the field family

halloween 2009 & some

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:57:00 +0000

i need to get these posted before it's way too late, if it isn't already! we had a great halloween this year...the holidays just keep getting more and more fun as the kids get older and their excitement grows. here they are making some witches' brew before getting ready for trick-or-treating...

they were a cowboy & cowgirl this year...in the weeks leading up to halloween, emerson tried to convince everyone that they should "be like me" and dress up as a cowgirl. she loved it...she's still asking people, "what you be??"

headed out with dad...emerson has like 5 shirts on mind you. it was pretty chilly that night, and so in an effort to not cover up her cowgirl outfit, we just layered her like crazy...she was little miss hefty for the night.

our after trick-or-treating snack...i don't know what i was thinking, really. well, i do know what i was thinking. i thought this was a cute idea and i wanted to make them, BUT the kids really didn't need more sweets & it was cold outside...icecream on a cold night...not the best idea. BUT, we did have hot chocolate with it...if that counts for anything!

the chocolate webs were a hit...i'm pretty sure the kids skipped out on the icecream & brownies...

miss emmy with her "de-peanuted" candy. i was very thankful for her cooperation with the whole thing. i'm surprised at how well she understands the fact that certain food will make her sick. thankfully she never puts up a fight at all & zac is always sooo good to keep an extra eye out for food that contains peanuts. it sure makes things a bit easier in times like halloween! :)

this girl is a hoot. she makes us laugh every day & is growing up sooo fast, it's crazy. i still call her my baby, because she is in a sense...even though she is 2 1/2! she's very quick to correct me when i call her ''my baby", by saying, "no. me emmy. me big guu (girl)." we're having a twin bed delivered for her tomorrow...and it makes me sad. i'm realizing that these kids are not going to stop growing up! they change so fast. if anything, it's just a reminder to savor the time i have with them all that much more...

in this picture, she was in perfect position for a cute shot...i asked her to smile, and this is what i got in return...

this fall zac conquered the monkey bars!! it was so fun to watch his persistence come out...he'd try over & over until he got it down. those little accomplishments are so fun to watch and experience...i was so proud! :) and speaking of kids growing up fast...this boy's 5th birthday is monday!! crazy...

it's a...........

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:17:00 +0000

so thanks to cousin natalie, we tried something different this time around. instead of finding out what the baby was right then and there at the doctor's office, we had the ultrasound technician call a bakery with the baby's sex...and then we had family over last night to join in on the fun...chad wasn't such a fan of the idea...he really wanted to peak during the ultrasound, but it turned out to be a success!!

cutting the cake...ooooh, what's it gonna be???!!!! pink???? or blue????

and it's........

BLUE!!!!! yay!!! zac was sooooo excited, as you can tell from the picture...for the last couple of days, he's been saying "mom, i REALLY hope the cake is blue!! i REALLY want a brother!!"

needless to say, we can't wait to have another baby boy in our home!! (and thanks again natalie, for the fun, fun idea!!)

the bug

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:09:00 +0000

emerson has caught the bug already...

and we're all recovering from a nasty cold bug that paid us a visit last week...i'm finally getting my voice back, so that's a plus. we did find out through this whole ordeal that the reason emerson has had pneumonia 3 times since april is probably due to the fact that she has asthma...poor girl. is asthma something you can grow out of? probably something i should research. :)

halloween house

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:10:00 +0000

we may be bad bloggers, but we're sure having fun getting ready for halloween!! hope you are too!!! :)

p.s. these houses are much improved from years past...they come pre-assembled! so all we do is the decorating!! we found ours at walmart for only $10!!

from the mouth of zac

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:07:00 +0000

we're heading to boise for grandma field's 90th birthday! should be lots of fun...it's always a party when the field family gets together that's for sure!

anyway, real quick...here's a funny conversation zac and i had last week:

as we're cleaning up blocks in the family room...
zac: "damn, damn, damn, damn. damn, damn, damn, damn."

me: "um zac...that's not the nicest word to be saying. why don't we try saying a nicer word like darn, darn, darn, darn."

zac: "no mom. i'm saying it like beaver dam." (oh, duh.)

me: "oh, i see. well not everyone knows that when you're saying that word that you're meaning a beaver dam. so maybe you should say, 'beaver dam, beaver dam, beaver dam.' because just saying 'dam' is probably not the best choice of words."

