Alone time with Mickey.
These have all been from the Disney Photogs. I have some other cute ones that I'll probably get around to uploading sometime in the year 2010 : )
13 years ago
Thursday, May 29, 2008
More pics from vacation
Not sure who he's looking at here, but he's just so darn cute and rosy-cheeked!
I swear there used to be a better Pooh costume than this......
I know he looks happy enough, but he would NOT go anywhere NEAR Darby! It was pretty funny.
Stitch trying to steal Kitty (whom actually got lost between Disney World and our roadtrip to Disneyland. We accidentally left her in Joel's Nana's apartment in Salt Lake Easter Morning. We should get her back eventually, and luckily I had a backup, but let's all have a moment of silence for Kitty #1.....C will never know of course, tho when I handed him fluffy new Kitty #2, he did seem to know something was a little off......: ))
Pictures from 3/08
Christopher with Pluto. You'll notice as the trip went on, he didn't need Dad all the time. Eventually he even ventured up to characters without Kitty!
Even happy waiting in line! Who's kid is this???!!
And we really wish that Mickey wouldn't strangle our child. As you can see in other pics, he wasn't wearing anything "Disney forbidden" (advertising for another company). It was a shirt bought in the parks! I really don't know why Mickey would put his hands like that. Luckily, C doesn't seem to mind!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Catching up to do.....again!
Well, it's going to be about impossible to catch up, but I'll try to be brief. I also have TONS of pics I need to load and post, but I'm not making any promises about when, at least for now!
I don't remember much about the remainder of January and most of February, such is life I guess. March I do remember, because for most of it we were traveling! March 4-11 we went to Florida, and the 21st through the end of the month we took a road trip to the West Coast.
I was going to go to Florida alone. One of my good friends from the Disney days was getting married on the 8th, and I really wanted to be there. But then Joel's Dad decided to help us out so we could all go, which was great! (I think the thought of me coming without their son and grandson was probably appalling! But C costs to fly now, and we just couldn't have done it). We had a great week out there, probably one of the best trips ever. C is old enough to really enjoy a lot more at the parks, and he still asks to go back, and tells us constantly he remembers things we rode or saw there. We actually took 4 whole days to do the parks, one day at each and a little hopping to hit things we missed the last day. I think it's the first time I've ever done that! My cousin Becky and Melissa (a former roommate) and their daughters were able to come meet us there a couple of days too, which was great! I don't get to see C interact with kids around his age all that often, and it was nice for me to catch up with the girls a bit. Joel's parents also came with us for 3 of the 4 days. Saturday we ventured to Kissimmee for Brenda's wedding, which was quite a Coronado Springs (the resort I worked at and one of my many jobs at Disney World) reunion. It was really nice to see everyone, and to meet Brenda's now-husband and see her so happy! We spent a lot of time with Joel's family. They taught C to "dig dirt", which is now one of his favorite passtimes! All in all, it was a great trip.
After Orlando, we came back home for 10 days. I had a training meeting for the Rockies and worked at my old High School with Shauna, helping out with the standardized testing. Then things really got interesting.
We left for our road trip the evening of Friday, March 21st, Joel, myself, C, and my sister Shauna. We got all the way to Thornton (no, it's not very far), before we realized something was REALLY wrong with our 2001 Toyota Camry, now our only car. We pulled over and came to the conclusion we had thrown a rod and therefore need a WHOLE NEW ENGINE. We decided, with a lot of help from my Dad, to go ahead a rent a car and take the trip anyway. The purpose of this trip was so that C could meet my mom's Dad and sister, and I wasn't ready to have that not happen. So, we had the car towed back to my parents, and Steven picked us up in the van.
We regrouped, rented the car, and were on the road around 4am Saturday. We drove to Utah, where my parents were visiting Denise. We had planned on stopping there for 2 nights, but it ended up being a little shorter due to the car trouble. We spent some time with my family at Temple Square (where C saw the Salt Lake Temple and declared it was where Tinkerbell lives, and my mom ever so gently suggested maybe he gets a little too much Disney exposure. I just laughed. It's only going to get worse! : )). We saw the Joseph Smith movie there and toured some of the Visitors' Center. Then we went to Joel's aunt Beth's home, where we would be spending the night. But first we went out to dinner with Joel's 3 aunts, some of their families, and his Nana. Joel's uncle also took us by East High School, where he works and they are filming High School Musical 3. We went mostly just because it's become such a Thing, but it was funny. The next morning we had breakfast with Nana at the home she lives in, and saw her place before getting on the road to head for California.
