Saturday, December 12, 2009

Happy Birthday Dylan!!

I know I say this with each of my kids birthday posts, but I really can't believe that Dylan is already a year old! This has been such a busy year that time has literally flown by.

Why I Love My Sweet Little Boy:

1. He slept through the night after just a few months and will sleep 12 hours to this day every night. (I know this shouldn't be the top of my list, but I do love that he is a good sleeper).

2. He has a very sweet, calming spirit. He is so content and mild tempered (he must take after his mom :) lol).

3. He is a snuggle bug, which I absolutely love. My favorite thing to do is feed him his bottle in his rocking chair in his room. When he is done he lays on my chest and will snuggle until I lay him down.

4. He has a great little smile that can brighten anyone's day.

5. He can captivate an audience while just playing with toys.

6. He is very playful and is starting to get a little more rambunctious.

7. He crawls on his fists and is starting to scale the couches.

8. He loves to rub his mouth all over the front of the stove and wipe his hands all over the front of the dishwasher.

9. He is a fast learner, we haven't had to block the stairs with anything, he has fallen down 1/2 way once and now he stays away.

10. He is always happy to see anyone in his family and can make them happy by just flashing them his smile.

We have been so blessed this past year with a healthy baby and kids. We are so blessed to have Dylan as part of our family, we love him so much and can't wait for all of the adventures that await us with him!






Thursday, December 3, 2009

Our Disneyland Adventures

A few weeks ago we took Annie, Macee, and Carter to Disneyland, California Adventures and Seaworld. Dylan got left behind and partied with Grandma and Grandpa Griffin. We went with our neighbors who have kids pretty much the same age as ours. The first night we got there we went and walked around Downtown Disney and ate at the Rainforest Cafe. It had a very fun atmosphere with thunderstorms and the animals would periodically come alive.




All of the kids in front of the Christmas tree in Downtown Disney (minus Carter, he was not feeling photogenic)

Waiting for the gates to open for our first day of fun! We took pictures with Mickey in the "C" of California adventures.

Macee and Maddie meeting Ariel

Waiting for the parade in Calfornia Adventures to start. It was really neat. All my pictures turned out dark.

Everything was decorated for Christmas! It was beautiful!
This is the Castle.


Carter pigging out on Cotton CandyAlign Center
Hang on tight! Notice Carter was not afraid of going first. He loved evey ride and wanted to do them multiple times.

I must say Carter did great, but this is how we took him back to the hotel every night. I think a half day would have been perfect for him. The first day we spent about 14 hours between Disneyland and California Adventures. We crammed in as much as we could between the rides, showes, and of course waiting in lines, just to wait in another. We thought going the weekend before Thanksgiving would not be so busy. Turns out everyone else was thinking the same thing! Stayed tuned for our second day in California.....