zac: "no. i feel like just saying dam. dam, dam, dam, dam. dam, dam, dam, dam."

whatever. i gave up. BUT, he hasn't said it since...so i think he got it out of his system...for now atleast! :)

the "keeping it real 2009" campaign

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:09:00 +0000

so pam had a "keeping it real" post on her blog the other day & i loved every bit of it & knew i wanted to join in.

you see, i like interior design...i love looking at & collecting magazines with ideas and inspiration in hopes of one day being able to incorporate some of the ideas into my own home. i love going to the parade of homes every year...for the same reason...inspiration. the only problem with this little passion of mine is this.

so i look at these magazines & go to these home shows and see perfection...literally. i mean everything is beautiful, the beds are perfectly made & don't have wrinkle in them...everything is immaculately cleaned & organized & coordinating...the kitchens have bowls of fresh fruit or freshly baked goodies on the counter...there's fresh flowers in every room, i mean really, everything is just blissful. so of course, i look at these beautiful homes & i think..."i want my house to be and feel like that." and then i want to recreate it in my own house......and i am learning that that is just not realistic. i've had to remind myself that those homes are not lived in. and homes are for living in! yes, i can have a neat & tidy house MOST of the time...but to be cleaning up after my kids ALL day long is not my idea of fun. i'm learning that i'm only going to be in this stage of my life once...and then it's going to be gone & if i don't make the most of it & try to enjoy each day...messy house or not...i'll look back and regret it. i'm learning (slowly but surely) to go with the flow...if things are bit chaotic around the house & the kids want me watch tv with them...but i really have soooo much to do and can't possibly take the time to sit down...i'm learning to SIT DOWN & enjoy a half hour of watching animal planet or whatever we watch. and you know what? everything turns out to be okay. eventually things get put away (it may be days later), but it all gets done, eventually!

so anyway...here's my pictures. now this was my house sunday afternoon after church. yes people, i didn't use saturday as my get ready for sunday day...but that's okay...because sunday was still a great day!

here's our table with a sippy cup full of old milk from the night before & some lovely folded laundry that has a tint of mildew smell to it, seeing as how i left it in the washer for a day too long. BUT there is a solution to that...soak the clothes in the washer for about 30 minutes with a combination of 1 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup baking soda...it works great! trust me...i would know! :)

then we move on to the kitchen floor...emerson's been cooking up a storm in her kitchen & had a hay day. mind you, just after i took these pictures, zac brought me 2 bowls that emerson had stuck in her kitchen's fridge that were full of rotten cucumbers and olives from a week and a half ago. that was a pretty sight...and smell.

the kids' table...and yes it is right in front of the tv, and yes they do eat their meals there, and yes they do watch tv while they're eating.

so here's my magical laundry basket. this thing has come in very handy many times when i'm in a hurry to get things straightened up before someone's coming over. the only problem is that it takes me a week to get it unloaded. so here sits this basket...and this time i did better, it only sat like that for probably 3 days...something to be proud of! :)

i had to laugh to myself the other day when i was thinking back to the first 2 or 3 years of our marriage. every sunday we'd have like a 5 course meal...roast, potatoes, carrots, jello, and rolls. i'd get the table all fancied up and put the food in pretty dishes, it was always something to look forward to. well, life is different now, and we've probably had that meal once this whole year. but there will come a day when i'll have more time and energy to cook bigger meals...but for now, i like simple. it works best for us at the moment...

so i made some progress and cleared off the table for us to eat...and moved the clothes upstairs to my room to join the other clothes that were already draping the chair for a few days....and there they stayed until the next day when i forced myself to get the job done...and i must say...it always feels so good afterwards!

here's the hall closet...as you can tell emerson has definitely been there ripping the toothbrushes out of their package in the process. not sure what she accomplished in all of that, but i'm learning that that's just what 2 year olds do...they like to make messes of anything they can get their hands on. and hey, if it makes her happy...fine. one day i'll have my nice, pretty, perfectly organized closet...but now's not the time for that...at least not for me! :)

playing catch up

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:32:00 +0000

so it's been a while since i've blogged...i know. but it doesn't mean that we haven't been up to anything. it's hard to believe that summer is basically over...kids are going back to school & it's time to start shopping for the kids' fall clothes. it always goes by so fast!! zac is sitting here with me as i type and he wants to explain each of the pictures...so here it goes, according to zac:

"it's me eating a popsicle. a star popsicle that i made out of juice! i loved it!"

