First Day of School

School started on Wednesday August 18th. The kids were ready. I don't know if I was though.Gabriel was so excited and showing off his Hot Wheels lunch box. He is at Reagan Elementary this year.

Gillian is off to 3rd grade.
Wow Savannah is in the 6th grade now.
And Chyna is in Jr High. How did that happen. When did she get that old?
Now something happened between Gabriel's picture and the group shot. He was no longer happy and it went downhill from there.

We all took him to his school first. The girls were excited to help drop him off. Well he was not ready to be dropped off. The minute we got to the classroom his head dropped and he clinged to me so fast. We tried to take a picture for the teacher but his face was probably worse than the above. She tried a few times, but I was thinking just give up he is not going to smile for you. Then I had to leave to get the girls to school on time. That is when his panic set in and the screaming and crying started. His teacher, Mrs. Couret had to hold him down so I could leave the classroom. As sad as it was, I didn't cry. I feel like he needs this time. He is very shy, emotional and sensitive and hopefully school everyday will help him socialize more.

The girls were dropped off and excited to see all their friends again. But I can remember all of their first days of school. They were once all my little shy momma's girls and now they are running out of the car without even looking back. Time flies so fast.

Celebrating at Disneyland

No matter how many times we go to Disneyland I still just love the feeling of being there in the park. It makes me feel young again. I love sharing that feeling with my children and making these memories with them.The first day we let that be Gillian's day. We let her pick mostly everything we did. She wanted to ride Pirate's and Gabriel did not like that. So quickly it started, as usual being all about Gabriel. With every ride he started getting more and more nervous about the rides. After Splash Mountain he was done believing anything we said. One ride he loved that we had to ride over and over was Winnie the Pooh.
Tough decisions on the Mickey ears. Pirate or Toy Story????


Our birthday princess andSavannah.
Her other birthday present was to go to Build a Bear at Downtown Disney. Thanks to Aunt Lesa and Uncle Justin she was able to get an awesome bear and outfits.
And the Toy Story ears won. What cute kids, right?


For some reason my children like spinning in teacups till they feel like their heads are falling off so they ride with their dad. Chyna and I however decided to relax in our own teacup.
I wish I could get one of these cages at home to lock them up in when they start acting like wild animals.




The birthday girl wasn't always happy. It's my party and I 'll throw a fit if I want too....
Ha, proof I was at Disneyland too.






What a great trip it was. I hope Gillian felt as special as she is. We love you Bean!

It is Great to be 8!

On Saturday the 17th we had family over to celebrate Gillian's birthday. When we picked out the cake she wanted my name on it too. I am happy that she doesn't mind sharing her birthday with me because I know the time will come where that is embarrassing for her.She is turning out to be a wonderful, bubbly, fun loving little girl. We like to call her Little Miss Giggles because she is always giggling about something. And always skipping, bouncing or cartwheeling around the house.

She got a lot of wonderful gifts. She is very much loved by family. But her #1 gift she wanted this year was to spend her birthday at Disneyland.
Best buddies/cousins Luke and Gabriel.

So her wish was granted and off to Disneyland we went.