Disneyland Trip 09

We Took our family trip early this year. A friend of Tarren's had gone in October and gave Tarren some maps, while looking at all the fun things we would do and see, I came to the realization that Jared could not go on MOST if not generally all of the rides. I made the decision to leave the baby with Grandma and Grandpa Monsen. They were wonderful and said they'd love to. This turned out to be a wise choice, everytime I saw families with young babies I had to say to myself, "it was a good decision". For the past year our focus has been on meeting the needs of an infant. It was good for the older kids to have some special one on one time. Grandma and Grandpa Best were especially helpful in making this trip special. 4 adults to 4 children means that everyone has a buddy. Memories were made, special moments shared, and time stood still if only for a few moments. Here are some of my favorite photos from our Grand adventure.

Disneyland trip "the Beach"

Here are some pictures from our day at the beach. Sarah was dancing with the waves, Jason was falling into them, Samantha was shell hunting, and Jordan just wanted to dig.

"Snow Buddies"

Shelley had more snow than we did in our own yard in Tooele, so the kids had a fabulous time playing at the park. Minimal sledding was done, nevertheless they all had a great time- especially the dog.

Christmas Morning

Christmas Morning began at 3 AM when Jason woke up everyone. Guess you could say I am learning why my parents didn't like getting up so early on Christmas Mornings. Then we took a drive to Idaho- hitting messy roads from Brigham City to Blackfoot. We enjoyed the time in Shelley, but there's no place like home.