While we were away...

We had so much fun in California for Christmas. We were so blessed to spend time with family and friends. Here is a recap of our trip...

Walking around the harbor:
Or riding around the harbor

Celebrating Kellie's 21st birthday:
Only Miss Kellie would have a pool party in December...so fun!!
Downtown Disney:
Our first attempt to do Disneyland was drowned out…literally!! The one day that worked for everyone in my family to go ended up being the one and only rainy day we saw on our entire trip to CA in all 9 days. What are the odds?!?! So instead we had lunch at Rainforest Cafe and did a little shopping...works for me



Dallen watched movies with his Mimi:

Visiting with Dallen's ALL female cousins at the Gardners:


Seeing old friends: And I mean OLD. I have known these girls since I was a little kid. Now we are all married, 2 with kids and one on the way!! Crazy :)
Dallen got to see his future wife, A LOT:
Nevermind that Dallen is totally chewing on a dog bone...opps!! Who you callin' safety mom now?

So cute!!Gazing out the window...
Threatening with tickles...Getting frisky on the couch...(Siena's daddy thinks Dallen may be a little forward for his daughter!)
Dallen opening his present from Siena (She is wearing her gift from him)
"Hey baby, how you doin?"


Teamwork
Do you think I am forcing these two together?Apparently Dallen thought so, he LEAPT out of my arms!!
I can't help it...I just love these cute kids :)


Stopping by the Browns:
At the VERY end of our trip, on our drive home, we stopped off to see this little birthday boy!! Cousin Gavin turned one the day we left and was right off the freeway on our way home so we let the boys laugh and play for a bit. So fun!




I wish I knew what they were saying here :)

We had so much fun on our holiday vacation and are missing it already as we are trying to get back to normal life. Thanks to everyone who made the trip so wonderful!!

Little-D goes to D-Land

We took Dallen to the happiest place on earth!! He had soooo much fun and so did the rest of us. One of the best things about Disneyland is that there is something for everyone. Dallen’s favorite part was that everything was Dallen sized!!


My favorite part was watching Dallen. I captured just a few of the many priceless expressions on his face throughout the day.




There was even a special aspect to Disneyland that day for Mark, the whole Texas and Alabama football teams, who were in town for the championship bowl game. That little white hat amongst all the big boys is Colt McCoy!!Of course everyone enjoyed being all together (minus Kellie, so sad)...






And not to forget the things that make Disneyland, well Disneyland:
the rides,









Waiting oh so patiently in line for Dumbo, which ended up not being worth it, he hated it!!the parade (Dallen's very favorite part),souvenirs,and photo ops...Checking out the family brickHigh-fiving Mickey (he had to get every single one and believe me there are lots!!)Michelle brought baby Chloe along for the day, what a treat!! She was such a good sport :)

All tuckered out!!At the end of the day we were all so exhausted but had the most wonderful day at the happiest place on earth.