Miracles do happen.

So it was miracle but it happened, my brother Sal drove all the way from Sacramento,Ca to Orem, UT and lived to tell the tale. They came last weekend and it was great. The teens went snowboarding w/Jon and Sal, Mel, Maddy, Landen, and I did some bonding time. We went sledding the next day and Landen slept through the whole thing. The cousins hung out Sat.night while the grown ups went out dancing. Sunday was our post Thanksgiving, Xmas Dinner. Jon and Melissa came up with a feast that was gone in second with 4 teenagers and 4 adults. It was such a memorable fun experience for everyone. We hoping enough to have them back someday. If anything they feel our pain now when we make the long drive to California. It's always worth it though. It was nice to have family around.

Xmas at Disneyland

So we decided this year to take the kids to Disneyland as their Xmas present which ended not being the only thing they got but I guess it's the season of giving so it's all good. Maddy was with her dad for Xmas, Hannah was with her mom for Xmas and Tristen was w/Grandma which I think I mentioned in my last blog so anyhow, when we got them all back our real Xmas started. This was the first year that they all bought presents for each other so we brought them all and had them open them at the hotel when we got there. It was great, they all were excited to see each others faces when they opened the presents they got for each other. Plus, we had Grandma and Grandpa there to share the Xmas spirit with us.
So now Disneyland, well the first day we spend at Disneyland was in pouring rain but it was bearable. We bought ponchos and tried to stay dry. We spent most of the first day at Disney's California since our princess lunch was there (lunch with all the princesses of Disney) and we saw shows and got on all the small rides that Landen could go on. We were pretty pooped that day. The next day it was beautiful, sunny, a bit of a cold breeze but dry. Only bad thing was that it was sooooo crowded because the day was so nice. We started in Toon Town and had the girls meet Minnie Mouse. We got on the tea cups and did so much at Disneyland. It was a great time and great memories. We can't wait til Landens older so we can go back. This was Hannah's first time and I know she will never forget it. When we came home we watched the home videos and laughed so much at all the memories we made together. The trip all together was pretty pricey but it was worth every penny.