22 Things About Disneyland Today

(1) Elizabeth and Sydney rode Gadgets Go Coaster by themselves (I sat in front of them) and they felt very very big (2) Grandma rode the Gadget Go Coaster with Brooke (3) They tried but the Sword in the Stone didn't come out (4) Sydney got brave and road Thunder Mountain again (twice) (5) Abbey loved the carousel (6) The boys rode Star Tours (7) Elizabeth and Joshua tried Space Mountain (8) Sydney and I went on Splash Mountain (it was her first time) in the rain (9) The girls met Merida (10) Mom waited on a bench for hours to see the Candlelight Ceremony (11) The Candlelight Ceremony was cancelled-lol (12) We played some Reindeer games (13) We watched a show at the Golden Horseshoe Review (14) Train trip around Disneyland (15) Brooke and David took a ride on Dumbo (16) It was packed (17) I missed four different Facebook friends that were also there. (18) Our last Small World trip of the season! (19) I had a corn dog (20) We met one of Dad's Disneyland buddies (21) We saw Max (22) A Good time was had by all

Lester Christmas Party 2012

I didn't take very many pictures from the Christmas party this weekend but I can tell you this, the kids had an awesome time, Jonaley and Madeline fit in perfectly! The folks that weren't so cold hung out by the firepit and those that were cold spent most of the time in the house. The kids were non-stop on the swing set (aka the park). We had a pretty good hot chocolate bar and a great potluck. Best part was spending time with family! We missed Matt, Kim, Micah, all the Sauer's, Andrew and James!

Denver Visit #1

I had a layover in Denver yesterday and Rachel brought these two little cuties to the airport to see me. I loved it! Nathan loved watching the construction outside and Kiersten loved crawling around everywhere. Super fun and best of all I get to see them in a week!

Dell World-The Highlights

As an employee it was next to impossible (OK, impossible) for me to go to Dell World. As a customer I was lucky enough to get an invite this year. It was awesome! I have several good ideas for improvement that came out of the sessions and it was well worth the trip.

22's To Denver

I knew I was destined to have a great trip home with this many 22's on the way to Denver. (Note: The 122 on the plane meant there were only 122 seats-there are usually 137)

Two Girls And Their Chai's

Last Stop...Caffe Medici

The last of my three Chai's today was at Caffe Medici. It was the first time I had Third Street Chai (Yes, that's a brand) and it was pretty good-much better than Oregon Chai. We enjoyed our quick stop here (and last stop of the evening). Everyone in Austin seems to be friendly and our awesome barrista Jordan was no exception. Great company, good atmosphere and a decent Chai-I'll be back.

I Miss Katie

Front Row For The Christmas Fantasy Parade

More to follow but perfect weather, good kids, and Disneyland=perfect weekend

5 Girls, And Their Chai's

I'm Easily Amused

Embassy Suites Hashbrowns

When I was in 8th grade we had a house fire. (Note: House fire is what I have decided to call it from now on, historically we said our house burned down but that is not exactly true so I have moved on to House fire). Due to the fire we lived at the Embassy Suites in Arcadia for about 4 months and I must say we were quite spoiled with cooked to order breakfasts every morning and a hospitality hour every evening. Our favorite item for breakfast was the awesome hash browns. They had a distinct taste and were super good. Our favorite item for the hospitality hour were virgin strawberry daiquiris.

Whenever I stay at an Embassy Suites I check out the hash browns and they never have the same ones anymore. There are usually breakfast potatoes or some other type of hash browns but last weekend at the Embassy Suites by the bay in San Diego I took a bite of the hash browns and they were the old hash browns I remembered. I determined that the main differentiator was chopped chives and they will always be in my hash browns going forward. 

Use Your Value Sense

I got this 5 x 7 trifold, color brochure from Vons with the note on the front that coupons were inside. When I turned it over there was an emblem stating $1.50 with of savings were inside. I thought, "Why bother, why spend so much money on this heavy cardstock, color, trifold mailer for $1.50 coupon", then I opened it to find two coupons, both for toilet paper. One for a dollar, the other for fifty sense. Again, why bother? And what does use your value sense mean?

I Love Holly!

Ronald Reagan Tribute

It's been 22 years since he was in office, how things have changed during that time....

For Jane

A look at Kate Middleton's outfits from the last 12 weeks.

Congrats, Kate! 

Two Little Princesses

On Saturday night they were offering a heck of a deal to ride in the Cinderella Carriage at Seaport Village. 

Technology Is Cool

In this picture Sydney is watching Snow White on the headrest dvd player but through the camera on the IPOD.

Breakfast With Santa and Shamu

On Sunday morning we took the kids to breakfast with Santa and Shamu. It was a decent breakfast (buffet style) but the kids loved the interaction with Shamu and Santa. Pretty cool experience.