"during the summer, we popped water balloons for a LONG time....for like a hour! i liked seeing the splashes going up. i looove doing water balloons. well that's it."

"at dad's birthday party, we had lots of fun. i loved the cake & if we had something else i loved it too. we played and i loved playing with grandma & grandpa & brooke & nate & grandpa cazier. i love playing basketball with dad, it's so much fun. i like when he lifts me up in the air and i can shoot a basketball hoop."

"mom worked so hard on her cake that she made. it's out of fabric & diapers. she made it for her friend's baby shower."

"whatever day it was, cause i can't remember...i loved going swimming with brooke, nate, & kalle. it was so much fun. i loved swimming around and around and going inside the pool. but then another day, we came back to grandma's house and the pool was really, really dirty. it had dirt and leaves inside. it was soo grose, so they took the pool down."

"on the orange page, i read a ton of things. i read cat, bat, & whatever it was. it was a fun day writing and reading. i can't wait if i do it again!"

"emerson has been sick lately & we're trying to make her feel better. but sometimes she never gets feeling better. we'll hope that someday she'll get feeling better. she's really, really funny you know!"

there's been so much going on...and we've loved it all. and yes, i've been LAZY when it comes to blogging...but i've had an excuse.

yes, we're expecting!! and we're very excited about it! i just started my 13th week...so that makes our due date sometime around march 6th. and seeing as how my babies like to come a bit early, i'm guessing this little one will make their appearance sometime around the end of february...hopefully. i'm always so ready to be done by the end of it, so we'll see! but yes, i have been sick. i feel like this has been my hardest pregnancy so far. maybe it's because i have two other kids to take care of and more house that needs to be cleaned...but it hasn't been fun. the last couple of days have started to get better, so i'm hoping that the worst is over. :)

zac wants to throw in a few last words..."i don't want my mom to go the hospital 'cause i just don't want her to. it scares me that she's going to get hurt, but i know that she's going to be safe and i know that the baby is too. i can't wait for the baby...if it's a boy or a girl. i'll like it whatever it is!" (i must say, i love that boy...so sweet!)

so even though i've been a bad blogger, life has been very good for our family. for the last month, my new life motto has been "simplify"...and it's making such a difference!! i'll have to share more later...for now, we're off to run errands!! :)

timpview ten year

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:55:00 +0000

the reunion turned out to be so much fun! it's nice to have it over with, but seriously as much work as it was, it was all worth it! i think most everyone that came had a good time & it was so fun to catch up with old friends. crazy how fast time flies! i really wasn't the best picture taker though...but i have a few more that i'll post later on facebook for all you t-birds that want to see more.

kristen did SUCH a great job as the emcee. had i been the one on stage, it would have turned into a really boring, awkward night...so we were thankful she came through!! the night wouldn't have been complete without the timpview fight song performed by the cheer & yell leaders...

so good to see friends like ashlee, lindsey, and amy!!

and cameron & brad...

and of course jane...

and a big shout out to my brother nate who was literally sweating to death dressed up as the t-bird. i felt so bad...what a trooper! never again nate, i promise! :)

and i stole some of liz's pictures that her & collin took...

luci & jack

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:12:00 +0000

i took some pictures for a friend of mine last week...and it really was so much fun. luci is such an easy going, down-to-earth person...she's one of those people that is just refreshing to be around and she made my job easy! jack LOVED his cute little cars and wouldn't put them down for a second...so cute! anyway...i was glad that luci let me take some pictures...here's a few of them!!

some of summer

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:46:00 +0000

even though it's been rainy almost every day in june, we've managed to take advantage of the few non-rainy times and enjoy some time outside. there's a grassy park right across the street from our house, so it's been a perfect spot for some golf-swing practicing for me, t-ball and soccer practice for zac, and lots of running & rolling around for miss emerson....we love it!!

we made it out to the air show a few weeks ago & it was soooo bright....like give you a major headache bright. we didn't bring sunglasses for the kids, so they wore ours....here's zac sporting my sunglasses...so funny, but he pulls it off!

