Build a Bear wtih Friends

At the beginning of March Chris was able to go to Build A Bear with two of his closest friends Aidan and Kayla for Miss Kayla's 4th birthday. Kristina let the kids all pick out their own bears, fill them, clean them and then pick their outfits for them. I think we all could have predicted what the outcome would have been for these bears. In the end there were two police bears......SHOCKER, and and Ariel bear.

It is crazy to think that these three are already 4 and almost 5. Especially since when we all met years ago when our husbands were playing on the Sheriff's department softball team in Tracy I was just pregnant with Chris! Man he is getting old. I don't know if I am ready for this yet.

Thank you Kristina for a great day with the kids, a fun lunch at Chili's and the memories made.

Ariel and the two police bears

The kids and their bearsThe birthday girl Kayla, Aidan and Chris. Don't get me wrong I have always known that is Chris is tall for his age but this picture makes him look like a giant. I think he may pass his daddy up soon.

Princess Ears

Dani got these cool princess Mickey ears from her Auntie Brooke. It took her a while to warm up to wearing them, but now she loves being the princess.

Daddy Day

Just another fun day with Daddy out in the yard. These are fun days for the kids and also fun days for mommy. I like to get these picture updates while I am work.....keeps me connected. We broke the flip flops out last night and something tells me we will have a hard time getting shoes back on him when it gets cold again.

Magic Kingdom....still no kids

After a full day of meetings the seven of us headed to Magic Kingdom for some fun. It is a little different being there with no kids, but quite fun to be able to walk through Fantasyland without having to stop. Bryan was able to experience Space Mountain for the first time and we both rode on Buss Lightyear for the first time. Now for those that have not been on this ride before, it is great. You are in a car with a gun for each person. While going along some tracks you can spin your car while trying to shot the targets. I was sitting with Bryan so it was game on....

Final score: Alison 104,000 points Bryan 71,000 points

Needless to say that made my night.

Love the Buzz hats

Nothing like seeing the castle all lit up at night.

Walt Disney World.....with NO kids!

For those keeping track this is the second time now in the past 6 months I have been to Walt Disney World with no kids. I am starting to feel a little guilty considering the kids have not been yet. Soon....

Bryan and I were lucky enough to get away for a few days to Florida. I am here for a conference with a few other staff members for church. Bryan came along to hang out with us and get some time with his parents. Our meetings did not start till tonight so we enjoyed the day at Epcot Center. We all had a great time, laughed a lot and enjoyed the sites. We had lunch in China, coffee in Italy and crepes in France. It was quite the cultural day.

The kids are having fun at home with Miss Sarah and her husband Mark at our house. We miss them a lot but are enjoying the time together.

Bryan and I in front of Epcot Center

The beautiful view from one of the brides at the Coronado Springs Resort where we are staying. This place is beautiful.

Warning.....Lots of New Posts

Just to give you a heads up, I have been posting up a storm this afternoon. We just got back from a few days in Tahoe with Bryan's family. We were able to enjoy the sunshine and snow with kids and have tons of fun. After lots of waiting we finally got Chris out on skis at Tahoe Donner, the same place mommy learned to ski 28 years ago. So enjoy the pictures and videos of our fun time.

Chris's great adventure on skiis

Chris's skiing video debut

Chris was a pro (it may run in the genes...), but I think he also inherited my knack for heading for the fence. I may need to up his medical coverage if he starts skiing like his mommy did when I was his age. I think I hit my first of many trees around age 5 following my big sister through a jump trail in the trees.

PJ's and slippers

The kids spent a lot of time in their jammies this week. Chris liked the fun slippers and just playing around the house. There were games played, stairs climbed, movies watched and fun to be had everyday in the jammies.

He chose the bear slippers from the basket.

Dani chose the bunny slippers to match the bunnies on her PJ's

She also really enjoyed riding the stuffed bear footstool by the fireplace.

It sure is bright at night!

As you know from previous posts we often get some laughs from checking on Chris at night. So last night in Tahoe Bryan headed in to check on Chris before we started our movie. He came and got me and said I had to come see. Chris had bought a new pair of sunglasses today when we were skiing, he fell in love with them. So much that he fell asleep in them. Bryan and I have never laughed so hard. The best part was that he was snoring so loud when we took these pictures because he was so wiped out.

too cool!

I guess it got dark in there because after our movie he had moved his shades up. I love it!