Disneyland 2013

Oh boy! This trip was a blast! We ended up coordinating with Bryson's cousins and taking the trip together! We went with Stuarts family. Keith and Stuart are twins. It was fun to spend more time with some of the other Gregory's. 

The drive down to Disneyland was long. We had 5 cars all caravaning. There was one point that all 5 cars stopped for Akoy 3 different times in an hour span. Stupid drink! Akoy wasn't allowed to drink after those stops. After getting to California, we headed to the house we rented. It was easier (and more fun!) to stay in a house when you have 25 people. We had about a 10 min walk to the park. 

As always, Disneyland was a blast! We were only there for 2 days per our usual 3-4 day stay. We crammed everything in that we could. We even all had matching shirts! This trip was extra special for Akoy because he was finally tall enough for some of the bigger rides! He has been eating healthy so he can grow tall enough for the "water fall ride" aka Splash Mountain. He finally made it! He loved riding all the new rides. I wish I could have been with him on more rides but since I am pregnant, I was limited. 

There was a time we split off in our own little family and hit some of the kiddie rides in California Adventure. It was so much fun with the 4 of us. The kids loved all the dumb little rides and wanted to ride them over and over again. 

We always have to have a picture in the chair! 

One of the many potty stops!

We stopped for breakfast in St. George at Kneaders

Both Gregory Families

Waiting in line

One of my select rides! ;) 

Just the right height! Everyone cheered! 

Splash Mountain!

Making an iron man face. He wouldn't smile! 

All the kids got balloon animals at dinner

Lots of Gregory's in an elevator! 

Swimming at the house

Yay, Disneyland! 

cute cousins!

Soarin over California- one of my only bigger rides

Akoy is 4!

I can't believe it has been 4 years since Akoy joined our family! He is such a good kid and I am so glad he is mine. He is such a sweetheart and almost always willing to help me with things. 

Here is an interview I did with him:

Who is your favorite person in whole world?

daddy- because he is my best dad ever. 

What is your favorite color?

-blue (All he wanted for his birthday was a blue watch.)

What is your favorite TV show? 

-Max and Ruby (?? Rarely watches- likes Jake and the neverland pirates, octanots, mickey, doc mcstuffins)

What is your favorite outfit?

-lego shirt

What sport do you like best?

-riding bike (I think he would ride his bike all day if he could. He had a hard time using the breaks at first. We have walked the 1.6 miles from Bryson's parents to my parents a couple times. Akoy finally mastered the breaks during these walks. Now he cruises everywhere.)

What song do you love best?

-taylor swift (totally his dad)

What is your favorite kind of cereal?

the marshmellow kind

Who is your best friend? 

Cole

What do you want to do when you grow up?

a baseball player

What is your favorite book?

-My small book of mormon

What are you really good at?

- riding my bike

Where do you wish you could go on vacation?

-Disneyland (which we are leaving tomorrow!) 

What is your best memory?

- riding my bike

What would you buy if you had $1,000?

-Lots of stuff. Like toys and stuff

What vegetable do you love the most?

-corn but loves most all of them

Who is your biggest hero?

-Captain American because he throws his shield?

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

-Chocolate 

What do you like to do with your friends?

-Play with the swingset

 

What do you want to do before your next birthday?

-Go to Disneyland! 

My sister in law, Amanda, showed me how to use my camera and photoshop. I took these ones all by myself. I was so happy! Akoy was being a terd during the session but oh well! 

Akoy's Lego 4th Birthday Party!

Since we are heading out to Disneyland this week, we celebrated Akoy's birthday a little early. This year he wanted to have a Lego birthday party. I think it all came together well. I think I have too much fun putting together parties. I used Pinterest for a few ideas then did things how I wanted to. I love having my cricut to help decorate for birthday parties. I really enjoy it and it helps my stress levels! You know, until the actual party then it comes back full force. This was my first time making my own shapes with the Cricut and it ended up working awesome! 

Akoy loved seeing things as I worked on things. I bought lego molds off Amazon and made all the different chocolate guys and legos with different colors. Bryson's family was nice enough to help me finish some of the things the night before. 

We started the party off with some Bingo. The kids all seemed to love it. Akoy got a bum card and it didn't have any of the things I was calling out. After Bingo the kids colored Lego guys while we watched Akoy's 4th Birthday Video. I love making videos for the kids to watch themselves grow. We played pin the head of the Lego Guy and then sang Happy Birthday. Akoy got lots of fun new toys to play with. We headed outside to break the piñata and then play on the play set. By the end of the night I was exausted. 

Akoy didn't get close to the lego guy....