We drove to the Bay Area, where my Grandpa Esposo lives. I hadn't done that drive in a while. It's all pretty, I mean, Nevada gets a little boring, but nothing like driving through Kansas!! I'm amazed at how it goes from the desert of Nevada to lush, green mountains as soon as you cross the border into California, but the road through those mountains is not so great! We arrived at Grandpa's in Alameda in the evening and almost immediately he fed us some of the Filipino food we love so much (well, Shauna and I did, Joel and C were trying it for the first time, but they liked it!). The next morning we took the ferry over to San Francisco. We walked Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 and Ghirradeli Square, had great food and fun shopping. The 2nd day we drove down to Santa Cruz, where there's a beach and boardwalk. We frolicked on the shore and played some miniature golf and a boardwalk game, where I won C a stuffed dragon. But the rides were too expensive, especially considering we were going to Disneyland two days later. We also stopped by the Oakland Temple and church bookstore that day, before driving back to Grandpa's for more good food and visiting. C still remembers him and asks to go to his house.
We left the next morning to drive down to SoCal. We got there that evening, checked into our hotel, and walked to Downtown Disney for dinner. We spent the next 2 days at both Disneyland Parks. We were going to do one day at each, but the first day we ended up getting Dream Fastpasses, so we had to hop to do all the rides on those. This could turn in to a very long story, but suffice it to say that while we enjoyed Disneyland, and some of the original rides are great and even superior to their WDW counterparts, we found the service very lacking in comparison the the Orlando Parks, and Joel left pretty disappointed with his first Disneyland experience. We won't be rushing back, but I'm glad we got to go. I mean, how many people get to visit both US Disney parks in the same month?? The weather was perfect and we had plenty of time to see what we wanted. The next day we started the long drive back home, stopping at an In-N-Out in Vegas for lunch for Shauna, and driving into a snowstorm coming back through the mountains.
So, now we're home for a while. No more traveling for the Gaineys until we pay some bills and fix our car (which is now taking place and going to cost us well over $2,000 : ( ). Baseball has started, so I'm working a lot, and Joel may have the opportunity to take over a different branch of the bank. We're both busy with Church callings and Joel is doing great in school. C is great (tho a little sick at the moment). He would be perfect if we could just omit tantrums and be successful at potty-training! But I probably don't deserve a perfect child anyway...... : P
I will really try to be better at updating. I only actually send out reminders when I post pics, so I'm well aware no one may ever read these long entries. It's mostly for me since I'm so bad at journal-keeping, which I used to be so good at, and my memory is only getting worse! Someday I'll print it all out. Hope everyone is well!
I don't remember much about the remainder of January and most of February, such is life I guess. March I do remember, because for most of it we were traveling! March 4-11 we went to Florida, and the 21st through the end of the month we took a road trip to the West Coast.
I was going to go to Florida alone. One of my good friends from the Disney days was getting married on the 8th, and I really wanted to be there. But then Joel's Dad decided to help us out so we could all go, which was great! (I think the thought of me coming without their son and grandson was probably appalling! But C costs to fly now, and we just couldn't have done it). We had a great week out there, probably one of the best trips ever. C is old enough to really enjoy a lot more at the parks, and he still asks to go back, and tells us constantly he remembers things we rode or saw there. We actually took 4 whole days to do the parks, one day at each and a little hopping to hit things we missed the last day. I think it's the first time I've ever done that! My cousin Becky and Melissa (a former roommate) and their daughters were able to come meet us there a couple of days too, which was great! I don't get to see C interact with kids around his age all that often, and it was nice for me to catch up with the girls a bit. Joel's parents also came with us for 3 of the 4 days. Saturday we ventured to Kissimmee for Brenda's wedding, which was quite a Coronado Springs (the resort I worked at and one of my many jobs at Disney World) reunion. It was really nice to see everyone, and to meet Brenda's now-husband and see her so happy! We spent a lot of time with Joel's family. They taught C to "dig dirt", which is now one of his favorite passtimes! All in all, it was a great trip.
After Orlando, we came back home for 10 days. I had a training meeting for the Rockies and worked at my old High School with Shauna, helping out with the standardized testing. Then things really got interesting.
