Something New

We just got back from a week at Disneyland and it was, as always, so much fun! We got to spend lots time together which was much needed! Deveren has been really busy with work and it's only going to get busier.... 

For those of you that don't know already, Deveren is going out to sell alarms again this year. His office is going to Texas! He switched companies and will be selling for Skyline. We are thrilled about our decision and have high hopes for the summer! 

The kids and I are going to be staying here for the summer. 

We will go visit him a couple of times but other than that we will be here!!

Last summer was really hard. 

Let me tell you why.

I have been SO BLESSED to have family live so close and great friends that I missed dearly last summer! 4 1/2 months is a long time to be away from your home and all of 'your stuff'. We have a great ward that we missed being a part of. I struggled last summer being away from it all. I felt so bad for Bailie and Brek because there weren't very many kids out there to play with so they got pretty lonely. They wanted to go home. Deveren was such a TROOPER! He put up with/listened to me cry and whine about how much I missed home. 

It was stressful for him because he was trying to balance running his office and being a husband and Daddy to us, and he did his best. But it was very hard not seeing him very much.  

I have the most hard working, amazing husband and I couldn't ask for a better one. It is going to be SO incredibly difficult to not have him with us, but I know he will work hard everyday so this will be worth it.

We are going to keep ourselves so busy this summer that it is going to FLY BY (I hope)!! 

Family, Friends, Seven Peaks, Swimming

 It's going to be great!

Wow, that turned into a really long story! I just wanted to update everyone :)

Now on to our awesome trip!

Since we have gone to Disneyland quite a few times, we decided every day we would do something we haven't done before. 

1. We went to Russell's show in the Wilderness Explorer Camp

2. Bailie became a Jedi! She got her robe on and trained to fight Darth Vader, but then when the bad guys came she started to cry....

One of the workers went over to her and talked to her and asked her if she wanted to come back to us, but she said "No, I just got a little bit scared but I'm ok."

She composed herself and fought the bad guy. 

So proud of her

3. One morning we went to Minnie and Friends Breakfast. There were 9 different characters that came around to our table and hung out with us. It was great!

4. We met up with our good friends Stewart and Sara Kimball and their adorable kiddos Bree, Ally, and Kate. They live in LA and have season passes so it worked out perfect!

Me and Sara  

Bree and Bailie. They had SOOO much fun together

All of us on Pirates of the Caribbean

5. We went to Tom Sawyer's Island. 

It had a bunch of caves you can explore, a treehouse, and a lot of treasure!

6. Deveren took the kids to a class that teaches you how to draw different characters. (I went to the bathroom and by the time I got back they wouldn't let me in)

7. I had beignets for the first time!!!! 

It will not be my last.

Dang they were so yummy!

8. I rode the Grizzly River Run ride! 

We were only there for 6 days so we did a few extra new things :)