Happy Mother's Day!

I got the best mother's day gift ever!

Evan sat down with his markers and paper and drew this all by himself--all the while saying "it's mama! It's mama!".

I didn't really believe him until I looked and saw that he had drawn an actual (as far as two year olds go) person! I'd never seen him draw anything like that all by himself before, so I was really proud. Great job Evan!

Aren't they the cutest?

Disney!

So, we went to Disneyland. And it was wonderful!

First thing we did was stop at Foster's Freeze to feed Mike's addiction for their chocolate shakes.

The second thing we did was clean the milkshake off of Evan after he squeezed it and the top came off. So much for sharing!

It took us a little over 2 hours to get to Disneyland (with traffic, but I don't think there's ever not traffic) and our hotel was right outside the gates to the park. Not a bad price either, and we could see the fireworks from our room! I think that was one of Evan's favorite parts.

The first morning we went to Storybook land (I know thats not what it's called, but Mike keeps calling it that, and now I can't remember!) and Evan was super excited about Monstro the Whale. So, Mike and Evan went on the boat ride and it was ride after ride after that! He even went on Pirates of the Caribbean, which Mike and I were glad we got to go on.

Evan got to meet lots of Disney friends (Mickey was his favorite) and had a really great time. He was really excited about every thing that we did, but when we left and we asked him what his favorite part was, he said "the train"--meaning the Monorail. Go figure.

He seemed to really enjoy this lollipop too.

Ella slept most of the time, but when she was awake there was a lot that captured her attention and she was really happy. Babies are so easy and portable at this age!

Even Evan caught a few naps (thankfully!).

We had such a wonderful time, and I can't wait to do it again! We'll probably skip California Adventure next time, because there wasn't really a lot there that Evan was interested in. That just means more time at the Magic Kingdom! It was so fun going with Evan because we got to see things that we'd never seen before, and it was great to watch him experience it all for the first time.

We are so lucky to be able to move around and be so close to neat things like Disneyland. I'm glad that we have four years to experience all the other fun things that are in California--and go to Disneyland a few more times!

Best. Weekend. Ever.

Guess where we went this weekend?



Need another hint?






You betcha. We went to the Mouse's House.



Fun was had by all.




More to follow.