Disneyland - November 2016

After moving out of our house in Provo, we headed to California for a little Disneyland hurrah! My parents were headed to Anaheim so we decided to join in on their trip, plus, DISNEYLAND! We arrived and headed to Downtown Disney for the evening to eat and explore.

The next day it was go-time. Jayne was excited to wear her "pink princess dress" and to ride the carousel. She loves the carousel! It was our first stop, her request :) 

Elle LOVED the carousel too. It was so sweet. Her little grin and expressive eyes just lit up. She's such a doll!

Mickey's house was next up. These little sisters are just the best!

It was sweet to see Jayne with Mickey. She was so excited to interact with him. Elle wasn't too sure unless I stayed with her

We love Mickey!

Next door to Mickey, is of course, Minnie. I think at this point she (and Aurora) are Jayne's favorite characters. Minnie was so sweet and kept kissing Jayne's cheek.

 Back to the carousel...

While I don't love the movie, Princess Tiana is one of my favorite princesses to visit at both Disneyland and Disney World. She was so sweet with the girls and Jayne happily told her all about her cupcake game and that Tiana's cupcake is her favorite :)

As I go through our photos I'm realizing that we did lots of character visits our first day. Jayne had been eagerly anticipating meeting Aurora. She told her all about their matching pink dresses and sat right on her lap. Disney princesses are just magical for these littles!

The castle at Christmas-time was extra magical...Disney's Christmas does not disappoint!

Day one in the books!

Our hotel had a separate little room for the girls which they loved.

We hit California Adventure the next day. Cars land at Christmas was dreamy! Meeting the cars was fun too!

Food!! Clarabell's ice cream can do no wrong!

We had so much fun that our camera's only came out when the girls were meeting characters I guess! Jayne got down on her knees and chatted away with Anna and Elsa, telling them she had a sister too, just like they're sisters. Its funny the things kids decide to talk about :)

World of Color, the best!!

My parents arrived while we were at the park for our second day. The girls were eager to continue our Disney adventure and to share it with Grandma and Grandpa.

It happened to be my birthday too :) What better place to be than the Magic Kingdom?!

Birthday lunch!

The cutest!!

Small World is beautiful and totally transformed for the holiday season, both inside...

...and out!

We saw the Christmas parade and then headed back home to rest

Our final day we spent at California adventure with Grandma and Grandpa again.

Cutest critters!

Even though Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde couldn't talk, they had quite the fun interaction with Jayne: pointing to her matching ears with Jayne's pigtails and then they excitedly motioned/communicated that Jayne and Elle's hair matched Nick's, which the girls loved!

Meeting Red the fire truck

Grandma Jayne and Elle hung out on the wilderness trail to end the day. It was a hit, we'll definitely have to spend more time there next time! Our tired and sweaty bodies were ready for rest and sadly said goodbye to Disneyland for now. Until next time!!

Late October - Early November 2016

Our family said goodbye to our first home of our ownr. It was bitter-sweet and I still can't really look at the pictures without getting a little emotional. So many wonderful moments, memories, hugs & kisses, and beautiful friendships were made here. Our little red brick home will always have a special place in my heart!

When the girls went into their room, empty...that's when I got really sad. We brought my two sweet babies home to this house.

We packed three U-Boxes full of our stuff to send to Boston

We played in the front yard one last time, enjoying the fall leaves.

Jayne hugging "her" tree goodbye

We wrapped up the sale of the house just in time for Halloween. We trick-or-treated in my parents' neighborhood. The girls both loved it! Jayne's little legs got tired pretty quickly (we'll have to remember that for next year!) but both girls were thrilled that people just wanted to give them candy!

And one last picture, from a dinner out at our favorite Art City Trolley (we will miss this place!), complete with a free birthday slice of cheesecake.

Cornbelly's 2016

 We love our Cornbelly's :) 

It has gotten a little crowded over the years which we don't love, but we knew we were moving out-of-state this year so we decided to give it one last season of fun!

I think Jayne was the most excited out of all of us this year because she could remember her favorites from last year. It was so cute! She ended up really liking "Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" after we checked it the movie out from the library earlier this month, so the theme of Peanuts for Cornbelly's/the corn maze was perfect for her.

Jayne's first request was the Cow Train, so we went straight there :) She was thrilled!

The corn pit is always nice and cool, so it was perfect for the heat of the day

Next up was princess playland. They have dresses the the kids can continually dress-up in, and that's just what Jayne does. Dress on, dance & twirl, switch dress, repeat...she loves it! Plus this year Elle is mobile so she loved just standing on the stage and watching/admiring Jayne.

Just watch Jayne in this video, she could twirl forever. There's something so sweet about it:

  

The royal princess in her coach

This area is a little girl's dream

My mom and Jocelyn are always our Cornbelly's buddies. We love spending time with them. Jayne really enjoyed the big pink slide this year and wanted to go on it over and over again, with everyone. Here's a video of some of the fun:

Giant pink slide for the win!

Aunt Jocelyn!

They had a fun trick-or-treat parade this year. The girls got to go around to different characters/business mascots and collect candy. Needless to say, they loved it!

We had some dinner and then headed back for a bit more night-time fun. Love these cuties!

 I love watching the weather evolution throughout our Cornbelly's visits. First shorts and tees, then jackets and jeans, and then back to short sleeves. That's Fall for ya!

Jayne was thrilled to meet Lucy this day...its all because of that movie!

  

One weekend Heather and Kevin & kids came to join us. Jayne loves her kiddos and we loved having the company! They played on the hay tower slides for a long time. It was great!

Elle discovered she could stand up on the pumpkin train and LOVED pointing out anything/everything on our ride. Her little fingers and excitement were adorable. 

Holla to our pals in the back!

Not sure when we'll be back, but thanks for the memories Cornbelly's!!

Fall Photo Shoot - October 2016

We had some photos taken to celebrate Fall, pumpkins and adorable kids! :)

Seriously though, I love these photos and will treasure those kissable faces forever.