and then there was a car show with all sorts of old classic cars...we all loved that one...except emerson was a bit more tense. there were TONS of big dogs everywhere, and she has a MAJOR MAJOR fear of dogs...so she spent a lot of time on the look out...staring them down to make sure there were no surprise attacks. zac thought this little pig was pretty cool...and insisted that i take a picture of him standing by it... :)

emmy has come down with pneumonia TWICE in less than two months, the last time being just on thursday. it's been a little crazy, but she's doing much better now & we're just hoping that we can stay healthy from here on out...(cross our fingers!!) and yes this picture is just beautiful of me, workout clothes, greasy hair & all...i know...but it reflects how i've looked probably 60% of the time this month...poor chad!! it sure saves time though!! ;)

we've spent lots of time in doors this past little while, so there's been lots of picture drawing and word spelling ...which zac loves & it keeps him so busy, so of course i'm a fan!

pillows for sale!!

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:01:00 +0000

**8 PIER 1 THROW PILLOWS--PRACTICALLY NEW....$98**

I bought all 8 of the pillows in March, not knowing that a few months later we would be repainting the room with a contrasting color. Sooo....they no longer work in the space. They are all in very good condition, except for a few LIGHT soil spots on the gold pillows. I accounted for that in the pricing. All of the pillows can still be found in the store.

leave a comment or email me if you're interested!! lyndsie.field@gmail.com

...a heavy load...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:44:00 +0000

the kids have had lots of fun playing outside in the sink that we bought emerson for her birthday. it's turned into their own version of a swimming pool...they love it & so do i...free entertainment! :)

i LOVE this picture! we didn't have any water diapers, so this is what we ended up with...poor emerson could barely walk by the time she was finished playing...makes me laugh!

...emmy's 2nd birthday - wrapping it up...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:35:00 +0000

we weren't sure how emerson would react to the whole birthday cake & singing thing because she was anti-being sung to throughout the day. once we had the candles on the cake though, she was sold & actually let us sing "happy birthday" while she smiled away! i was thankful that it didn't turn out to be some traumatic experience. :)

emmy loved her little doll...it was a great find, i must say! she laughs, cries, sucks her bottle, burps, and sleeps! so real life and so fun to take care of!

but the real hit of the party was the purse that uncle jer & aunt jen gave her. once she opened it, she literally would not put it down...she even went to bed with it that night. she's such a girl, it makes me laugh... :)

the kids love when grandma & grandpa field come visit...it was so fun to have them come help celebrate!

showing off her new stick-on earrings from grandma & grandpa olsen...sooooo pretty!

it really was a fun weekend! emerson loved having so much family come & so did the rest of us. it's hard to believe that this little girl is already two! she's so much fun to have around...with her funny facial expressions, tip-toeing around the house, crazy curly hair, love of teasing zac & mimicking anything he does, high-pitched screams, sneaky behavior, whispering secrets in our ears, cute dance moves, unique vocabulary skills (or lack thereof), love of anything & everything girlie, and multiple hugs & kisses throughout the day...we can't imagine life without her. she makes us smile everyday...and we're so glad she's ours. :)

...emmy's 2nd birthday - part 5...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:26:00 +0000

i found these suckers at oriental trading & couldn't resist. such a good deal too, 12 suckers for $6.95...not bad!

a birthday party just wouldn't be the same without cupcakes...(and yes, the pig is made out of fondant)

we had some "fresh cream" to go along with our farm theme. i made a few other signs too...like "pig slop" for the baked beans, "100% beef" for the hamburgers, and "chicken feed" for some chex mix treats...

(i found the little buckets at zurchers...i think they were like .35 cents...or maybe they were .70 cents, i can't remember...but i thought it was a good deal)

zac saw these barn shaped cookie cutters at orson & gygi...how he spotted them, i don't know. but once again, i couldn't resist & we made some for our guests to take home.

have you ever wondered how to get that perfectly smooth look on your sugar cookies? well i have & i finally figured out! you use royal icing, and i found a great recipe here that's simple and very yummy!

...emmy's 2nd birthday - part 4...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:10:00 +0000

some of the little tags i made to hang from the chandelier...

diet IBC rootbeer was a must!

and i found this little watering can at target & figured i could use it for something! so a centerpiece it was!

