Christmas at Disneyland

We took the kiddies to Disneyland last week. This was Paul's second visit to Disneyland. However, the first time he only went on one ride. This time he made it on 3. It is amazing how much longer things take with little ones. There is always someone that needs a diaper change, a nap or a feeding. It also takes time to take the kids in and out of their strollers. I was surprised that Paul actually enjoyed the rides. I wasn't sure if he was still too young to enjoy it. He really liked It's A Small World. I really enjoyed that ride as well as it was all decked out for Christmas. Disneyland is definitely one of the big bonuses of living in Southern California. I'm pretty sure it is one of the happiest places on earth. I think we are going to try and go next week as well.

Model Baby

Here are some pictures that my friend, Julia, took of the baby.

Turkey in Michigan

We spent Thanksgiving with my family in Michigan this year. My sister flew in from New York with her boyfriend, my brother flew in from Salt Lake City and I had some good friends drive up from Indiana to all spend Thanksgiving together. The company and food were great. The weather was pretty chilly. It is crazy how a few California winters will make your body forget what it is like to be cold weather.

We had a really nice time and the Park family really enjoyed hanging out with Baby Paul. Baby Paul is pretty spoiled since he is the only grand kid in the Park Family. It was great for me because I got so many breaks from the baby. However, I think I got too many breaks because I found myself missing him from time to time and would have to go steal him from whoever was holding him. It was sad for us to go. My mom says the house is too quiet now without our little guy around.

The Park Clan

Baby Paul with Grandpa and Grandma Park

This will be our Christmas photo.

With our good friends, Julia and Jan.

With Mom.

A weekend of no boating

We drove to St. George for the weekend to go boating with the Owens. We came prepared with wetsuits to brave the cold water and everything. Unfortunately, boating was not in the cards for us this weekend. It seemed like everything went wrong. First we had no way of pulling the boat to the lake and had to go pick up a truck from someone. Next we discovered that the life jackets and rope were not with the boat but with some friends in Provo so we had to go buy some new life jackets. Then we were on the way to the lake when we realized we forgot the key to the boat at the house and had to go back to get the key. We finally made it to the lake but could not get the boat started. Paul and Kenny spent a great deal of time on Friday and Saturday working on the boat with no luck. Here are a couple of pictures of Paul and Melania on the dock having a little picnic while we were waiting for the boat to get started. I think they were happy to just make it to the lake. We spent the rest of the weekend just hanging out. It was still a really good time. Paul and Melania really enjoyed playing together. I even think Paul is having a little Melania with drawl today. He woke up to an empty house looking around for her :(

Quick Update

Here are some new pictures of our little boy. Paul is still active as ever crawling around the whole house getting into stuff he should not be touching. He has recently learned how to crawl on his knees. However, he still prefers to crawl army style when he is in a hurry to get to something. Paul still loves to stand. He will pull himself up into a standing position on just about anything in the house. His favorite spot is probably the fireplace. He gets super excited and can walk himself from one end to the other.

After many weeks of a leaky nose and a drooling mouth, three more teeth have come in. He now has a total of five teeth and is not afraid to use them.

I hope they call me on a mission when I have grown a foot or two.

Paul will occasionally stare out the window at our hill of overgrown weeds.

Baby and mom.

Taking a stand

Baby Paul loves to stand. Here are some of his favorite spots.

Birthday bash in the park

We celebrated Sophie Cullimore's 1st birthday at Lacy Park today. I think the kids really enjoyed being outside. Paul loves the grass and leaves. In fact he loves them so much I had to follow him around the whole time pulling grass and leaves out of his hands and mouth to prevent him from eating them. He is a very persistent little boy.

We tried to take some pictures at the end but found it to be very difficult. There was always someone crawling/walking away or crying. Here is what I got.