We left for our road trip the evening of Friday, March 21st, Joel, myself, C, and my sister Shauna. We got all the way to Thornton (no, it's not very far), before we realized something was REALLY wrong with our 2001 Toyota Camry, now our only car. We pulled over and came to the conclusion we had thrown a rod and therefore need a WHOLE NEW ENGINE. We decided, with a lot of help from my Dad, to go ahead a rent a car and take the trip anyway. The purpose of this trip was so that C could meet my mom's Dad and sister, and I wasn't ready to have that not happen. So, we had the car towed back to my parents, and Steven picked us up in the van.
We regrouped, rented the car, and were on the road around 4am Saturday. We drove to Utah, where my parents were visiting Denise. We had planned on stopping there for 2 nights, but it ended up being a little shorter due to the car trouble. We spent some time with my family at Temple Square (where C saw the Salt Lake Temple and declared it was where Tinkerbell lives, and my mom ever so gently suggested maybe he gets a little too much Disney exposure. I just laughed. It's only going to get worse! : )). We saw the Joseph Smith movie there and toured some of the Visitors' Center. Then we went to Joel's aunt Beth's home, where we would be spending the night. But first we went out to dinner with Joel's 3 aunts, some of their families, and his Nana. Joel's uncle also took us by East High School, where he works and they are filming High School Musical 3. We went mostly just because it's become such a Thing, but it was funny. The next morning we had breakfast with Nana at the home she lives in, and saw her place before getting on the road to head for California.
We drove to the Bay Area, where my Grandpa Esposo lives. I hadn't done that drive in a while. It's all pretty, I mean, Nevada gets a little boring, but nothing like driving through Kansas!! I'm amazed at how it goes from the desert of Nevada to lush, green mountains as soon as you cross the border into California, but the road through those mountains is not so great! We arrived at Grandpa's in Alameda in the evening and almost immediately he fed us some of the Filipino food we love so much (well, Shauna and I did, Joel and C were trying it for the first time, but they liked it!). The next morning we took the ferry over to San Francisco. We walked Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 and Ghirradeli Square, had great food and fun shopping. The 2nd day we drove down to Santa Cruz, where there's a beach and boardwalk. We frolicked on the shore and played some miniature golf and a boardwalk game, where I won C a stuffed dragon. But the rides were too expensive, especially considering we were going to Disneyland two days later. We also stopped by the Oakland Temple and church bookstore that day, before driving back to Grandpa's for more good food and visiting. C still remembers him and asks to go to his house.
We left the next morning to drive down to SoCal. We got there that evening, checked into our hotel, and walked to Downtown Disney for dinner. We spent the next 2 days at both Disneyland Parks. We were going to do one day at each, but the first day we ended up getting Dream Fastpasses, so we had to hop to do all the rides on those. This could turn in to a very long story, but suffice it to say that while we enjoyed Disneyland, and some of the original rides are great and even superior to their WDW counterparts, we found the service very lacking in comparison the the Orlando Parks, and Joel left pretty disappointed with his first Disneyland experience. We won't be rushing back, but I'm glad we got to go. I mean, how many people get to visit both US Disney parks in the same month?? The weather was perfect and we had plenty of time to see what we wanted. The next day we started the long drive back home, stopping at an In-N-Out in Vegas for lunch for Shauna, and driving into a snowstorm coming back through the mountains.
So, now we're home for a while. No more traveling for the Gaineys until we pay some bills and fix our car (which is now taking place and going to cost us well over $2,000 : ( ). Baseball has started, so I'm working a lot, and Joel may have the opportunity to take over a different branch of the bank. We're both busy with Church callings and Joel is doing great in school. C is great (tho a little sick at the moment). He would be perfect if we could just omit tantrums and be successful at potty-training! But I probably don't deserve a perfect child anyway...... : P
I will really try to be better at updating. I only actually send out reminders when I post pics, so I'm well aware no one may ever read these long entries. It's mostly for me since I'm so bad at journal-keeping, which I used to be so good at, and my memory is only getting worse! Someday I'll print it all out. Hope everyone is well!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
More pictures.....
All the handsome boys
Our little family. We will not be getting prints of the 2nd pose, because I look like I have no neck! But Christopher looks so good in it, I had to post it here!
Pictures.....
Christopher and Santa at Cherry Creek Mall. Neither of them look very happy, do they?
Family pictures from January '08. These are some of the raw shots we picked. They'll be cropped and touched up and all of that.
