Please work, please work, please work...

Did it work?  Can you finally see my adorable Audrey??  This is one of those times, that this blog is just meant for my eyes only as I try to figure out how to do anything on here.  Be patient with me.  And in the meantime, enjoy looking at my sweet girl.  That is, if the pictures decide to stick around this time.

Disneyland

We had no plans for Spring Break this year, and as the break approached, Adam and I thought it would be fun to surprise the kids and go to Disneyland.  So we did!  It was very hard to keep the secret from the kids, and several times they saw clues that made them suspect.  But we were clever and said that we were going to stay home and have a Disneyland "experience" by going to different parks and having fun treats and snacks.  So when they saw the GoGurts in the freezer or the Twizzlers in the cupboard, I said they were for the "experience".

Friday night, we RedBoxed a movie for the kids and I went to work upstairs packing up clothes.  Saturday morning, we woke up and Adam made pancakes like he usually does.  He made the pancakes to look like Mickey Mouse, which again the kids thought were for the "experience."  But then we told them the news, that we really were going to Disneyland and we were leaving TODAY!

I will admit, their reactions were not quite what I expected.  They were in shock for a few minutes, and just kept saying "Really?  Really?"  I tried to video tape the moment, and as soon as I turned off the camera, that's when the screaming started.  Typical.

So off we went Saturday afternoon.  We stayed with my Grandma Bell which is always a treat for all of us.  After going to her church Sunday morning, we enjoyed a delicious lunch with Aunt Wendy, Uncle John, Uncle Rick and his new wife Michelle.  Then to get the kids from going stir crazy, we drove down to Newport Beach with the intentions just to "look" at the ocean.  Um, not so much.  The kids came home completely soaked and coated in sand.

Monday morning we were off and running!  I won't bore you with every single detail, but we definitely had some good and bad moments on this trip.  I'll just say that it was CROWDED and let you just imagine what all that might entail.  But overall, we were able to have a lot of fun and make some good family memories.

Audrey Collages

I shrunk the photo sizes (thanks Rebecca!) so we'll see if this works.  I could still probably benefit from a Blogging 101 course if anyone is willing to teach me.

(Note:  It worked when I first posted, but checking back now, the pictures are not there anymore.  WHY??  This is so aggravating!)

Paging Dr. Blogger

Someone please help me figure out this blogging thing and I promise to post more often. For instance, WHY won't my pictures of Audrey show up? On my screen, there are two boxes with little "x's" in them instead of her cute face. Is that what you're seeing as well? And WHY does it add so many spaces in between my sentences when I am only pressing "enter" once? WHY people, WHY? My kids are upset because I haven't posted anything about our Spring Break Disneyland trip but if I can't figure out these annoying glitches, it ain't happening.

Happy Birthday Audrey!

Today is Sweet Audrey's 6th Birthday. Every time I think of Audrey, I think of the word "sweet' because that's what she is, and that's what she has always been. To continue my tradition this year, I present:

6 Reasons Why I Love Audrey:

1. She is so full of love.

2. She is grateful for everything. She thanks you over and over for anything you give or do for her, and she really means it.

3. She is so UNLIKE my other kids in many ways, but the most so is how social she is. She LOVES when there are kids at a park because that means she can make new friends.

4. She is so LIKE my other kids in that she is a great reader.

5. She is so good at making other people feel better. We used to have a saying when she was younger: "Audrey makes it all better" because she would.

6. She has Personality with a Capital "P"!! She is hilarious to be around, and says exactly what's on her mind.

Can I cheat and add one more thing? Those CHEEKS! I love to just sink my lips into those wonderfully soft, chubby cheeks. Happy Birthday Sweetamous, Cuteamous, Audrey Cakes! I love you so much!!!