why no pictures you ask?

Yes friends, I have tragically lost yet another camera. My dearest daughter thought it should go swimming. Thankfully, my parents got the accidental death insurance policy for the said camera, and it will either be fixed or replaced in the next 4-6 weeks. So where does that leave us? Without a camera of course. So things that will have no documentation from me... going to the Blue Angels yesterday (really fun), Kate going to nursury for the first time today (she did great), me getting old(er), and the big move...

What is the big move all about you ask? Wow, you are full of questions, I may just start calling you Tanner...

Just kidding, we are moving to Minneapolis in a few weeks for grad school. Cory got in yay! He actually got in back in February, but anyway, we are excited! he is going to the University of Minnesota for 2 years and will come out with a Masters of Healthcare Administration. We will be out there by Sam and Alisha, and we couldn't be happier about that! So now we are packing and living in a mess... oh well...

We hope you all have a lovely day and someday I will post pictures again!

Vegas and the zoo... and a bit extra...

So this past weekend, my mom and I ventured down to Vegas to help Ali pack her life up into a million boxes. On the way down, we stopped in St. George and saw Tarzan at the Tuacahn Theatre. It was cool. Ali brought the girls up and met us there. Morgan enjoyed the show and was way better than my kids would have been! (This is before the show, she is watching Hidalgo... random show for a kid, I know!)

Here is the stage, it was cool, they flooded the stage in the beginning when the parents are in the storm. Driving in, Ali and I decided we felt like we were in The Host. (it's a book.)

Morgan meeting Tarzan's ape mom...

Morgan wanted a princess dress made out of curtains... I think of it as Mulan meets Sound of Music...

We had dinner at the zoo for my mom's annual Rotarty Family Picnic. It was fun because they would bring random animals out for the kids to see. This is a penguin. Oh, you knew? Sorry!

This was Kate's reaction to everything at the zoo... she would say "yook"...

Kate on a chicken...

Tanner and Morgan on the airplane ride...

Kate loving the carousel... she cried when we got off, so we went again!!!

Here is the bit extra...

Kate going at Tanner's mega lollypop from Disneyland...

Some of you may know that my family loves to ski. Cory and I even met on a chairlift. But this kinda explains my brother and his friends need to ski. Apparently they are having withdrawls because they built this in my parent's backyard. It kept us all entertained, kids included, for quite a while!

and while I was typing this post, Shannon's sweet mother, Miss Annie, from Alabama knocked on my door! It was a wonderful surprise! Tanner was missing Isaac terribly yesterday and it was fun to see his Grammy today!

M-I-C-K-E-Y...

We did it kids... we met the Mickey Mouse! Thursday night we left to go to Disneyland. Needless to say, it was a good time. (Ali has the pictures of us actually meeting him...sorry!)

We spent 2 days at Disneyland, doing everything we could possibly squeeze in. We ran into Buzz first, and Tanner was a little nervous, so I had to hold him and stand between them, but Morgan had no fear of any of the characters. She was able to meet pretty much every princess in the park. It surprised us how excited she was about meeting Tiana. The girl even looked exactly like her, it was impressive!
We rode the Mickey Mouse Ferris Wheel (Spelling? That way just makes me think of Ferris Bueller, so I will leave it) We rode the carts that swing around... it was fun... a little nauseating, but fun... If you asked Tanner who he wanted to see, he would tell you Donald Duck and Gluto (that is what he calls him). We lucked out when the parade came past us and Donald and Woody were on the float right in front of us. Then Pluto came by and he was happy. He didn't want to meet them, he only wanted to see them. Easy enough right?
Tanner and Morgan hanging out in a tea cup... Morgan cracks me up with her poses.
They were trying to navigate in the Mr. Toady mobile...
Tanner was really excited to meet Lightening McQueen, Mater was just to the left.
Cory and Tanner watching the awesome World of Color water show...
Here is a little clip for you to enjoy... it was really cool, they show scenes from the movies on the mist... they did a collage of a lot of movies and the last one was Pirates of the Carribean and they had flames shooting out of the water... it was enjoyable... I would watch it again...

We also spent some time at the beach. Tanner loved the water, I wish we had more time to spend there, darn it, I guess we will have to go back! Maybe we will take Kater this time. Yes, we left her home, but you would understand if you tried to contain her for 20 minutes, forget 4 days! Another reason to return right?

Tanner is in this picture, can you find him? (hint... he is mostly a shadow)
We had such a great time, so thanks to Shaneece for being a teenage mom for a few days, and thanks Mom and Dad for the family trip! We loved it and are completely happy that we wore ourselves out at Disneyland!