Disney and Ocean Park

We had a busy theme park weekend last weekend. We have met some friends here who invited us to both Disney and Ocean Park in one weekend. Kay did great and enjoyed seeing all the sites.

OCEAN PARK!

The mom's were nervous about this one. The kids rode on it by themselves while it went up in the air. Thankfully, both girls listened and did not lean out of the seat. They enjoyed being able to go by themselves!

The things you do for your kids (yes, that is me in the middle of all the kids)...Kay wanted to ride on this because her friend rode on it. Once the ride actually started, Kay was less then thrilled about it. The ride went up in the air and then bounced down (it is called Frog Hopper). At the end she was all smiles so we will see if she wants to ride it again someday.

Kay was too small to ride. She enjoyed sitting in the seat while we waited for Craig.

DISNEY!

Watching the second parade of the day...

The classic, Its a Small World.

Watching the first parade. Kay loved it until the characters tried to come up and say hi.

Kay loved the rides that went up in the air.

Daddy can still dunk!

Ok, I had to put that title in for Craig ;) I pick on him for his continued love of still playing basketball.

Kay (and her baby) and I went to watch Craig play basketball with some of his co-workers. It was fun to cheer him on. Kay was mostly entertained by the large number of seats she could sit in. I asked Craig if it was more challenging playing when they aren't talking in your native language. He said the major words are universal (e.g. foul) and past that he just did his best. I could hear a lot of back and forth between players and had no idea what they were discussing!

Christmas 2011

Day one exploring our resort...

Fun at the pool...

Fun on the beach...

Exploring the town... a few things from this market are coming home with us!

I have mentioned several times about Kay pickingout her own outfits and dressing herself. Here was one of our favorites from the trip...

Dressed up for dinner andenjoying the hotel...

The hotel had people dressed up like characters at many of the meals for the holidays. Kay had a similar reaction to the the characters as she did to Santa. We usually picked the furthest table and as long as the characters stayed away she was ok. Poor thing. I tried giving high fives with them to show they were nice. Maybe next year?

Fun on the balcony...

Saying goodbye on our last day (the only sunny day!)

Cheers to Vacation!

We spent our Christmas vacation in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (or Borneo).

We needed a vacation so badly after the stress of moving. These few pictures will basically sum up our trip. I will post more later!

The three of us have really only taken one other "family vacation." We have traveled all over the US with friends and extended family members. It was really nice to have so many days in a row with just the three of us! Kay has already been to 7 states. Now, we will see how many stamps she gets in her passport. I can't imagine being two years old and going to so many places! We feel very fortunate.

It was a little strange coming home after vacation. I usually love the "good to be home" feeling after a trip. Our place here does not really feel like home yet. Maybe soon it will?

Cheers to family time!

Craig and Kay did a lot of this...

While I did a lot of this...

Kay quickly realized her dad was a lot more fun than I was in the water. I gave him a break once, but after about 20 minutes all I heard was "Daddy's turn" over and over again.