Disneyland 08

We were able to go to Disneyland last month and had such a great time. We spent time at the beach and also hit SeaWorld. We were ALL so excited to go and ended up having such a great time. With the exception of almost losing Boyd and Bryant to the ocean....

We spent a day at the beach in Seaside and decided to buy a boogie board for the boys to play with. Boyd kept hollering to Bryant to go out further, and I kept getting after him as the waves were pretty rough and he doesn't know how to "swim in the ocean". Boyd finally went out to show him how it's done, and they both started to drift farther and farther out. We were by a large man-made rock pier and as they drifted farther, they got closer to the rocks. I started to get really worried and finally stood up to yell for them to come back in. Just as I stood up, Boyd started to scream for me to get help. It was the scariest moment of my life! I started running (Bryant informed me I "wasn't even running", but trust me, I was running as fast as I could!)down the beach screaming for anyone to help me. Finally, someone came to help and I guess someone called Baywatch. David Hasslehoff showed up in a yellow truck. However, Boyd and Bryant were able to get up on the rocks without getting tremendously hurt (I swear it was a miracle)before David could slow motion jump into the water with his red dinghy (that sounds bad!). Boyd and Bry had a few cuts and scrapes but were okay. I was mad at Boyd for a few hours, and traumatized for a while. It was one of those: "I'm so freaking glad your okay, but now I'm going to kill you!". Bry was shaken up and didn't really want to talk about it and Boyd definitely received a few "I told you!'s" from me. The scariest thing, was hearing my husband, who always seems a bit invinsible, screaming for help. I will never, forget that for as long as I live. Now, onto better memories...

We went with Boyd's family - his mom and dad, sister Amy, Brad & Amanda, Rebecca, Young, Alyssa, and Helen, Bart, and finally John, Angie and Jaxon. Boyds mom and dad really made this happen, as we had been planning the trip for years - truly. They got a condo for us all in Seaside and paid for all of the grandkids 3-day passes to Disney. We are so thankful to them - things like this don't happen for our family very often.

I LOVE Disneyland - it reminds me of being a kid, and as we walked through the main gates and down Main street, me being a true Hansen and having the waterworks gene, started crying. I mean, how many more times was I going to have an opportunity like this, with my little family and my kids still under my wing?

Boyd's mom and dad reserved a morning for us at "Goofy's Kitchen". It was so cool - the characters come and visit you while you eat, and the food spread was amazing. Peanut Butter & Jelly pizza, huge chocolate chip cookie pizzas, hot dogs & macaroni & cheese (even in the morning!), made to order omelettes, Mickey Mouse head peach cobbler, Mickey Mouse pancakes (of course), and basically any other breakfast food you can imagine! Of course, it was a buffet.

Boyd's sisters, Amy and Amanda, brought everyone a huge gift bag stuffed with presents before we left. They had (or Dad had) written a poem that went with each gift - snacks for the trip and customized White Family Disenyland Trip 08 t-shirts. They were darling and everyone asked us where we got them. Most thought we had them made for us in Disneyland!

So here's a glimpse into a great memory our family will always have. Here's to the White's - Amy, Brad & Amanda, Mom and Dad, Young, Rebecca, Helen and Alyssa, Bart, and John, Angie and Jaxon. We had a great time!