Disney!

We went to Disney October 1.  It has taken me a long time to get it together to do a posting.  We went with Tim's parents and flew into Orange County.  It felt like a short flight since we are used to flying to Michigan.  It also felt pretty easy since the adults outnumbered the kids!  We spent 2 and a half days in Disney and California Adventure.  We stayed in a hotel that was within walking distance of the park.  It was hot and sunny the whole time we were there.  Felt like a little extension of summer.  The park was quite crowded but we were surprised at how fast most of the lines moved.  We were able to ride all the rides we had hoped to ride at least once while we were there.  Needless to say, the boys were thrilled with everything they saw.  It was definately a once-in-a-lifetime experience for all of us.  Jim and Kaye even watched the boys for us one night so Tim and I could go back and ride some of the rides that were too scary for the boys.  Our feet were so tired by the end of each day - but it was well worth it!  We didn't even lose any kids in the crowd. 

We rode the Buzz Lightyear ride several times.  It was Ezra's favorite.

 It was really great that Ezra could ride so many rides.  There weren't many things he would have wanted to ride that he was not tall enough for.

 It was really hard to get the kids to cooperate for a family picture.  Can anyone relate??!!

 This was the only character we saw that we could get a picture with.  I think his name is James Sullivan. 

 This was a painted wall at California Adventure.  Stuff like this just amazed me - and it was everywhere!  Right next to this we took Christian and Austin on the Hollywood Tower of Terror.  That was one of the few rides that we probably shouldn't have taken them on.  It was a little too scary but they recovered quickly!

Climbing Tarzan's tree house...

 We often had to split up and have someone stay back with Ezra and ride calmer rides while the rest of the group did things that were a little more adventurous, so he had his picture taken a lot...

 Thank you, Grammy and Pa, for such a wonderful trip!!

Family...

Right before we went to Disney (blogs to follow) I finally had family t shirts made.  I had been wanting to do this for a long time.  I like how they turned out.  We ordered extras in bigger sizes that the boys can grow into.  Hopefully my guys will be willing to wear them for several years to come when we have special outings, or for no occasion at all!  We had been looking for a family theme versee, too.  We chose Micah 6:8.  "He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God".