Disneyland & Knott's Berry Farm

Disneyland!

Dan and I went to Disneyland on Friday and Knott's Berry Farm on Saturday. Our neighbors, Martino and Tomoko met us at Disneyland along with Dan's Aunt Esther (she's only 2 years older than him). It was so fun! Martino is hilarious! He kept us constantly laughing. We were that obnoxious group that are loud and in everyone's grill. We spent some time in California Adventure, but most of the time at Disneyland.

It just so happened that Rick and Jackie Belcher were going to be there the same day so we met up and rode Haunted Mansion. It was so good to see them. We kept running into each other all day throughout both parks.

It also just happened that an old friend from my Colorado college days, Trisha, was going to be there, too. I hadn't seen her in 10 years! She hadn't changed a bit and it was really fun to see her.

I love, love, love Disneyland at Halloween time-especially the pumpkin carvings! They're so cool!

I love all the fall stuff, too. It's my favorite time of year.

Knott's Berry Farm!

Saturday we went to Knott's Berry Farm-just Dan and me. It was EMPTY! We walked onto every ride because most people wait and go to the Halloween Haunt later on in the evening. It was awesome!

Camp Snoopy was cool because you could trick or treat at all the rides (well, the kids could, not me). The whole park was decorated really cute. I love me some Snoopy!

There's a new ride called Pony Express that is basically a really short roller coaster but you sit funky-like you're on a horse. Anyway, next to the ride there's a small building called the Pony Express Outpost and I was curious so I went in. Inside, a bored looking lady jumped her feet and told me there was something special going on that day. If you hold a handful of giant hissing cockroaches and mealworms for 7 seconds, you win some candy. Of course I had to take the challenge! It was disgusting!

It made me giggle, so I grabbed Dan and made him try it. He wasn't as grossed out by it as I was.

All in all, it was a great couple of days. But then on the way home, Branson called and said he was flying in next weekend to go to Disneyland and wants us to come...so you'll probably see another Disneyland post in a week or so! Woohoo!

1st Annual Halstead Ct. Water War

Summer's almost over and Martino (our neighbor) suggested a water war. I was really excited about this...it's been a long time since I've filled up a water balloon. So we put together a neighborhood water war and anything was fair game. We filled up TONS of water balloons and filled our garbage cans full of them. We had water guns, too. It was so fun! We all had such a great time-I can't wait until next year.
This is Luke and Cheryl: pre-war. They made shields out of cardboard that worked surprising well......maybe not that well (this is them post-war). Here are some pics of the war.That's Martino. He's such a hoot. Here's Taryn, Cheryl and I putting on our war face.
I'm pretty sure there was no winner as we were all equally soaked by the end of the war.
That's Taryn and Jeremy. Their kids, Cadence and Coda, were champs! They hung in there like the rest of us! Here are all the casualties of war.

We're Not Pregnant 2009

I can't believe it's been more than a year since our last We're Not Pregnant Party! By now you know this is an annual event my friends and I have each year to celebrate that we aren't pregnant and we don't have babies (under 1 year old). It all got started when we had to go to a bunch of baby showers all right in a row and we got tired of it!

Each year, we crown a Miss We're Not Pregnant. Vesta was last year's winner and won again this year (we vote). It's very fitting because it was also a goodbye party for her. She is moving to Germany on September 1st. She has always wanted to live in a foreign county and she is finally doing it. I'm so excited for her. Her "crown" is from Germany, so we'll let the sorting hat slide.

For some reason, I was the host for this year. We had so many of the original "founders", so it was really fun. I can't believe how long I've known these guys. I feel so old!

We had it at Frankies Tiki Room which is actually a really cute place. We tried to theme it out a little bit with some tiki stuff. Everyone is required to wear a crown but by the end of the night, they are usually off. We had some very interesting games. One game was to guess what was in the brown bag (stuff like a pregnancy test, tampon, condoms, etc.). Here's Angie and Michael trying to figure it out. By the way, token gay males are welcome to attend, too.

Everyone's favorite is putting the condom on the cucumber with no hands, blindfolded. It's great for potential blackmail photos. Here's Chris helping Mindy and making fun of her...
...and Jean showing us her skills Breakfast Club style.Another game that was pretty funny was Guess That Funky Spunk. You have to guess what substance is in the condom. It's pretty gross but it's always good for a laugh. I was suprised, I thought they'd get more right answers than they did! Jessica won that one.We played a hilarious game where they had to sculpt...something...out of a piece of gum. I liked this one the best. I was cracking up (I was the judge).I think this was the best one we've had so far. I had a blast!

Trip to Idaho and Utah

For the past week, we have been visiting my mom in Idaho Falls and then visiting my dad in Ephraim. It was fun just hanging out with the family. Brenda and her kids were there, too. First, we were in Idaho. We went to Bear World and they had the cutest stinkin' baby bears there! We had a good time goofin' around. There's kind of a petting zoo there too, so we got to play with some animals, also.

Brenda, my mom and meWyatt, Dan, Keith, and TaylorYes, this is my goof of a husband.

Later in the week we headed down to my dad and Patty's farm in Ephraim. We HAD to go see Harry Potter and on the way, we stopped at the Red Barn to buy some fruit. It was a really cute place (by the way, Harry Potter was awesome).

After the movie, we stopped at Pollie's, the old fashioned candy store. It's really cool-they sell shakes and ice cream and of course, a full service candy shop. Wyatt and Taylor

We spent the rest of the time four wheeling and playing on the farm. I crashed the go-cart but there was no damage. :)

Kitty Potty Training

So if there is one chore that I absolutely hate to do, it's cleaning the kitty box. We decided to do something about it:

we potty trained our kitties.

I know what you're thinking:

How?

Why?

That's a big kitty!

Pootie is sensitive about his weight. Why? Because cleaning the kitty box is the bane of our existence. And how? With a magical device called the City Kitty.

No, not Sh***y Kitty, City Kitty.

It works for young and old cats. You have to invest in flushable litter at first, but it's totally worth it.

Bending Spoons

Today something amazing happened. My mom, Aunt Betti, and Aunt Virginia are all visiting for a few days. My Aunt Virginia is really into the psychic phenomena and happens to know how to bend spoons. My Aunt Betti can do it too. I always thought it was a lie until one day about 10 years ago, I saw my Aunt Virginia bend a spoon and since then, I've always wanted to learn. Today, I finally did it. I bent my first spoon. It wasn't as fast or as good as Virginia's, but I'm so stoked! My second cousin Teasa and her man Steve also bent their first spoons. It was a pretty sturdy spoon and after lightly rubbing it and concentrating on that part of the spoon, it eventually would just give way. I'm absolutely baffled!