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All right, so maybe we didn’t actually go into Disneyland today – we spent the day in California Adventure instead. But it is Day 1 of our Disneyland trip that we’re on at the moment. We’re down here with Jason & Marsha, their kids, Mom, Cody, and 3 out of our 4 kids. We’ve had a blast today riding as much as we could through CA Adventure. I’ve got some pictures in the album section – I’ll be putting pics of everything going on throughout the week. It’s been a great day, but now we’re all tired and we’re getting ready to go to bed………..looking forward to tomorrow!!

All right. So this last week Teresa and I flew out to see Jeff graduate from Basic Training, bring Audrey back home, and hang out with Rob and Brooke. We flew out Wednesday, and got back home late Sunday night. Anyways, I’ll post more on those adventures later, but I had to write a quick entry for Rob & Brooke. We got talking about the blogs and they were giving me a hard time about how long it’s been since I posted anything. And how I said I would post pictures of our trip last year and never did. Blah, blah, blah. So there – I’m posting again – and I put up the pictures from last year. So there!! Love you guys!! Thanks for letting us stay with you – I always love hanging out with you guys and with Caleb too – that kid cracks me up!

Well, this weekend has been pretty full. We flew into Jacksonville, FL on Wednesday, rode with Rob & Brooke up to Columbia, SC for Jeff’s Family Day and Graduation, drove back to Port Orange, FL for Saturday, then drove to New Port Ritchey on the OTHER side of Florida to pick up Audrey so she could fly home with us. We’re excited to have her back with us and can’t wait to see what the future brings us as a family. She’s back just in time for Jason & Marsha to come visit, as well as a bunch of other people. Going to make for a fun summer!! Special thanks again to Rob & Brooke for driving us around – you guys are awesome!! And thanks to Caleb for keeping me laughing all weekend!! Mr. Bojangles!!! Mr. Bojangles!!! (This is what Caleb and I kept singing every time we passed a Bojangles restaurant………….or just whenever we felt like it!) LOL!

Last weekend we had the chance to fly out to see Jeff graduate from Basic Training. We’re very proud of him and we had fun hanging out with him. He told us his nickname during training was SRT Neon. When I asked him why, he said “Because that’s the smallest Dodge they make.” LOL!! I thought that was hilarious! Thanks to Rob and Brooke for picking us up and chauffeuring us around for the weekend. It was great hanging out with them and Caleb all weekend. To see more pictures of graduation – check them out on Facebook. Good job Jeff!!!

Man, I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve posted to this. I meant to post pictures from Spring Break, but never got around to it. I’m going to try and get those posted this next week while on vacation. Teresa and I are in England for Audrey’s graduation. We flew out of Vegas Wednesday morning and got here Thursday morning at 7:00 AM. Man, were we tired!! We are staying with Marsha and Jason, and will be here through next week. Audrey’s graduation ceremony is tonight here in Ely, England. I will post more throughout the week (I always seem to find time to post to this blog while on vacation) and I will try to get some pictures up as well.

Wow – has it really been Nine Days?!?! It seems like just yesterday we were pulling out of the driveway to start this vacation!! We started out the day by going over for an Easter Egg Hunt they put on for all the guests of the Disney hotels. I guess they really shouldn’t call it a “hunt” since all the eggs are just all over the lawn. It was still a lot of fun for the kids – as we registered, Briana and Tyler each received a carton to put their eggs in. They were told they could pick up 12 eggs each. The eggs were all over the place – they really had a lot of kids there. Each egg either had candy or stickers in it. After that we went to Goofy’s kitchen for breakfast. The character breakfasts are always a lot of fun – Briana loves the fact that they are an all-you-can-eat buffet – she just keeps going back for more food. After that we walked around the parks for a little while longer – it really wasn’t all that crowded today. We then headed for home!! We got home around 7:00 tonight and man, are we exhausted!! 2,335 miles in one week!! But it was definitely a blast. We saw all kinds of things and had a great time together. We look forward to doing it again!! I am finally posting these blog entries more than a week after getting back. I will be posting some pictures that we took while on the trip, but it’s going to take me a little bit more time (it’s taking a while to sort through 1,200 pictures!!).

Today was really cool. Since we have been to Disneyland so many times before, and because we figured it would be packed with people on Spring Break, we did something different with the kids and took them on the Discover the Magic tour. Our tour guides were really cool, making sure to include all the kids in what was going on. They took us all over the park, finding clues in different spots and taking us on rides, leading up to meeting with Mickey Mouse. It was neat to do that with the kids. The rest of the day we just kind of took it easy. This place is packed today!! We spent some time at the hotel by the pool, then went to the parks some more. We signed up for an Easter egg hunt they are having here at the hotel tomorrow morning – we are going to do that in the morning, eat at Goofy’s kitchen, then head for home. Back to real life!!

We woke up this morning and said good-bye to Santa Barbara fairly early. We then headed down to Disneyland for the last part of our trip. Even though we have been to Disneyland a million times, this time was a little different because we are staying at the Grand Californian hotel. This hotel is awesome. We got an awesome view of California Adventure and all the people working here really go out of their way to make sure you are enjoying your stay. We went into the parks for a while, and made it to bed early so we could make the early morning entrance tomorrow.