California 2009

Where to begin?! How about the beginning!!
TUESDAY, APRIL 21:
We left for the airport at 6:00 AM, but our adrenaline was pumping so we were ready to go! Zack did OK, all things considered, but he was pretty tired. Our flight went well... however, Zack did decide to go to the bathroom right at take-off and poor Jared had to take him to the bathroom and change him in the plane's bathroom as soon as the seatbelt sign was off!! Not fun there :>
When we got to Cali, we got our rental car and headed out. We stopped and got a few things at Target then headed to In 'N' Out for lunch (Jared's choice). I will admit that the burgers were good, but not "famously" good. Sorry everyone!! Then we checked into our hotel and went back out to a mall and then to one of the highlights of our trip, the Anaheim Angels Baseball Game!! This was our first major league baseball game, and WOW, it was fun! We did leave a little early because Zack had hit his limit that day, but the Angels won the game 4-3!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22:
We got up and started with a little shopping. We went to Trader Joes and then to a mall... but we were anxious to head to the beach, so we didn't shop much! We headed for Laguna Beach, but had a rough time finding a place to park, so we headed back to Newport Beach. We did make a stop at the Newport Beach LDS Temple, and that was (as always) so beautiful! Then we headed to the beach, where the wind was blowing, the sky was cloudy (or was it the Marine Layer?!), and we pulled our jackets out instead of our swimming suits! Needless to say, not the way we wanted to spend the day at the beach, but we ended up having an excellent time splashing in the water still. That night we went to dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant, and I would give it 2 thumbs up! Lots of fun there!!


THURSDAY, APRIL 23:
Day one of Disneyland. We checked out of our hotel that we were staying in, and headed to The Grand at Disneyland for our next 2 nights. Without saying too much, I liked the room just fine, but not worth paying that much to never be in there! Anyway, Disneyland was great that day. There were a lot of people like always, but we got through the lines really fast! Pirates was our first ride (fairly typical for us), and so on. We kept moving from ride to ride, and made it on everything we wanted to that day. Zack's favorite ride was Small World, which ended up being really fun this time! We also did manage to make it through with some pretty sore feet!
FRIDAY, APRIL 24:
Day at California Adventure. This ended up being one of my favorite days. It was more crowded than Thursday, but if you use those fast passes, it really pays off! We had a great time with Screamin' California trying to take pics right as the 'blastoff' went, but that was tricky. Also, the new Toy Story ride was awesome! That was the longest line we waited in up to that point (30 minutes), but that wasn't even that bad. I must add that Tower of Terror scared the pants off of me! I have been on it once before and it scared me, but apparently, time helped me forget that. I couldn't believe how genuinely scared I was on that ride. My mom and sister made sure to make fun of me pretty hard though!!
SATURDAY, APRIL 25:
Half day and Disneyland and California Adventure. Since we had accomplished all the rides we wanted to the first two days, we decided to hit our favorites and take it slower this day. Our feet couldn't handle much more. **As a side note, why does it always seem that everyone else walking around doesn't have sore feet, but I am ready to cut mine off to help with the pain??**
ANYWAY, we made it through half of the day and were ready to crash. So we said goodbye to the Disney parks and headed. We went to California Pizza Kitchen for lunch/dinner and then decided to go to another Angels game because we had to much fun the first night. We were so tired for this game, but it was still SO MUCH FUN!!! Unfortunately, they lost 8-9 in the last inning. Too bad. I think I am officially an Angels fan now!

SUNDAY, APRIL 26:
Our flight left Cali around 10:00 AM, so we got another early start. Our flight was good, and yes, again Zack needed a diaper change. But, it was my turn to change him this time. I managed to take him into the bathroom on the plane just before takeoff. And as I was changing him, he decided to 'wet' his shirt completely in the front, the diaper didn't hold in the back, so it was up his back, and I was in the smallest bathroom with no changing table in my life! What an adventure that was.
Whoosh! We're glad to be back, but miss the vacation time. A BIG, HUGE thank you to my favorite mom and sister for taking us with them on their vacation. We had such an amazing time and are so thankful for the much needed time away. Loves to you both!!!!

Vacation!

We are off to California tomorrow on a much needed vacation. My mom won a trip to Disneyland and invited us to go along. We are so excited to go! And it will be an adventure taking Zack along! Lots of firsts for him this week...
Vacation, here we come!!

Easter

So I LOVE coloring Easter eggs. It could very well be one of my favorite things to do in life (I don't know why though!). So Saturday morning Jared and I colored our eggs. We decided this year that we would only do one dozen eggs (in the past, I have done a dozen by myself... and then some!). Anyway, I kept making colors, so we ended up with 8 colors for 12 eggs... duh! I always try to see how dark I can get my eggs to go, and the one that "won" this year, ended up changing colors completely when it dried! The purple looked almost black when I pulled it out, now it looks like this... it really has a metalic look to it! Don't ask me how that happened!!
On Easter morning, we exchanged Easter baskets from the Easter Bunny! Jared and Zack got matching plaid shorts with white polo shirts. Then Zack got some sunglasses and sandals (mostly for our upcoming trip to Cali next week!) and Jared got some new socks, shampoo, and candy!

Zack playing in my Easter basket

That night, we went to Jared's parent's house for dinner. They had an Easter egg hunt, and Zack LOVED it! He had no idea what was going on, but Jared was running with him in the backyard and he couldn't stop smiling!

The Fam before church

It was also Zack's first official day going to church. We did alright, but man it's a difference having a baby with you! But, we survived the first time!

Zack before his first day at church

What a fun first Easter with Zack!

Happy Birthday Jared... and Talon!!

Zack loved the balloons!

Today Jared celebrated his 29th birthday!! Yipee! Since Jared had to work, Zack and I went to visit him and brought him balloons and cupcakes. Zack seemed to love it... and as you can see in the picture, he loved the balloons too!

Jared's birthday dinner while waiting for Talon to arrive!

We also got to celebrate Talon Joshua Doan's birthday... literally! My sister had her first baby boy, and Jared was so excited to share his day with him. Talon came in weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. What a sweet little boy!!
Happy Birthday to both boys! We love you!!!

Little Talon Joshua Doan

Talon and Zack!! This is my favorite picture!!