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| Grayson kept doing his 'crane' pose and I had to get mad at him to smile normally... THIS was the smile I got. So I tried another tactic. |
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| Threatening to tickle his tummie! Now that's a good smile! |
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| Heading out to play in the snow in their new snowboots! (much needed!) Doing the crane pose of course... I wonder how long that will be his pose for every picture. |
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| Grayson's first time at the beach! |
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| On Balboa Island. Ruby's Diner is to the right. |
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| Panoramic from a ferris wheel |
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| He picked this horse because it looks like the Black Stallion. He LOVED it! |
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| All the cousins minus the 2 babies |
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| Grayson loves hanging out with his cousins. Especially the two oldest... He told me the other day he wants Josh and Jake to stay 8 and wait for him to turn 8 so they can all be the same age. |
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| Grandma had shirts made so we all matched. We were big and lil turkeys on Thanksgiving. |
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| Tarzan's Treehouse |
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| They wouldn't be so happy if they knew they were about to be attacked by a jaguar! |
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| Grayson fell asleep on Dan's shoulders as we were walking back to the hotel one night. There was a big stream of drool running down Dan's forehead! |
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| I love pictures of sleeping babies. |
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| She zonked out a few times in the stroller. |
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| Grayson got to build his very own remote control Dodge Viper at a place in Downtown Disney. |
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| Ka-CHOW! |
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| Flicks box ride in Bug's Land |
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| Tower of Terror! Natalie on the right was scared.to.death! |
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| Mickeys swinging ferris wheel was so fun! |
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| We got soaked going down the river. |
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| Grayson is in the stage where he loves Santa and wants to know everything about him! Madison on the other hand wants absolutely nothing to do with him! For our Christmas present this year, Papa and Grandma took our whole family to Disneyland! We had an awesome time staying at the Disneyland Hotel staying right next door to eachother. The 11 kids had a blast and I think the adults enjoyed themselves too. It's so fun that our family can go and have so much fun together. For Thanksgiving dinner we ate at a place call Goofy's Kitchen. A bunch of charachters came around and talked to the kids gave them high fives and hugs. Madison liked them from a distance, but as soon as they got up close she ran for cover. The buffet style food was very good. Grayson had macaroni and cheese with cottage cheese and strawberry yogurt on top. He cleaned his plate. The highlights of the trip for me included having a little shop close by that makes the BEST beignets. A new discovery for me and I love them. I also really enjoyed watching the kids on California Soarin and some other rides. It is so neat to watch the amazement on their little faces. Splash Mountain is my favorite ride. I got to go on it twice in a row one night with no lines. I enjoyed going out one night with my mom and sister to catch the rides while the kids were sleeping and eathing crepes and ice cream. I enjoyed watching Dan and Grayson interact and see them form an even stronger bond. I was very happy to have Madison fly on the plane with my parents, but was even more happy to hold her in my arms when we got reunited. It's also very interesting to see all the grandkids personalities emerge. They are all growing up and turning into funny little people. I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful family and that we had the opportunity to experience Disneyland together. |
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| She was a little unsure at first. Not so steady on her feet in the snow... |
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| Watch out, he's got a good arm on him. |
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| rarrr |
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| Must. Eat. Snow. |
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| His first snow angel. He's coordinated enough! |
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| The base of the snowman |
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| This picture was taken at night... after the hot sun had its way with frosty. |
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| Look at this face |
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| Seriously |
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| This pose is called 'crane'. We were at Sports Authority the other night and Grayson followed some kids around doing this. He didn't talk or anything. It was so funny! |
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| Scary isn't he? |
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| She loves taking pictures. She'll pose just so she can see the outcome on the screen. |
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| Dan found an old Playstation car game and it was a big hit! |
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| Oh mom you shouldn't have. |
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| My cuteness is going to melt the ice cream right out of the cone! |
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| This only happens once in a while after dinner. I was preparing them for the sugar overload of Halloween:) |
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| My cute little witch and my awesome transformer |
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| Grayson thought the pumpkin slime was like soap. |
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| Guts. |
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| I love these boys! |
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| My cantelope Jack-o-lanterns |
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| A few cousins |
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| All the cousins and Grandma and Papa. |
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| Diving into his first piece of candy after braving the elements trick or treating |
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| Adam told this story about a guy with body parts in his hotel room. All the kids loved it! |
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| GIVE ME MORE CANDY! |
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| Enlarge this picture and check out the circled faces. |
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| EEEEEW Brains! |
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| Luke was happy hanging out with the boys |
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| This is her 'show me your pretty teeth' face |
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| All the babies love to smile for the camera |
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| The boys were glued to the Giants and the U game for awhile. |
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| This is what we did while the kids watched movies, the boys watched sports, and Mom and Natalie cleaned up the kitchen. There are plenty more but I thought I'd spare you. |
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| Cute Natalie doing some dishes. Thanks for hosting! |
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| I was on a picture taking frenzy |
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| Our cute ghost. Tip: instead of using a tiny saw and taking hours to carve a pumpkin we use Dan's electric dremmel tool to carve that baby up in 15 or less minutes. Booo YA grandma! |
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| Both were loving the candle inside |
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| Happy Halloween to all and to all a good night! |
