Cute Big Boy Saturday

This guy isn't feeling so hot. We've been doing loads of snuggling while he gets better.

Friday Five

Today is the boys' last day of vacation. I have to say, the prospect of going back to school is getting mixed reviews by the trio, especially because it's been a long break after 7 unexpected school closure days, and they have sort of gotten out of the whole school routine. It's almost like they're starting back after a summer break at this point.

I bet they'll sleep well next week. Exhaustion tends to do that to you. lol

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Speaking of sleep, we've not been getting much around these parts. Poor Shawn has been sick this week. It started with a stomach bug and some sinus congestion. I think now he's dealing with some vertigo from the sinus pressure. I feel so bad for him. He is pretty miserable. 😢

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Because Shawn has been sick, the boys have laid pretty low this week and have watched quite a few movies. We've watched and enjoyed all of the movies they got for Christmas: Cars 3, Captain Underpants, and Despicable Me 3.

We’re watching Despicable Me 3. Gru has just met his brother Drew, and they’re discussing reading each other’s minds.

Jay: Hm. Can Shawn and I read each other’s minds?

Me: I don’t know. Can you?

Jay: (looks off into space for a few seconds) Aw, I guess we can’t. Sigh.

I think he was genuinely disappointed! 

It made me laugh so hard! Twins are so much fun.

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The boys got Bed Tents from Pootentang and Ma for Christmas. They absolutely LOVE them. With Shawn being sick, he has loved the cocoon of the tent. It kept the glaring light off of his head, which was a bonus. Bedtime has now become camping time. lol

Jack has been particularly hilarious with his tent. He has his decked out with extra pillows and just about every baby he has. He keeps the door zipped up and uses the window as his entrance and exit point. Ha!

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Jack got a microphone for Christmas. He LOVES it. LOVES isn't a strong enough word. 

And also? What?! Was?! I?! Thinking?!

Disney Day 4

We visited both parks on the last day we were there. We didn't have any plan, so to speak, and let the kids drive what we did. That ended up being a few rides for Jack, Jason, and Isaac, and a little bit more time in Radiator Springs for Shawn and I. lol. Here are a few shots from the day. :)

Mom and Jay

Radiator Springs all the way!

He passed gas and thought it was hilarious. lol

Bumper car fun.

Fireman Jay to the rescue!

Breaking out of jail.
This kid is Bad to the Bone!

Shawn was so excited to talked to Goofy and Maxie!
They were so funny!

My Three Sons. 💙💙💙

Silly Jason!

In California.

Jack loved this ride, too!

The three boys on Main Street.

Jack kept rubbing his cheek over my face right here.
It was both sweet and odd at the same time. lol

More cheek rubbing. LOL

Shawn loved this Lego sculpture of Woody and Buzz
outside the Lego store.

Disney Day 3 - Christmas Day

I've already shared the start of day 3 here. (Our woefully inept picture taking continued...still having too much fun to take pictures!) After we had breakfast, we headed back to DC to go to "The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure." 

Shawn, Jason, and I in our clam shell.

Isaac and Shawn in their clam.

The star of the show. lol

Then we went on the "Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue" ride, which was by FAR Shawn's favorite ride. For some reason, neither of us took pictures of anything but Roz. We have 5 different pictures of her. Ha!

Roz even tried to pick up on Isaac. He sat in the middle of the car
by himself. She called to him and told him she was single, too. Wink, wink. LOL

We went back to Disneyland after that and went to Tomorrow Land to catch the Disneyland Railroad (the closest accessible station). 

Sitting on the train.
Shawn and I were behind them and over a bit. lol

 Jay wanted to ride on Autopia...

This is Jason driving in the car all by his lonesome!

Dad and Jack driving right behind him.

Meanwhile, Shawn and I hung out and saw some sights...

When everyone else caught up to us, it was time for a family shot...

I call it a success when we all look at the camera at the same time. Lol

4/5ths of the crew in all our glory. Ha!

 After a while, we decided we'd head back to the hotel for a little shopping and R&R.

The boys loved this fountain located just outside the park.

Jason's car at Ride Makerz: Build Your Ride.
He was in HEAVEN in this place, which was essentially
a car version of Build a Bear. Lol

Later we went back to DC to ride "Toy Story Midway Mania." This was the only ride we had an extended wait for. We got fast passes for this ride at 12:30, but our time to report for the ride was between 8:00 and 9:00 pm that night!

And then did even more shopping!

 (I have no idea where Shawn was at this point. He did not get a pic taken in the store. lol)

 It was another fun day at Disney!

Disney Day 2 - Christmas Eve

Day 2 was Christmas Eve. We spent much of the day in Disneyland. Again I find that we didn't take nearly as many pictures as we normally do. Too much enjoying the day to stop for pics!

We started the day with room service: yummy pancakes, eggs, bacon, muffins, and fruit. Then we headed out to the park to watch the "A Christmas Fantasy" parade.

Jack and I waiting for the parade to start.

One of the floats.

Then we walked around and headed to our favorite ride, "It's a Small World" holiday.

We headed to Toon Town next...

Shawn wanted to meet Goofy, so here he is waiting in line.

Finally getting a chance to talk to him.

When we came around the corner, there was Pluto.
Of course we had to say, "Hi!" to him, too!

Even Jay said, "Hi!" to Pluto.

We went off to other attractions, too. We went to "Finding Nemo"...

And the Tiki Room...

We went on a few others while we were there. Most notably, we went to "Pirates of the Caribbean." (Sadly, no pictures of that. lol) While we were finding the accessible entrance to Pirates, we ran into a Cast Member named, Greg. Greg asked if we were interested in seeing "Fantasmic!" later that evening. Honestly, I hadn't thought that far ahead, but we told him sure. He said for us to meet him at a certain spot and he'd find us some seats.

Little did we know that the seats Greg was going to get us were VIP seats right next to the shows control station. We were front row and center!

How amazing is this view?!

Once the show was over, the Cast Member came to tell us that we'd be able to see the fireworks show from where we were if we wanted to stay. Well, of course we did!

The boys were blown away when it started to snow. LOL

Disney snow!

Snow on Jay's glasses.

He thought it was pretty cool.

We window shopped down main street and inside the stores. We splurged on popcorn and candy. We bought souvenirs! So much fun!