N' Out Burger before heading there...delicious as usual. We hit up Sea World and it was far from crowded. We felt like no one was there compared to Disneyland the day before. Here is Daddy and Cameron touching starfish!

Cameron waiting to see the Shamu show. We got there a bit early and were watching them play. There were 2 babies and 3 larger ones. You should have seen the babies playing. Jumping all over the place and entertaining us! Isn't Cameron's new Lighting McQueen hat from Disneyland cute? He has barely taken it off even to sleep the past four days.

Daddy and Cameron watching the Shamu show. They both thought it was hysterical when Shamu splashed everyone in the first few rows.

Shamu.

Daddy and Cameron after the show checking out Shamu up close.

Cameron loves sharks. He was very interested in this one.

The brand new dolphin show at Sea World. Pretty awesome. A bunch of dolphins, divers and crazy tricks!

When we were leaving Sea World, we saw these two people taking pictures of each other by their cars. We thought it was kind of funny, so we did the same. It was a beautiful view and sunset in the background, but there were a lot of cars too. Rian is obviously trying to be a serious model in this picture.

And last but not least...the view from our hotel in Oceanside. This was right across the street from us.

We had a glorious time in California. Now it is time for us to focus on getting ready for these twins.

Ride 'em Cowboy!

We went to the pumpkin patch back in October. It was really fun. They had the "barrel train" ride that Cameron was pumped for. However, he was a little nervous to do it on his own, so I squished in there with him.

I have never laughed so hard.

He was yelling things like, "Wooooooooo," "Ride 'em Cowboy," "This is Awesome" and "Hi Ducks and Goats!" We were having a blast.

Can you tell by the picture?

Weiner Dog Festival

The really cool thing about Canon City (where Rian is from) is that over the summer they have tons of festival type things. We went to one in June called the "Smoke Out Festival." I like to refer to it as The Weiner Dog Festival though because the best part of the whole weekend is the weiner dog races and costume contest!

We got to take my nephew Noah with us and even though it rained the ENTIRE time, we had a blast! Our main goal was to wear the HECK out of our two little boys and judging by the pictorial evidence, I think it worked! Check out the pictures.

On our way to Canon, wearing matching sunglasses and CSU Rams jerseys!
Yep, they have matching rain coats!

Getting ready to bounce on the very wet bounce house.

Touch the sky!

Eating hot dogs on a stick. Big hit for the night.

Look at those curls from all the rain and humidity!

Noah always trying to make people smile and laugh.

Back home and ready to get in the hot tub. Must get some good piano playing in first.

Cameron and Noah shared an air mattress bed that night. Out like lights within 5 minutes or less!

The next morning, out on a nature walk with Daddy and Papa John.

Starting to get tired, cuddling with Nana.

On our way home, we made it 10 minutes out of Canon when I took this picture.

The Stilletto Award

My friend Elaine at FIRST BABY BUMP nominated me for my very first blogging award! I got so excited that it has pushed me into actually doing a better job of blogging! Thank you Elaine! Check it out!

What is a Stiletto Award???

There are thousands of blogs, and there are hundreds of awards. The Stiletto Award is a little different than most!

The Stiletto Award Is For Excellence in Blogging!

I want to salute the women who balance life, family & relationships with style & class! Those women who share their experiences with us…who encourage us, inspire us, teach us, make us laugh and basically keep us going! You know who they are! While you read this blog, your family is looking at you wondering what the heck you are laughing about so hard…or why the tissue is necessary for internet browsing. It’s the one that the kids are excited about cuz a new post means a new craft project or family outing. The one that inspires you to be a better mom, friend, person in general. The one that reminds you that we are all “in this life together” and you’re not the only one going through the hard stuff. The one that you secretly wish your blog was like…

If you’ve received this award, someone out there thinks you deserve it! Be proud! Display the badge with honor! You earned it…after all it means that you brought something special to at least one other person, and really, isn’t that what life’s all about????

THE RULES!

This blog is meant to be shared, to be given out, to be bestowed upon any and ALL women who exemplify what the stiletto represents. If you’ve received this award, here’s what you do:

1. Display your Stiletto Badge of Honor on your sidebar! Wear it with pride!

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Spring Break 2010: Day 4

1. Rian took the day off!
   
2. Doctor's appointment at 8:00am.
3. Took Cameron to gymnastics and had some serious playtime.
4. Chipotle for lunch.
5. Afternoon of watching DVR'd shows (Parenthood, Gangland)
   

Spring Break 2010: Day 3

1. Slept in!
2. Met my Mom and a few of her friends for lunch at Olive Garden.
3. Rian got home!
4. Went and got measured for my bridesmaid dress for Brett and Kristi's wedding.
5. Hung out together all night!
   

Spring Break 2010: Day 2

1. Slept in a little bit.
2. Went shopping with my Mom. Got a dress for Erin's wedding and an Easter/Wedding outfit for Cameron.
3. Went to Chili's for lunch.
4. Crocheted while Cameron napped.
5. Walked up to the park with Cameron and played on the slides and swings for a while.
6. Watched some Yo Gabba Gabba and then the babe took another nap! (I think it was the wind at the park combined with us walking there.)
7. Ate chips and salsa for dinner.
8. Gave the babe a bath.
9. Watched Biggest Loser and American Idol minus commercials!

Spring Break 2010: Day 1

1. Slept in.
2. Watched Aladdin with the babe.

3. Went and got my hair done.
4. Ate milk and cookies.
5. Watched Enews.
6. Got Tokyo Joes To-Go.
7. Ate while watching Dancing with the Stars
8. Watched Jungle Book with Cameron until 9:45. (I let him stay up late and watch a movie...it was a blast.)

Not done yet...to be continued!