92 days till disneyland...

2008: disneyland... astro blasters... and WITHOUT KIDS!!!(not that we dont love having them there... but its cool to ride rides and not worry about your kid sitting next to you)





(not as good as stapes... but then again who is?)

93 days till disneyland...

2005: disneyland... watching "mary poppins" and "burt" doing their dance/street performance... very fun and it gives you a chance to stop and rest for a minute...

94 days till disneyland...

2005: disneyland... astro orbiters... gwen says i already used this in another post so i shouldn't use it again... but i just love it...

abby loves this ride... a real classic...

95 days till disneyland...

1978: disneyland... me on the story book boat ride...

96 days till disneyland...

1978: disneyland... daniel, holly, pinocchio, tim and i pose for a picture...

97 days till disney...

2006: disneyland... two princesses

korean bbq... good times...

tonight we went out for korean bbq with our good friends david and lu... we had so much fun... and the food was awesome... there was a grill in the middle of the table so the meat was prepared right in front of you... very cool way to eat and enjoy great food and company...

perfect ending to a great weekend...

98 days till disneyland...

2006: disneyland... abby reacts to finding out she is finally tall enough to ride star tours...









a very happy day indeed...

99 days till disneyland...

2005: cole ready for the parade...








under 100 days!!!

100 days till disneyland...

2008: me at disney's california adventure... looking good...

lol...

101 days till disneyland

2005: 'fliks fun fair' disneyland: california adventure

this is one of gwens favorite pictures...

102 days till disneyland...

2007: disneyland bench: cole, ethan, noah and abby pose in the may sunshine......

103 days till disneyland...

2006: abby posing with 'woody and jessie'...(toy story 2)

pretty cool...

104 days till disneyland...

2007: noahs first ride on splash mountain... auntie holly and both uncles(dan and greg) accompanied him...

check out noahs face... : )

they got a little wet... lol

105 days till disneyland...

2005: us washingtonians arent used to the sun:
(gwen, her brother greg(fargo, nd), abby, noah and ethan)

107 days till disneyland...

2008: gwen and i went on our 15 year anniversary trip to southern california... so one stop of course was disneyland... we went at the end of september and were able to see the decorations for halloween... the haunted mansion was all decked out in the nightmare before Christmas theme... kinda cool to see... always loved this ride as a kid...



anyone see any names that they recognize?




lol...

108 days till disneyland...

2006: abby and mary poppins enjoy a day in the sun at the happiest place on earth...

109 days till disneyland...

2006: abby and cole show off their ears...

110 days to go...

2005: disneyland, abby and i on autopia... classic...

cookin with cole...

today cole and i decided to break the consecutive disney posts with something a little more tasty...

we made some nummy cookies... inspired by our favorite show "good eats"....

our house has a couple different tastes so we have to oblige them all...

i think cole likes to help because then he gets to help clean-up...

and he gets the first, biggest cookie of his choice when they are finally done...

111 days and counting...

2006: uncle dan and the kids pose for a photo in front on cinderellas castle...

112 days and counting...

2005: disneyland, buzz blasters... ethan sure has changed alot...

113 days to go...

2008: gwen and i on our anniversary trip to southern california...

114 days and counting...

2005 disneyland trip: papa and cole under the canopy in fliks fun fair in california adventure...

cole is very happy his papa (and grandma) are coming again...

2009 will be great...

115 days and counting...

2007: abby and cole with minnie mouse...

116 and counting...

2007: disneys california adventure... greg, noah and ethan havin fun...

my vacation is over...

i was blessed to have the last twelve days off of work and as i looked over pictures of the time(and all december) i realize that the last month has been incredible...

the time off with my family at the end of the month sure topped it off perfectly...

i hope all your holidays and your new years were special and that this new year brings you all kinds of goodness and love...

hi ho... hi ho...

back to work i go...

inevitable...

gwen knew this day would come...

dont they look cute...