Madeline wanted her toenails painted - and Alayna was so excited to do it!
The finished look...Madeline then painted Alayna's nails in a very similar way. Having cousins around is the best!
One morning since the kids were up so early...we decided to do a breakfast picnic at the park.
The kids loved it - despite the scowls...
These days we do daily work out videos because it is too hot to take the jogging stroller out for a spin...the other day after I was done, both of the kids wanted to show off their stuff - they do it daily : )
Let me tell you why I LOVE this video - because in my family we have a genetic trait...when we concentrate really hard - we HAVE too stick our tongues out. So you have to check out my little Benson and the intense variety of "tongue-sticking" out he can do...thank you family genes!
Our life has been somewhat of a whirlwind lately. We are all moved into our condo and before Coby started work we took a trip to Disneyland with his family. We had a great time! I have so much blogging to do - so within this next month I plan to get all caught up! Now that Coby has started his residency and is in bed by 9, so he can be up at 4...so he can be to the hospital before 5 am - I have a few lonely hours at night to do as I wish...
Anyways get ready for an astounding picture overload :)
Jungle Cruisin' - our first day at Disneyland was a half day - we got to our hotel about noon and by one we were eating hand-dipped corn dogs on the plaza!
Alayna loves everything about Disneyland especially meeting all the characters and having them sign her book- it is so magical to her...it makes me happy :) 
Part of the Brown crew...they have Disneyland down to a science!
I Love Small World...it is probably one of my favorite rides...it makes me grin from ear to ear the whole time!
Alayna loved being with her 6 year old cousins Brayden and Karter...she wanted to do everything that they were doing and be with them the whole time. She was so brave - she followed them onto everything (she was barely tall enough) - the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain - and she rode everything a ton and loved it!! She is dying to ride Indiana Jones...it was really hard for her to have to wait behind on that one...we usually solved that problem with a Dole Whip - best Disneyland treat ever!!!
Day Two we spent in California Adventure. We were lucky enough to be one of the first in line for the new Ariel ride - and we loved it!! Then we saw Mickey Mouse and hurried to meet him. Alayna was so excited to see him. I loved this picture because as he autographed her book - she just loved, petted, and patted him.
Showing off our Toy Story Mania 3D glasses!! The kids loved it!!
Brayden, Alayna, and Benson with Pluto. Benson loved this "dog, dog, dog..." - he could have stood here forever watching him and playing with him.
I had to throw in this cute picture of Kamree and Benson...we put them into the stroller together several times and they pinched, teased, and tormented each other by stealing binkies and poking eyes. Kamree may be small, but she sure let Benson know who was in charge. This was a rare quiet moment...
I wish I had a picture of Alayna getting off the Tower of Terror - she went on it, but it scared her pretty bad, but she had to act big and say that she liked the "ups", but she didn't like the "downs"...she was real concerned that she would have to ride it again. She did, however, love Soarin' Over California - she loved "flying" and the second time around she insisted that she get a front row seat :)
Alayna was thrilled to celebrate her birthday at Disneyland!! She woke up early and unwrapped a few presents we had brought for her.
Today was all about the birthday girl...we did the character breakfast and the kids loved it!! Alayna wore her birthday pin proudly all day and loved when people told her happy birthday.
Benson loved Buzz Lightyear - he had a real hard time waiting in line to see him...Benson was so funny he wouldn't talk or look at a character if it had a real face...but he LOVED everyone he saw in full costume!
Alayna loves getting her face painted - and wanted to have it done. So we made her wait for her birthday. She is so funny she wanted this huge, ugly black widow spider or a baseball with a flame on it...I should have let her get whatever she wanted, but they were hideous!! So we compromised and she got the butterfly - and we made sure he used "light blue" - her favorite color. She ended up loving it and the glitter!
Alayna's request for the day was to go to Toon Town. The kids had a ton of fun driving the cars and posing for pictures.
Prison Break!
Benson and I shared a "Tigger Tail" while everyone rode Splash Mountain. We loved it - him especially...a huge, fluffy marshmallow - dipped in chocolate and caramel!
Can you believe we didn't ride Dumbo until the fourth day we were at Disneyland...Benson loved it!! He wanted to keep going...he kept saying, "Uppp, Dooown"
Alayna got to meet her favorite princess Belle! She is not a huge princess fan, but she is a fan of Belle.
All the good pictures of Benson at Disneyland are of him eating...I had to keep him entertained while everyone else was riding rides he was to little for.
There is something magical about the Disneyland goats...my kids absolutely love them!
We were lucky enough to meet Coby's Aunt Trish and her family for a day...we had a blast - Matthew was so fun to ride with because he loved everything and got so excited!
We had so much fun at Disneyland...Alayna asks me all the time, "Can we talk about Disneyland?" so we do...forever. She loves to name her four favorite rides - in an ever changing order, "Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, Pirates, and Space Mountain." She thought she was as big as her 6 year old cousins Brayden and Karter. The only thing she couldn't ride with them was Indiana Jones.
Today was a sad day...we said, "Good-Bye" to our Escape - which we have loved!!
Alayna probably took it the hardest...she cried and cried - she kept telling us, "I don't want to sell da N-Escape!" Even riding home in the new car...she cried the entire way home! See those puffy red eyes. (No worries, a few hours later - she was ecstatic to have a new car!)
We found this Ford Flex - and it was just what we wanted. We test drove Minivans and SUV's and decided that this is what is right for our family!! We love it!! I love the Black Leather seats and all the awesome features!
So to our new Flex - we say, "Welcome to Our Family!"
