Disneyland and the Desert

Last week was very eventful for us! We kicked off our fun-filled week with an amazing trip to Disneyland to celebrate my Dad's birthday. What an absolute treat it was! I personally haven't been to Disneyland since Austin was 5, so 7 years. It was a splendid day. My Dad bought the boys all Mickey ears of various styles and colors, then we hit the rides. We were able to go on everything, since my Dad can get us through the handicapped entrance (although I don't consider him handicapped)! We ate lunch at the Golden Horseshoe while watching a silly show, which was actually quite amusing. It was so fun to spend the day as a family. My Dad really enjoyed being with his daughters and all his grandkids, and we all enjoyed being with him. When we left, we headed out to the Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner. Yum. I love that place. The mizithra cheese with browned butter is sublime. Mmm.....And of course, spumoni for dessert, complete with a candle and a song for my Dad!

The next day when Dave arrived home from work, we got in the truck and headed out to Cal City for the Memorial Day weekend. The Tubbs and Harasicks joined us the next day. The weather was warm and beautiful, with a lovely breeze running through. The boys rode, and rode, and rode some more. Luke now has the ability to be able to take long rides with the big kids and he keeps up just fine. And he really loves riding with them. Almost as much as he loves riding with his best buddies Hunter and Cody. The boys also enjoyed "sleepovers" with the Tubbs boys in their trailer. We did a few kid swaps each night.

The boys found several Horned Lizards (or Horny Toads as some may call them). We decided to take a couple home, since we already have the large glass enclosure from Austin's frog, who sadly passed away last year. We set them all up in there with lots of dirt and a water bowl, and they are doing fine. However, we did find out when we did some research that their primary diet should be Harvester Ants, of which we cannot obtain but by mail order, and they are quiet costly. They will eat other insects, and one guy on the web said his survived for 2-3 years on crickets and mealworms. So we'll see. They are cute little guys (or girls, who knows)? They are docile and friendly, love being held, and are too much fun to observe. They are really interactive, if that could be true of a lizard. We aptly named them Thor and Foxy, after two dirt bike brands.

We arrived back home Monday evening, and are enjoying a 3 day workweek! AWANA Awards are tonight, and Austin will receive the exclusive "Timothy Award" for finishing all 4 books in T&T. Vance will also be receiving a plaque for finishing all 3 books in Sparks. And we will be happy that it's all over for the summer!