Our Pirate Dinner Adventure... Aaaargh

For an early birthday present, Sonny and I decided to treat Taylor to the Pirate Dinner Adventure in Buena Park. We found a good deal on the internet and just couldn't say no. We had been wanting to take Taylor to it for while and knew we should do it before he changed his mind and wasn't into pirates anymore. We invited my parents to come along too. Taylor really loves his grandma and grandpa. Altogether, it was a really fun night! It was a long show but full of some good entertainment. They had a pre-show where they gave us appetizers (better food than the dinner given later on). It was all you could eat appetizers including ravioli's, which Taylor loved, fruit, party weiners, salad, and other yummy stuff. After the appetizers they took us into the main theater where they served us dinner while we watched the show. The set and props were excellent and the show took place on a stage which was on a ship in the middle of the room. The show was a little disappointing... we were hoping to see a lot of swashbuckling action but instead were treated to a bunch of shirtless guys beat up each other. But they did include the audience by having us cheer on our group pirate and sing and play some games. It got better towards the end when they had some neat special affects with dry ice and lights. But I think Taylor had a fun time. He loves his pirates! Here are some pics:Taylor got really excited at this part when the blue pirate and the bad guy pulled out their swords and started fightingHere's us with the star's of the show, the blue pirate and the princessThe boys with the captain of the ship. Aaargh! Like Taylor's red shoes? Yep, Pirates of the Caribbean crocs.
Taylor even got his own sword that makes sounds and a pirate necklace. These are now his two new favorite toys

Animals and Swimming

Last Saturday, to celebrate the Boards being over, we visited the Wild Animal Park in Escondido. There was great weather to enjoy and no crowds to fight... don't worry Disneyland, I still love you most. Taylor's favorite area there is the petting zoo.

He just loves those domesticated deer! He can't get enough of them and loves to sit right down next to them, or on them.


Taylor and Sonny had fun with the Lorikeets. I was a little scared of them, weird huh? I think it's because they just fly around crazy, landing on peoples heads, etc. Last summer, Taylor got bit by one.
These guys were my favorite (the apes are usually my favorite but Taylor wouldn't stick around long enough to watch them). They really didn't do much for the 10 minutes I watched them but they are just so strong and majestic.


It was such a nice day that we decided to let Taylor splash in the water a bit. Sonny has a plan to make some of these things, I call them animal sprinklers, next summer...

The next Rembrandt... or Einstein

So don't you ever as a couple wonder what your child will be when they grows up? I think he will be the next famous portrait artist but Sonny has a more left brained idea...

Christmas time

We had a fun time with Sonny's family up in Idaho for Christmas. We spent half the time in Rigby (what I like to call the frozen wasteland) and the other half in Boise. We actually got sort of "snowed in" while staying in Rigby... now that's a weird feeling. Taylor had a great time seeing his grandparent's, playing with all of his cousins, and enjoyed playing with all of their toys and all of his new toys, especially his pirate ship that he got from grandma. As always, Taylor befriended a cat at Sonny's brother's house. He loves animals! We also had an awesome time going shopping, swimming in an outdoor heated pool, eating out a lot, watching some movies, partying at the new years eve party, and other fun stuff . Here are some pictures of our fantastic times:Taylor and his cousin, Eriksen, eating lunch togetherSonny and Taylor on Christmas morning. Taylor loves his chapstick... New Years Eve party for the couples. Us girls trying to look white trash... well, more like 80'sTaylor and his cousin, Izzie, riding the truck ride at Chuck E. Cheese
Taylor and Sonny making a snowman in front of grandma and great grandma's house. Taylor enjoyed playing in the snow in Boise more because it wasn't as cold there
Taylor shoveling off the driveway
Sonny and Taylor in the snow in Rigby

My husband... the Oral Surgeon !!!

Well, a couple days before we left for Boise for Christmas, Sonny found out that he got excepted to the military's Oral Surgery program! Yay! Even though I knew that he would, I was still relieved. It totally made my day. I knew he would because he's got all the requirements they ask for, plus tons more, that I just knew there wasn't any way they would refuse him. A few seconds after Sonny found out he got in, he told me a very vital piece of information: that those who apply directly out of school, like Sonny, very seldom get in. They tend to pick those that have been in the military longer and who have experience being a general dentists. Kind Sonny, knowing I would freak out if he told me the truth, chose to keep this truth from me the last couple months, which in the end, I am very grateful for. Thanks babe! He saved me a lot of worrying. Anyways, so yep, he got in but we still do not know where. We should be finding out anytime now. Sonny is hoping for San Antonio, Texas and I, I don't know where I want to go, anywhere but Washington D.C.! And hopefully somewhere not too cold (Rigby, Idaho almost killed me over Christmas.)

Hair band, tie, todder uggs, and our first Christmas Tree

So, lately Taylor has noticed the hair bands that I wear all the time and wanted to try one on. He leaves it in for a couple minutes and walks around the house thinking he's real cute. He would have made a really cute girl! It's funny, he also likes to help me put lotion on my legs in the morning.
A neighbor of my parents gave us a cute little tie for Taylor. It's his first. So we dressed him up all cute for church. It's amazing how grown up he looks with a tie. Also that morning, Sonny gave Taylor his second big haircut. He looked up on you tube how to do it. Turned out pretty good! Taylor's hair is really difficult to cut, not because he moves a lot (we give him a popsicle during it) but because it is so thick. We like to keep it sort of long because we love his curls in the back.


I decided to get Taylor some red uggs... just kidding. These are my slippers that Taylor just loves to wear. We're going up to Rigby, ID for Christmas and will probably be walking through a lot of snow there. These slippers will give him great practice; they are probably somewhat like walking through snow. They make you walk kinda weird.
Lastly, I talked Sonny into getting a real Christmas Tree this year. We've never had one, not even a fake one, since we've been married and I thought for our first time, we had to get the real thing. It's a cute little one from Walmart ( It looked so much bigger at Walmart). I realized that I pretty much have no ornaments so we bought a bunch of little cheap things. Sonny and Taylor decorated most of it and did a fantastic job. I'm surprised, I thought Taylor would have knocked it down by now but he likes flipping the lightswitch on the wall to make the lights turn on better!

THANKSGIVING VACATION

Thanksgiving break was a very fun couple of days! We stayed here in Cali with my family and hung out with everybody. My brother Kyle came home from BYU and it was really fun to see him again. He is looking great. On Wednesday, the day that was supposed to be rainy, turned out to be a perfect day for Disneyland! It only rained for about 10 minutes total. The longest line we had was Buzz Lightyear. Taylor had a chance to finally go on the Pirate Ship, the Columbia. It hasn't been working for a while. He was hoping to meet Captain Jack Sparrow in person in New Orleans square but didn't get the chance. Anyways, we had a good time there as usual. Thanksgiving dinner was at my family's house in Glendora. My sister Sarah and her husband Rocky drove down from Orange County to join the festivities. I attempted to make the yams and they surprisingly turned out pretty good. They tasted like candy! We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and had time to just relax and eat... Taylor thankfully slept most of the dinner. He didn't want to try any of the food though after he woke up. He preferred his grilled cheese. But he did love the pumpkin pie! I preferred the key lime pie. We took some family pictures later on in the day. We haven't had one taken of all of us in a long time. Friday the girls all went out to a movie. We saw "Australia" and we all enjoyed it. It was super long but I always look forward to Baz Luhrman's work. He always does neat stuff. It was a fun Thanksgiving break and we are looking forward to Christmas break in Boise.