...emmy's 2nd birthday - part 3...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:25:00 +0000

here's the cake, which was far from perfect...but it turned out pretty cute and served its purpose, which was mainly for decoration & blowing out candles! :)

the easiest & probably best tasting fondant recipe:

1 (2 lb.) bag powdered sugar
1 bag of mini marshmallows
2 Tbsp. water
crisco

*put marshmallows & water in a large microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals until the marshmallows are smooth with no lumps. (stir between each microwave session)

*then gradually add powdered sugar. once it is workable (not super sticky, pour it onto the remaining powdered sugar. (you may want to grease your counter top & hands with crisco to prevent sticking.) knead it until it is the consistency you want. you'll end up using most of, but not all of the powdered sugar. :)

...emmy's 2nd birthday - part 2...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie Field) — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:00:00 +0000

zac came up with the great idea of taking emerson to the thanksgiving point farm for her birthday. there couldn't have been a better place to help celebrate...

**these pictures were taken by grandpa mike...edited by me.**

the bunnies were cute, but definitely stinky!!

keeping entertained by a wierd looking goose...

the cutest baby goat...that emerson loved!

this little birthday girl was tuckered out. we got home & she fell right asleep, missing the first half of her birthday party. but we were glad she napped, so she could actually enjoy the rest of the night in happy spirits!! last year we didn't have such a happy girl on our hands, so we learned our lesson that it's best to let her sleep when she's tired!! :)

...emmy's 2nd birthday - part 1...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie Field) — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:02:00 +0000

this little girl had a birthday...and it turned out to be such a fun party! lots of family came & it was definitely a weekend we'll remember. thank you everyone!! instead of doing one gigantic post, i'm going to post a few pictures each day...saves time! i've decided that's why i sometimes dread blogging, because it takes forever because i post so many pictures all at once. so i'm going to try and be a better blogger by simplifying my posts!! we'll see how it goes....

emerson loves animals and even though she still doesn't say many "words" she can make animal noises. so i thought it would be fun to have a little farm birthday for her. in the few weeks working up to her birthday, i'd ask her what kindof birthday she was going to have and she would say "coooowwww-uuh". it was very fun to put together & i'm pretty sure she liked it. so for starters...here's the invite!

...a boise easter...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:10:00 +0000

okay, before i say anything else about going to boise for easter, i have to say this. i never take enough pictures when we go there! and i know it's because grandpa field always has his camera out and is snapping away. so i feel bad that my pictures are lacking when it comes to our time spent with grandma & grandpa field. the kids LOVE going to boise...and it's not hard to figure out why. they are spoiled with love and attention from the moment we get there until the moment we leave. i feel very lucky to have such great grandparents for my kids... :)

saturday there was a neighborhood easter egg hunt...but i don't think i'd really call it a hunt because it was more of an easter egg pick up! i think every egg that emerson found was filled with some sort of peanut-containing candy...bummer! but thank goodness grandma's house was full of other yummy treats, or we would have been in trouble...

zac wasn't buying the idea of the easter bunny being so big, so here's the "someone dressed up as the easter bunny"...

emmy loves her "papa"...

it's always fun to see the smart family when come into town....here's sweet eden...

and little nora kate...they're such cute girls! and such great buddies for my kids...

i didn't get many pictures on easter...but here's one of emerson scoping out the easter baskets easter morning. it was a great little get away! thanks again grandma & grandpa field for taking such good care of us...like always! :)

...grandma's easter party...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:34:00 +0000

my mom had a little easter party for the kids a few days before easter. it was so nice of her to put it together...the kids loved it & i'm thinking that it may be the start of a fun little tradition...no pressure mom...but i don't think anyone would be opposed!

she came up with such a cute idea for serving lunch to the kids. first of all, she bought them all some cheap little shirts to wear to cover their clothes...which i thought was brilliant since my kids have ruined so many clothes because they wouldn't wear bibs. so they had no problem wearing a t-shirt & it saved all their nice clothes. i was very happy about that!

anyway, back to the food, she put all sorts of different food inside of plastic eggs and then put the eggs inside a carton and then put the cartons on the kids' plates. it was very cute & the kids loved finding all the food inside...

as you can see by emerson's face...she thought it was pretty cool herself. her facial expressions make me laugh...

and here's miss kalle putting on all her fun jewelry from grandma...so cute.

