More fun at CHA

CHA! CHA! CHA!

Chicago here I come! I am heading out to Las Vegas to bring Sammie to my Mom and Dad's house for the weekend and Christine and I are flying to Chicago to CHA! ( Her parents live in Vegas too)
YIPPEE! So exciting! We are meeting up with Jennifer who is also on the Design Team and Echo and Karen. Karen is the owner of the Red Bee. While we are there, we are going to celebrate Christine and Jennifer's birthdays. It should be fun! I can't wait! I'll post some pics when I return!

We're Back!

 

 

 

Here we are at the lifeboat drill. Those life vests are quite uncomfortable to wear. We had a great time aboard the Paradise! The weather was nice most of the time and we sure packed a lot of activities into a short trip. Sammie LOVED being on the boat. The food was wonderful and all of the activities on the ship were fantastic too! I was first place in the finals in a blackjack tournament but didn't win in the end. Boo hoo. It was for $500. We saw 2 excellent "Vegas style" shows and 2 hilarious comedy shows. We met some really nice people at our dinner table which was enjoyable. Sammie spent some time at Camp Carnival for kids. She loved it. They had all kinds of toys, games, art projects and movies and snacks. They made memory books, did "build a bear", colored t-shirts, and a canvas backpack. On Saturday we went to Ensenada to a place called "La Bufadora" which means "blowhole" in Spanish. There are only 3 natural blowholes in the world. (a cliff where water splashes up in between causing a huge poof of water high up into the air) There is one in Hawaii, Austrailia and Ensenada. Sammie really loved watching the water splash up into the air. We ate authentic "churros" and shopped at the marketplace. That night was formal night so we all got dressed up fancy. On Sunday we layed out by the pool but it was a little overcast so it made the pool water very cold. Sammie and Brad went in but not me. I just relaxed on a lounge chair! My mom and dad were with us too and they had a great time as well. Sammie performed in the Camp Carnival talent show. She was the youngest performer. She sang the "ABC"'s which was hilarious and we couldn't get the microphone out of her hands! ( Just like her great grandfather, and her namesake, "Sam") She did an encore performance! We were all laughing hysterically!
The only bummer was after we got home, I was sick. I wore a seasickness patch to avoid getting woozy on the boat and when i got home and removed the patch, that's what happened! My equilibrium was off and i felt like i was still rocking for like 3 days.. uggghhh I have used that patch before and never had a problem, not to mention that I grew up having boats as a kid but I guess it is old age... boo hooo hooo..
I think I am over it all now and looking forward to my next trip to CHA in Chicago!
YIPPEE.. I am so excited! Bye for now!

Bon Voyage!

Okay so tomorrow, (well actually today, Friday, since it is after MIDNIGHT) we're off! I thought I'd have more time to write but it is late and I am still PACKING! I just took a quick break to play around on the computer. So this will be short and sweet and I'll post some fantastic pics when I return!
Have a great weekend!

5 More Days!

Carnival Cruise Lines

Here is a picture of the Paradise, (click link above) the boat we are taking on a cruise to Ensenada! I am so excited to go! I LOVE cruises! This is Sammie's first trip on "a big boat" and she is looking forward to it as well. Should be a fun time!
Let's see..what else has been going on?? We went to Disneyland again on Thursday night, this time to watch the fireworks. What a spectacular show!! My pictures didn't turn out very well so I can't do it justice but the fireworks are all synchronized to music and laser lights. It is really cool to see it in person right in fron of the castle!
Friday we went to see Ratatouille. Or as Sammie calls it "Rattoo-ees" It was a cute movie, a little long and not quite for kids because of all the "adult humor" but very enjoyable.
My summer project is now in the works. We are getting all of our closets redone and the garage too. I had a designer from Closet World at my house yesterday for almost 14 hours!!! She did a very thorough job and drew very detailled plans of each closet, etc. so it will be a major job to do but i will be sooo happy when it is done and organized! They wont' start until the end of the month which gives us some time to begin to go through stuff and thin out what we dont need. No small task!!
Anyway.. I will post again before I go on my cruise but I am going to go now and get some things done! Toodles!

Fun at Disneyland

So here is MY Cinderella walking down Main Street at Disneyland as if SHE IS the parade. She even has the "parade wave" down. People were waving to her and cheering! What a ham!

Electrical Parade Watchers

Echo, Austin, Zachary, Illyse & Sammie ( Cinderella)

I LOVE the Electrical Parade

I just love the Electrical Parade! When Brad and I got married, we had the music playing during our Grand Entrance to the reception. The music makes me sooo happy! I cried when I saw the parade for the "last time" during the farewell season in 1996. Brad bought 2 lightbulbs from the floats as a commemorative gift for me and I bought the video of the parade so I could always remember it. Recently, I have been watching the video with Sammie thinking that she will never see the parade and get to experience it like I did.. Well, I had NO idea that the parade is back and has been for SEVERAL years at California Adventure.. ( thanks Echo) so we went on Wednesday ( Echo, Zachary, Austin Sammie and I) and when the parade music started, my eyes watered. (yes, sentimental or maybe just mental) I got so happy like a little kid to watch this parade through they eyes of my daughter.. She was clapping and enjoyed it just like I did. She kept asking for "godmother" because that is her special friend from the last Disneyland trip. ( see May 29 post) Anyway.. it was a great evening! We even got to see the fireworks after the parade. ( Not the best view of them but there's always next time.