October 2016

October is one of my favorite times to live in Cache Valley.  And we had a super busy month! Besides our trip to disneyland and Blakes 9th birthday. I was busy most nights taking family pictures for people. We also had our palmer halloween party.  My kids had a blast! It was so warm we spent a lot of time outside enjoying the fall. Easton really loved playing in the leaves. Bryan's biggest highlight was shooting his deer with the boys and his dad with him. 

Arrow of Light

I have grown up around the scouting program my whole life.  My dad has worked for them since I was 2.  I even and lived at the boy scout camp for a total of 9 years.  Three of them I worked there.  Even though Tyson hasn't been as excited about scouts as Blake is he still enjoys it.  He earned his arrow of light the end of October and got his award.  My dad even left work early in Utah county and drove the 2 hours one way to be here and home after we were done.  They even had him get up and talk to the kids that were there about the importance of scouting and how it will prepare them to be missionaries.  Grateful my Grandma Jenkins could be there too! 

 They painted Tyson's face to represent different values he should have.

 He got to knock over the wolf- bear and weablos sign since he passed them all off.

Halloween 2016

Halloween was awesome this year.  Stockton changed his mind about 100 times again this year on his costume.  I'm glad he finally ended up being a jedi because I had fun learning how to make him glowing light sabers in photoshop. Right after school we drove to dad's work for a family halloween party.  They had haunted hallways and a piñata with a ton of candy. Dad's stay puff marshmallow man costume one some awards.   The weather was so nice that we set out to go trick or treating. Easton even came with us at first.  After we took East back with Bryan the rest of the boys and I ended up trick or treating for another hour.  Tyson found his friends later and went out for another hour or so.  In the end Ty ended up knocking doors for almost 3 hours. He had so much candy! 

Disneyland 2016!

The first morning in Disneyland is ALWAYS excited! I'm a mess trying to get everyone ready and the stroller packed so as soon as we get into the gates I'm so ready for some fun! For some reason on this trip Brett obsessed about the maps.  He even looks at them a month later.  He had to have a map at all times! We went straight for thunder mountain railroad (one of my fav!) and we were the first ride of the day! There was no line when we ended so we stayed on and went again! Then as we were getting off my parents walked up so Stockton went with them again! Three times in a row for him! My brother and his family met up with us and we went on jungle cruise and haunted mansion.  They made the hunted mansion into the nightmare before christmas and I really thought it was cute.  Stockton said he liked the old one better because it isn't christmas.  That's his favorite ride so he was a little put out about it. 

 I love the tea cups. I'm about the only adult that loves it.  We did get my dad on it and he rode with my nephew Dax.  My favorite part was watching my niece Kiya.  This was her first time to Disneyland and you could tell she was so excited about everything! I love her sweet little smile on every ride!

 Brett and Kiya held hands around the park . They are only a week apart in age and best friends. 

Nate and I were the only adults brave enough to ride star tours.  Too many motion sick people! haha! (ps i took medicine so I wouldn't get sick so I can't say much) 

Easton didn't really care too much for many things in Disneyland.  All he wanted to do was walk around.  He would walk right in front of people and there were A LOT of people.  Small world was about the only ride he really liked.  The other boys hated it but East loved it! 

Day two we started in Cali adventure.  We were there really early and in line only to find that they had to open late because some truck was broken down in the middle of the park. boo! The kids were going nuts! After 45 minutes in a line that never moved we finally got in. We ran right to cars and got on. 

Of course Easton couldn't ride so we hung out in cars land.  There was lightening McQueen sitting there with no one in line and I let Easton down.  He just walks up to the car and is touching him.  Lightening starts talking to him and he didn't even notice! Haha !

My older 4 boys did so amazing in Disneyland. Brett and Stockton didn't cry! Until poor Brett rode matterhorn and Ty told him the Yetti was real- then he cried. 

I knew Kylo Ren was in the launch bay and we go in and see there was only a 10 minute wait.  And for how busy the park was (seriously Ive never seen it so busy!) we jumped in line.  It was a highlight for sure! He walked up, scanned over my boys and motioned for them to follow him.  He asked them if they knew were the rebel droid was- then while my boys talked about seeing it somewhere else he told him if they see it to notify them. Then he scans over my boys- points to Stockton and says "I don't answer to you". hahahaha! I died! Look how he is looking at him.  Kylo Ren is his favorite !

 When I see this photo I just think of the lady who swore at me because I didn't notice the line to take the picture.  oops.

 We loved grizzly bear rapids.  We learned how to get around the lines by getting fast passes and stroller passes.  We rode it twice in a row!

 Our trusty hotel.  It's our 4th time here.

 Tiki Room! With our dole whips 

 I lucked out- Sierra took Brett to toon town with them and he LOVED it and I didn't have to go!

 Thunder Mountain 

 Cars!

My Pirates 

I love Disneyland! I'm not sure I'll go back in the fall again because the lines were crazy! One more story- Bryan stayed back in the hotel with Easton and Brett and I had the other three going to see the world of color. We were in a really long security line and we started chatting with the guy behind us.  Mind you I had spend most of my day in lines and haven't really talked to many people. We we start talking for like 5 minutes only to find out he was BRYANS MISSION COMPANION! What are the odds? He was there with his family from Eastern Idaho.  Out of the tens of thousands of people there I ended up in line- and chatting long enough to find out he was Bryans friend.  You know a few years ago we ran into another one of Bryan's mission friends in Disneyland.  It really is a small world after all!