Vacation with Grandma

We recently had a winter/early spring break.  I'm not really sure what it was called, or why it was so soon after the Christmas holiday, but we will take it!  Fortunately for us my mom was on the same schedule so we planned a road trip!  Disneyland - here we come!  We spent a couple days hanging around the parks, getting on tons of rides, freezing our buns off.  It rained a tad and that wasn't so awful, but it was so cold!  It actually was to our favor because the parks were fairly empty.  More rides for us!  This trip had a few firsts and that was fun.  Julian and Noah both rode Space Mountain and Autotopia and my mom rode the Radiator Springs Racers!  We all had so much fun!  Hope we can go back again soon. 

Mermaid tail!

Getting on The Little Mermaid Ride

On King Triton's Carousel

Meeting Duffy!  (Noah loved him so much he picked a Duffy stuffed bear as his 1 toy).  Naomi cried and didn't want to meet Duffy.

Naomi cried and Julian refused to get in the picture.  So here's Noah & Buzz.

Walking back to the hotel room for a break.

Resting on a bench…silly kid.

Mom, another picture??  She liked her new Minnie sweater!

Taking a class in the Animator's Studio

Julian's work of art

Noah's work of art.  Can you tell what we were leaning how to draw?  He took it very seriously and wasn't happy with his finished drawing.  I thought it was amazing!

Noah drove me around Autotopia…and was quite the wild driver.  I teased him and said they were going to revoke his license.

We made it to the end of the track with no accidents.

Julian drove Grandma around the track.

He was very focused on his driving!

Julian and I had a blast on Space Mountain!  Noah didn't care for it so much.

And yes, we bought these kid drinks at lunch just for the glowing clips. The boys got Pirate heads on their cups.  

Hero of the day

We had just arrived home when our neighbor came to the door asking for our help. Our other neighbor, who was celebrating her 92nd birthday today, had locked herself out of the house. After trying all the doors and windows our neighbor found a window that opened just a smidgen. Just enough for a kid to fit through. Noah was up for the task and walked to the neighbors back yard with determination. He slid through the cracked window easily and found his way the house to the back door. The neighbor was so grateful to Noah that she sent him home with a box full of treats to enjoy. Noah felt like a super hero to help out such a nice lady on her birthday, and he really liked the treat.

Date Night

It's not often that Leo and I get out alone.  Or are offered a gift card to enjoy dinner at a nice steak house!  My parents generously did both a few weeks ago and it was a much needed break for our sanity.  Thank you mom and dad for the dinner and the couple hours away, it was wonderful.  

Now I just wanted to share a funny little story about our dinner.  We went to the Forbes Mill Steakhouse in Los Gatos.  It's a nice restaurant, everyone was dressed up and it was very quiet inside.  I immediately thought to myself, I would never bring my kids here.  The maitre d asked us to follow him to our table and we were lead into an isolated room off the side of the main dining room.  Just as we were about to sit I did a quick scan of the room and realized we were being banished to the kid room.  I giggled out loud and told Leo, "do you want to sit in the kid area?" That's when Leo realized where we had been sat and he laughed as well.  I explained to the maitre d that we had 3 little ones at home and were trying to enjoy a kids-free night out.  Some of the diners at the other tables started laughing at my statement, and we were promptly moved to the main dining room.  We enjoyed our champagne, meal and then visited a bar after dinner to relax a bit longer.  It was a great date, one of the funnest ones we have had in a long time.

But I am left thinking, is it that obvious we are kid people?  Is MOM written across my forehead or was it the blob of snot on my shoulder that gave us away?