Holiday Trip to Disneyland

Because we had one open weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas...

Because it was a gorgeous weekend...

Because we wanted to get into the holiday spirit...

Oh, who am I'm kidding - we're Disneyland geeks and we just went to the park!

It was a great day to be at Disneyland - blue skies and 70 degree weather (on Saturday).

The kids are finally getting to the age where they can go on rides by themselves...Heimlich's Chew-Chew isn't a great example (they went on Grizzly Rapids by themselves), but this was an easier picture to get...

..as was this one on the Tea Cups.

Great view from the top of Tarzan's Tree house.



They have their issues, but they do genuinely love each other...


...I think...(based on Jennie's expression)



We spent the night at Paradise Pier, and this was the view at 6:00am on Sunday.





On the left - September 12, 2004. On the right, December 5, 2010.
Man, time flies and the kids are growing up WAYYYY too fast!

After

Jennie on Splash Mountain

Tempeture be darned...Jennie wanted to go on Spash Mountain.

After picture to follow.

Thanksgiving 2010

We went to Blythe for Thanksgiving and took some great family pictures.

This is why I am the luckiest man in the world!

(back row) Jacob and Devin
(middle row) Jennie and Alyssa
(front row) Amanda and Jason

Vegas Baby

Last weekend , we took the kids to Vegas to see LOVE, the Cirque du Solieil show, and The Blue Men Group. Both shows were awesome, and we all had a great time.

No we weren't in Paris...just Vegas!

OK, so they are brother ans sister...but there is a bit of a resemblance to John and Cynthia (John's first wife- see below)

...maybe I'm looking too hard :) !

The Bellagio had some amazing sculptures.

Of course we had to check out the fountains!

Muddy Buddy 2010

Once again, since I've lost most of my mind, I participated in the 2010 Muddy Buddy. This is my 3rd time...they say with age comes wisdom...HA!

Anyway, I say participated, because I cannot in all good conscience say that I ‘ran’ it!

I had a new partner this year – David Sapienza who I work with at THQ.

We looked much better at the start of the race - pictures to come.

And as in previous years, the athletic abilities of my partner far outshined mine, allowing him long breaks at the transition areas waiting for yours truly to show up.

Race stats for this year's and previous Muddy Buddy events.

For the first time, the Muddy Buddy folks published the info on overall ranking (not just by age group). This year we came in 450^th out of 576 teams that finished.

The good news is that even though my times have gotten slower, I don’t hurt as much as I have in the past…at least today!

And on a very fun final note, Jennie decided to run the Mini Muddy Buddy this year. It consisted of a short obstacle course, followed by a crawl through the mud.

I've put a few pictures below.

So happy when the day starts...

...and then at the end!

The difference in the race clock time and our actual time is based on when our group (Wave 3) started...I promise that I didn't cook the books for a better time!

Say what you will about her old man, but Jennie was born to run!

Little explanation... Jennie is trying to get under the flags, but she is stuck in the mud!

A very helpful member of the ROTC pulled Jennie out of the mud, then accompanied her through the rest of the mud pit. Please note the position of my daughter's hind end...

On the very last flag, the young princesses’ plan of only getting her hands and legs muddy came to a quick and splashy end!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Oh Jennie...its just mud!

Halloween (and a little bit of the 'Lu)

Here are a couple of shots of the kids in their costumes

Mouseketeer Jennie and Jacob 'John Lennon - Sgt. Pepper'

Too much Fun!

Jennie's haul

Last weekend, we were at Cal Lu for Homecoming, so we had to grab a picture of the kids under 'Gumby' aka the Enormous Luther.

Stop the Presses!!

....we went to Disneyland this weekend. O.K... so this is not ground shaking news, but I hadn't blogged in over a month.

For those of you familiar with California Adventure...here are a couple of updates:
Maliboomer is being removed, Mulholland Madness is being re-imagined as a Goofy's Flight School, and the park is generally completely honked up right now.

Since Muholland Madness is being re-imagined, Jennie took the time to go on the ride two last times. The ride will be shut down next week.

As usual, Jennie doesn't need a ride to be adventurous.

Man, Jacob is getting TALL!

Ah the love of a brother and a sister...usually a one way street!

GAAAHHH!!!!!

STOP GROWING UP!!!!!!

September 7, 2004

September 7, 2010

The Last Day of Summer

With school starting tomorrow, I thought I'd throw a couple of summer pictures up on the blog, to say 'buh-bye' to Summer 2010!

Far Far, Jacob Jennie and Mor Mor this summer in Oregon.

The ball never stood a chance!

I'm not sure who these young adults are sitting in my pool, but I'd like to have my 11 year old an 9 year old back please!

It's all about the hang time!

New hair, new braces, new glasses...look out 4th grade!

They may bicker...but they do love each other.