Happy Birthday Rachael & Matt

On Saturday night John and I went to Rachael and Matt's 40th birthday party. The party was at the Place Ballroom downtown and I was very excited to go out without a diaper bag! John and I have only been out once since Bennett was born. Yes, I know it's pretty sad. We went out on Valentines Day and that is it. So needless to say I was ready to get dressed up, wear heels, carry a purse, not a diaper bag and have some fun! We had a great time and it was even worth not feeling so great for our Easter festivities. Happy birthday Rachael and Matt!

Disneyland

While we were in Palm Springs we drove over to Disneyland for two days. We packed up, made the drive, checked in to our hotel, gave the kids a nap then headed across the street to Disneyland. We went last year too, but I don't think that Hudson really remembered. I know he won't forget this trip! He was in heaven! We went on the Buzz Lightyear ride first and it was a hit. He wanted to go over and over. We finally convinced him to try another ride and then it was the same thing, he wanted to keep going on that one over and over. We had a hard time explaining to him that there were so many fun rides still to see. We ended the night around 8:00 with the It's a Small World ride. It was a nice relaxing way to wrap it up. We headed back to the hotel to get (a little) sleep so we could get up and do it all again. Around 8:00 we were up, fed, caffeinated and ready to go! We of course started the day with Buzz Lightyear and ended it with going to meet Lightning McQeen and Mater. After we ate lunch we packed up the car and headed back to Palm Springs. Both the boys were sound asleep before we even got on the freeway. I can't wait for next year!

Palm Springs

Bennett loved vacation!

Relaxing in the pool was his favorite.

Brothers!

Hudson loved swimming all day!

Bennett loved naps in the big bed!

Aunt Kris loves her nephews!

Bennett loved being outside!

We all loved that daddy was able to relax and not work (most of the time).

We even went out to dinner without the boys!

We just got back from a wonderful two weeks in sunny Palm Springs. The weather was amazing, we swam every day, ate great food, relaxed by the pool and best of all were able to to spend time as a family. John had been working so much the last few months that we hadn't t seen a lot of him. He did have to work a bit while we were there, but not every day. We also went to Disneyland for two day...Hudson was in heaven! I don't know if I can wait a whole year to go back. We might be heading down sooner.

Bennett Six Months

While we were on vacation in Palm Springs my super talented niece Britni took these fun pictures of Bennett. She took similar pictures of Hudson at five months.