Kiersten’s Blog

Taylor’s done!  He made it through the year and now has until mid-August off!  Sure, he’ll still be prepping for the coming year and writing a dissertation, but for now, I’m loving the time we have together.  I got home from my walk this morning to a clean bathroom, freshly vacuumed carpets, and laundry in the washer.  I think I have a keeper!

Ashton and I on "Toy Story 3D"

We celebrated summer yesterday by spending a drizzly day at the happiest place on earth.  London earned her stickers with a lot of encouragement from us.  We had a good time.  London had to dress in her Minnie Mouse dress, heels and all.  We told her that she could, as long as she changed after we saw Minnie.  The first stop for me was the mother’s area to feed Ashton while London and Taylor played on the rides.  Next stop: Minnie’s house.  The line to see MInnie was the longest line of the day.  After hugging Minnie, London cooperatively changed into her Minnie Mouse t-shirt so spend the rest of the day in comfort.  Taylor and London got to go on lots of fun rides each time I had to stop to feed Ashton.  The trade-off was, I got to sit down.  Taylor didn’t do that all day, except on the rides.  Taylor and I switched off watching the kids so we could each take a turn on “California Screamin’”.  London was really upset that she couldn’t ride that coaster because she thought “The Matterhorn” was the greatest thing ever.  She got to ride it twice (once with each of us).  I find it ironic that she’s such a thrill seeker.  She won’t even go down the big slide at the park by herself!  Even after all the fun rides, if you ask London what her favorite part of Disneyland is, she’ll say “the characters.”  She gets so excited to hug them.  All in all it was a great day and we all came home totally beat.  After all, I guess that’s what Disneyland’s all about!