Lots of catching up to do.....
Well, obviously I've been a huge slacker. I'll try to recap the rest of the holiday season, and while I haven't quite gotten to downloading from my new camera, I do have some brand-new pictures from the family photo session I will post next.
After Thanksgiving, of course Local Affairs kicked into high gear. We did a lot of tenant appreciation events as usual, and I fit in hair appointments around that. We also sold the Corolla. All in all, December was quite profitable, thank goodness! We had a great Christmas with friends and family at my parents'. I helped cook again, miracle of miracles. Most of you know by now that in the midst of all of this I found out I was having a miscarriage. I don't usually share this information (this was not my first, the others were before Christopher), but this one was very drawn out and painful and complicated, and everyone knows we've been trying, so it didn't really make sense to keep it to myself. It's just about over now and we look forward to working closely with doctors in the future, but it will probably be a little while before C has siblings, which is just fine with him!
We also spent New Years with my family. Just a nice quiet night at home with yummy food. Three days later we welcomed Steven home from his mission in Recife, Brazil. It was great to see him and C is already attached. Mom promptly made sure we took family pictures, and spent some quality time while the family was together (Denise stayed a couple of extra days in order to see Steven, so everyone was here!)
So far, January has mostly been getting back to normal life and planning vacations for March, before baseball season starts and we're oh-so-busy again.
Joel is doing great in school. He's able to do most of it at work, so I haven't noticed much of a stress-level change, but we're prepared for it! His job is still great, he got an assistant after not having one for a while, and though his branch is pretty slow, he still seems to enjoy work for the most part.
Christopher astounds us everyday. The things he picks up are amazing. He got lots of things for Christmas. A big table for his train sets, a v-smile video game system with lots of games, the v-tech laptop (he LOVES having his own "puter" or "yaptop" : )), some Cars toys from Santa, and a new bike with training wheels. He's getting more and more indepedent. I haven't been very helpful with that process, as I kind of clung to him realizing I lost another baby, but he's great and we look forward to future stages. Of course, he IS 2, so there's a bit of coloring on surfaces other than paper, whining, and posessiveness, but nothing unexpected. He's gotten better about saying "mine", now he realizes we should take turns, but always know your turn is going to be quite a bit shorter than his!! : )
I think that's it for now! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and that 2008 has been good so far!
After Thanksgiving, of course Local Affairs kicked into high gear. We did a lot of tenant appreciation events as usual, and I fit in hair appointments around that. We also sold the Corolla. All in all, December was quite profitable, thank goodness! We had a great Christmas with friends and family at my parents'. I helped cook again, miracle of miracles. Most of you know by now that in the midst of all of this I found out I was having a miscarriage. I don't usually share this information (this was not my first, the others were before Christopher), but this one was very drawn out and painful and complicated, and everyone knows we've been trying, so it didn't really make sense to keep it to myself. It's just about over now and we look forward to working closely with doctors in the future, but it will probably be a little while before C has siblings, which is just fine with him!
We also spent New Years with my family. Just a nice quiet night at home with yummy food. Three days later we welcomed Steven home from his mission in Recife, Brazil. It was great to see him and C is already attached. Mom promptly made sure we took family pictures, and spent some quality time while the family was together (Denise stayed a couple of extra days in order to see Steven, so everyone was here!)
So far, January has mostly been getting back to normal life and planning vacations for March, before baseball season starts and we're oh-so-busy again.
Joel is doing great in school. He's able to do most of it at work, so I haven't noticed much of a stress-level change, but we're prepared for it! His job is still great, he got an assistant after not having one for a while, and though his branch is pretty slow, he still seems to enjoy work for the most part.
Christopher astounds us everyday. The things he picks up are amazing. He got lots of things for Christmas. A big table for his train sets, a v-smile video game system with lots of games, the v-tech laptop (he LOVES having his own "puter" or "yaptop" : )), some Cars toys from Santa, and a new bike with training wheels. He's getting more and more indepedent. I haven't been very helpful with that process, as I kind of clung to him realizing I lost another baby, but he's great and we look forward to future stages. Of course, he IS 2, so there's a bit of coloring on surfaces other than paper, whining, and posessiveness, but nothing unexpected. He's gotten better about saying "mine", now he realizes we should take turns, but always know your turn is going to be quite a bit shorter than his!! : )
I think that's it for now! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and that 2008 has been good so far!
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