We had a fun trip to California last week! Dana's mom and dad took Emma and her cousin Savannah to Disneyland. They have a neat tradition of taking a special trip with their grandkids the year they turn 8 and get baptized. So this year was Emma's turn! Grandma Kleven really made it a special trip by making matching outfits and sweatshirts- and pajamas for the girls. They loved that part! And all Disney themed of course!
I drove her down there for it and we all had fun in the process. It was wonderful to stay with my mom and grandma and grandpa. My other 3 had a great time as well. On Monday we all went to Baloboa Island together before the Disneyland part started.
Holly on the ferry ride over. Before she saw the boat she kept saying "Where's the fairy?"
When I tried to put Sadie on the Merry- Go-Round she held onto me with the death grip. Luckily they had these mini-horses that didn't move. She was nervous about it but got on and never cried.
Fun ferris wheel ride with Grandma Kleven, Savannah, and Emma. I got to ride with Holly and she LOVED it!
Fun at the Beach!!!
It was my first time driving a long distance alone with my 4 kids. I was nervous but having 4 siblings who have no problem driving huge distances alone, I thought I better suck it up. I was super prepared and warned (threatened) my kids over and over that they needed to be good and patient. I had bought a bunch of snacks and the night before we left I had a great idea of how to get them around to the kids. I got a plain pillowcase and wrote on it "Snack Sack" in big letters. Then I dumped all the snacks in it, including baby snacks for Sadie. When the kids started saying they were hungry, I'd toss it back and tell them how many snacks they could choose. Emma was an awesome helper with Sadie. The DVD was my other big helper. Thank you DVD! I feel so blessed to have such wonderful family that made this trip so great! We got to go to the park with grandma and grandpa and feed the ducks one day. And even though my mom was super busy with school she took as much time as she could to be with us too. I love going "home"- a place where I always feel very loved :)
5 comments:
Looks like a great trip! Holly looks so much like Emma in that "fairy" picture! What a fun tradition for their 8th birthday!
Katie, what a cute blog! Thanks for your sweet comments.....we sure appreciate everyone's support and prayers. It definitely helps us! You have such a darling family. I'll have to keep an eye on your blog!
Katie, I don't know why I'm published under the Broadbents name, but that comment was from me, Andrea! Sorry, I'm not sure what happened!
You ARE very loved. So glad you were here. Ya'll come back!
CUTE!! I wish I had been there. I haven't seen anyone since Emma's baptism. That seems like a LONG time ago. I miss of you some much!Way to be brave with the drive. I do it, but that doesn't mean I like it either...well, maybe I do. It's kind of a love/hate relationship.
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