Disneyland again!

Here's our 4th and final Disneyland trip on our annual passes this year. In their usual Disney fashion, the Halloween decor was impressive. Overall, we enjoyed this trip the most. Erin was not afraid of all of the rides as she was during our last trip (she cried even boarding Small World) and she was excited to see all of the characters, calling them all by name. Well, she does call all of the princesses Tinkerbell. Ryan has finally gotten over riding Casey Jr. the Train ride 20x (only once this time!). His new favorite was Buzz Lightyear and Monsters, Inc.



The picture below would not seem out of the ordinary after a trip to Disneyland. But to the trained eye and those of you who know Erin, you know that she would not normally be more than 2 inches apart from mom in the presence of strangers. To our surprise, she was totally willing to take a picture standing by herself with her brother and Mickey Mouse. She's smitten!



Another highlight for Ryan was Disney's new Jedi Training Academy. This replaced the Buzz Lightyear show in Tomorrowland. For each training session, about 20-25 kids are selected to train with lightsabers to become Jedi Knights and fight Darth Vader and Darth Maul. Ryan waited through 2 shows and was finally picked in the 3rd show. A lot of parental force was used to make Ryan stand out to be picked!


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Being a soccer mom

Don't these pictures look like Ryan has played more than 4 soccer games? These are moves from his 4th game. I must say that I'm a little disappointed that he took to soccer so quickly over baseball. I grew up in a baseball family. I was proud to be a mother that could throw (not like a girl) and that I could teach him techniques and strategies in a baseball game. But, soccer? I know nothing about soccer...side-outs, corner kick, huh? All I know is that you need to get the ball into the right goal. Oh well, being a literal soccer mom has a certain kind of appeal too.