Scout O Rama

This past Saturday Christopher took the boys out to the Utah Scout O Rama. Yes, Christopher LOVES scouting! Gavin is catching the fever too. They had a lot of fun making rope.

They made flies for fly fishing, wooden games and tooled leather among many other activities.

They left with lots of loot!

Gavin even won a ping pong toss and earned this scouting coin!

They experimented with eggs and learned that without wearing a seat belt in a car crash your brain will end up like those eggs!

Afterwards they got a special treat and went out to lunch with daddy! Lunch with daddy is always a special treat!

Princess Party

The day after we got back from Disney Reese had a princess birthday party for one of her friends from school. She was only too happy that she had all her Disney Rapunzel gear to wear. She was so super cute!

Gavin Earns His Wolf

The night we rolled in from California we went straight to Gavin's pack meeting. He has earned his Wolf badge and 4 arrows! Too bad he has to wait 4 more months before he can start with his Bear! Great job, Gavin! We are so proud of you!

Anaheim - Disneyland Day 3

Reese ready to meet her princesses today! She wanted a little of her brown hair sticking out b.c Rapunzel has a little brown short lock herself. She was going with authentic looks! While Reese and I hit up the princesses, the boys took off and rode more rides the wanted to repeat before we left.

Tiana and Reese.

Reese and her favorite (before Rapunzel came) Ariel.

Jasmine and Aladdin with Reese.

Her highness...Reesie!

Reese sitting in the royal court awaiting the princesses. This is where she learning how to dance and wave like a princess and took the princess oath!

Reese making her Princess Oath:

I promise to love myself unconditionally.

To look in the mirror, and see the beauty GOD blessed me.

To always smile and let my light shine.

To show kindness to others all of the time.

To have respect and hold my head high.

To never cheat, fight, or lie.

I am a little lady princess inside and out.

And I will tell and show the world what it's all about!!

Learning to dance like a princess.

Ribbon dancing.

Reese waiting in line to FINALLY meet her beloved princess, Rapunzel! She ended up picking flowers while waiting in line and adding them to her hair!

AT LAST! Rapunzel with Flynn Rider and REESE! Where dreams came true!

Gavin had to do the Indian Jones ride one more time. He loved being able to sit in front and at the steering wheel! LUCKY BOY!

Christopher loved that there were bands just walking around playing music.

On the drive back to Utah, Perry had to drive. Perry is Bear's pet platypus from Phineas and Ferb.

We had a GREAT time! In fact, Christopher had such a fun time that he has vowed we go back soon! YAY! We did a lot of walking. Christopher used his fancy pants running GPS watch and it said between the 3 days at Disney, we did 22 miles of walking! THAT's INSANE! No wonder our feet needed a hot tub and massage every night!

Favorites:

Daddy: Seeing the excitement in my children's faces with everything we did. We have good kids.
Mommy: Experiencing all the magic of Disney with my children.
Gavin: The rides. Indiana Jones was my favorite.
Reese: Meeting all the princesses. Winnie the Pooh ride.
Caden: Roller coasters. Big Thunder Mountain roller coaster was my favorite.

Anaheim - Disneyland Day 2

The second day at Disney we got excited b.c they let us all in 20 minutes early, just to find out they held us on Main Street until 9am (opening time). At least we were at the front of the pack!

Reese could not wait until it she was to see all her princesses. Because of the excessive wait times (90+ minutes) we decided to save them all for our last day at Disney and just knock 'em all out that day. She was ecstatic that Rapunzel made DisneyLAND her home and not World and she was going to meet her. B.c you know, in her mind real princesses live at a Disney resort. So cute.

We found Reese a Rapunzel dress in the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique in Fantasyland. They were out of size Small in all the park (and California Adventure) so we opted for a Medium so she could grow into it. They didn't have her beloved Rapunzel wig though. They too were sold out everywhere... she was a little sad but got a crown instead.

We headed out to the Jedi Training show and Bear was picked from the audience to actually train and become a Jedi. As their test, they fought Darth Vader and Darth Maul. It was Bear's most fabulous day! Gavin was disappointed he was not chosen.

Ready to fight Darth Vader!

Bear fighting Darth Vader. He was so proud of himself!

Bear's Jedi graduation! He earned a diploma stating he has been trained in the force and is officially a Jedi Knight!

He was taking his new Jedi role seriously so he headed into the Star Trader to get some Jedi supplies. He started first with making his very own Lightsaber!

Gavin left with some Star Wars Lego's that day. He and Reese waiting for the shuttle...

Tea Cups!! Christopher and I got a little sick afterwards....

I don't know why my kids like to look injured or ill when I take their picture...

Love it!

Buzz Lightyear ride.

Reese and my score. Apparently we thought we were doing good until we got out and the boys told us they had a million points...

Christopher really wanted to see this show at the California Adventure (with his Tron Mickey shirt) but it just didn't happen. Too many things to do, not enough time.

Instead we went over to the Soarin' over California ride only to have it break down in the middle of our ride! We were on the top so really high up and the kids were starting to freak out (not Bear...he was just ticked he wasn't flying) and I was on the verge of having a panic attack hanging in that seat for half an hour!

Bugs Life world proved to be fun for the kids. Everyone loves bumper cars!

That pose is for you Pooch!

We ended the night with the World of Color show. SO COOL! One of my favorite of our whole trip. Reese was in heaven dancing and signing. Bear was throwing a fit b.c he couldn't ride the giant roller coaster sitting in front of him. Too bad the video is crappy. I had to take all my pictures and video with my phone camera...that's another story.

Just as we were leaving for the night (after the fireworks) we walked into a shop in California Adventure and lo and behold there were TWO Rapunzel wigs! Reese snatched that up right away! She was so happy that she was now able to be completely decked out as Rapunzel while meeting her princesses the next day!