My Childhood Dream Come True

Ever since I was a little girl, I had this (unrealistic) dream of working as an artist for Disney Studios. Well, my dream came true!!! There's a class you can take in Disneyland where they teach you how to sketch characters. I think I attended the class about five times. It was the highlight of the trip for me. FUN!

The art studio

The budding artist with her creation

My first sketch as a Disney artist - Tigger

Turkey Leg Forever

Okay, so purhaps the best part of the trip was our little discovery of the Turkey Leg Stand. Since Cory and I were trying to save money on the trip, I was always on the lookout for cheap food in/out of the park. While strolling along one day, I saw a vendor by Sleeping Beauty's castle. Now this vendor wasn't selling churros, ice cream or popcorn, but to my surprise, I saw on the sign:

Chimchangas....$5.00

Turkey Legs.....$6.00

Random...but okay....I'll take it! So Cami, Jordan, Cory and I feasted that night upon Turkey Legs and Chimichangas. A stray cat came to dine with us, and we ended up dripping turkey grease all over us, but hey...it was memorable.

Getting ready for the attack

Going in for the kill

Delicious!

I've Been Robbed!!!

On the ferry over to the pirate island, someone tried to steal my camera from my purse! The pickpocket just walked up to me and started going through my things. I said "Excuse me...can I help you?". He insisted that he was just wondering what kind of interesting "loot" I was carrying with me. I told him that the only thing he could have from my purse was a tic-tac, which he responded to with "What are you implying?". I was able to catch a picture of the culprit! He's the one with the long dreadlocks.

Unfortunately, I also lost some other precious cargo to the pirates. They were recruiting young lads to join their crew and I'm afraid they captured all my boys!

DISNEYLAND!!!!

My husband is so buff.

I went to have tea at Minnie's house, but I guess she was busy

taking pictures with all the little kiddies.

Note: The sign says "You May Get Wet!". This is a gross understatement.

In front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Happy Birthday Cory!!!

Cory turned 25 while we were in Disneyland (He's an old man now). We celebrated by having dinner at the ESPN Sports Grill in Downtown Disney.

The Sports Grill broadcasts sports games on their outdoor t.v.

so you can watch while you're waiting to be sat.

They even have t.v.'s in the bathroom! They don't

want you to miss a second!

Cory and I sharing a milkshake. I think I had the best hamburger of my life at this meal.

Maggie had to sit in the middle of the table so she could

reach everybody's food and have a little taste of everything.

Yum! Carrot Cake - Cory's favorite

Happy Birthday Cory!

After dinner, we ended the birthday celebration by having a dance party in the streets of Downtown Disney.

Isaac is the dance party guru. He showed us all his moves. This video is of his "signature" move called "The Isaac".

A Day at the Beach

On Saturday, we all decided to go to the beach. It was probably the most beautiful, relaxing day at the beach I've ever had. The weather was perfect and the waves were awesome. I learned to boogie-board for the first time! Now, you may ask "Where are the sweet pictures of Katie's moves on the boogie-board?" I would like to know that also. But here are some of the pictures we did capture.Mom and Dad enjoying the sun together
Cute Cory!
The waves were great!
Jason rented a Nerf football and we all played catch

for quite awhile. We all got really into it, including

mom, who is seen tackling dad. Nice form, mom!

I think she's ready for the big leagues.

California or Bust!

Well, after waking early and making everyone carsick on the way to the airport, we are finally on our way to California! As you can see, some of us are wide awake ready to go, some of us are sleepy yet excited.

Sunshine-y California!!