Disneyland

For Amelia's 3rd birthday we took a trip to Disneyland. We spent one day at Disneyland and the next at California Adventure. Amelia completely enjoyed herself. We spent the night in Anaheim at the Ayes Hotel (do yourself a favor if you are ever in Southern California and need a hotel...stay in an Ayres...not expensive and so, so nice).

Here are a few photos:

On the way to Disneyland.

Our first picture at Disneyland.

Amelia even had fun waiting in the lines - though we never waited more then 20 minutes.

Here is Miles enduring the end of the day. He did not enjoy himself...since he was sick...and couldn't nap.
Who the heck am I waving at? At least Amelia knew where to look.



Amelia's favorite ride: the teacups. She just giggled and giggled the entire ride. We went on this several times.
Dumbo, of course.

Making a quick phone call.
We took Amelia to one of the gift shops at Disneyland and told her should could pick out anything she wanted for her birthday. She picked out the $8.00 Ariel sippy cup and a lollipop. Lucky us.

Miles got a Winnie-the-Pooh. Amelia calls him Pinnie the Pooh.



On the way home from Disneyland we let Amelia eat her lollipop. She could barely keep her eyes open about 10 minutes into the drive and handed the half-eaten lollipop over. And fell immediately asleep. She didn't move a muscle till the next morning. We consider that a successful trip.

Ridin Along In My Automobile

Todd always takes the best pictures when he stays at our house.

Crib Jumping.

Amelia constantly asks to wake Miles up from his naps. She doesn't understand why we should let him sleep. And, as soon as we hear the tiniest squeak coming from his room she races through the house yelling, "My baby is awake, my baby is awake!". And, she is usually laying next to him in his crib before I can even get in the room. Miles is always very, very happy to see her.

The Zoo

This Boy.

Milo gets so much more fun everyday.

This morning I left him sitting on the bathroom rug while I was getting ready to give him a bath. I left the bathroom and came back to find him standing up holding onto the outside of the tub. He doesn't even crawl yet...I think he is trying to skip that step.

He got his first two teeth this past week. And, HALLELUJAH! He loves, loves, loves to pick up his own food and put it in his mouth. The other day he ate the following for breakfast (aided by mom of course): half a banana, half a bowl of oatmeal, 5 ounces of formula, cheerios, and an entire whole wheat pancake with strawberry jam. Yes, this kid loves to eat.

He is always content and happy and is getting to be more of a snuggler. He loves to play with any kind of ball and loves playing with pretty much anything Amelia is currently holding in her hands.

Miles Laughing

Making the baby laugh pretty much tops our to-do list everyday.

And, here is another attempt.

The Amelia Show

One Sunday before church we asked Amelia to give us a show. This is what we got. We couldn't stop watching it that evening. So funny.