here's not-so-little-anymore grady. isn't he cute?! brynn's been so good to keep him inside during the cold & flu season...so we haven't seen him much until now. zac loves having a baby cousin around...and you really can't blame him!

then we had an easter egg hunt...

followed by decorating easter shaped rice krispies with white chocolate. these are so yummy & it's a fun little spin on the usual cookie decorating. zac loves things like this...he's always so focused & he's always been that way...it's funny to see how kids just come with certain personality traits, because....

emerson on the other hand is much more carefree when doing these sorts of activities...she loves it, but she doesn't have near as much perfectionism in her as zac does.

we dyed easter eggs & fingers...and had so much fun the entire time! thanks grandma syd! :)

...some easter magic...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:06:00 +0000

at christmastime, we started this tradition. zac & emerson loved it so much that we've now adapted the same idea to work for easter. we were at tai pan about a month ago and zac found this little bunny somewhere & insisted that i ask the workers if it was a magic bunny. i had to give the worker a little wink of the eye so she wouldn't think i was some crazy woman who was out of my mind, but she must have been a grandma because she quickly caught on and let zac know that yes, this was one of the easter bunny's magic little helpers. sooo, for $7 we got ourselves some easter magic!!

meet jumpers. starting april 1st, each morning he starts bringing the kids a little surprise and is hiding in a different spot around the house. the kids love this! and i love it, because it's something that even emerson gets excited about. and, another perk about these magic little helpers is that they're always watching to make sure the kids behave...funny how that always seems to help!

...happiest place on earth...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:21:00 +0000

we're back & are still in recovery mode from literally going non-stop for the four days we were at disneyland! we really had so much fun. the kids did great...emerson had her fussy spells on the 3rd & 4th days...but that is to be expected when you're out of your normal routine right?? she wouldn't sit in the stroller...so chad & i definitely got our fair share of exercise in...which really isn't a bad thing, so i couldn't complain too much! all in all, i definitely think that the reality of disneyland exceeded zac's expectations...and he loved it! lots of good memories, that's for sure...

"Autopia" was a big hit with the kids...the second time we rode it, chad let emerson be in control of the steering wheel...she loved it, but i think chad had a headache by the time it was over...she would just go back and forth as fast as she could, hitting the median thing probably a thousand times...so funny. :)

what would we do without our very own tour guide??! for some reason, zac LOVES maps...i think that he feels super smart or extra grown-up when he's looking at them or something...it's so funny to me! even before we left for california, he started asking me if disneyland had a map to look at...as soon as he found the maps at the park, he snatched one up & literally did not put it down. he was actually pretty good at reading it too, when we were planning to go on the teacups, zac pulled out his map and said, "mom, the teacups are through the castle and to the right. see??" and sure enough, he was right!

the best $5 we could have ever spent! emerson saw this minnie phone in the store the first night we were there...and from that point on, carried it everywhere. it was a lifesaver!

we had breakfast with the characters...which was fun...daisy, minnie, lilo, & stitch were there...emerson liked the characters as long as they stayed a good five feet away...once they got closer, she didn't want anything to do with them...that's to be expected with any two year old i think!

nothing like falling asleep on daddy's shoulder. it was so nice to have our hotel so close...chad was able to just take her back for a nap when she got too tired...and that made a huge difference...everyone was happier!

this pineapple icecream outside of the tiki room was delicious!! the perfect treat while we waited.

so one day zac wanted a treat, and i did too. he decided on the icecream sandwich & then i debated about whether or not i should get myself one. but then i remembered that it was zac i was with...the child who has the smallest appetite of anyone i have ever met & who rarely finishes a meal. so i decided to buy only one & then i patiently waited for him to be through...i think he took three bites & was done. so my lucky self got to enjoy the rest!

so for the last two months, zac has been entertained by youtube videos of the disneyland parade...i was starting to get a little worried that he would have no surprises and it wouldn't be quite as fun since he'd already seen everything...but i was wrong. both kids loved the parade. how could they not?! one of the disney workers recommended that we make reservations at the wine trateria...and i'm so glad we did...because we had perfect seats for watching the parade while we ate. definitely something to remember!

i LOVE emmy's expression here...i think it basically sums up her experience of the whole vacation...so much to experience for the first time! :)

and i love zac's happy face here on the roller coaster...he was having a great time! :)

here we are at the character dinner at goofy's kitchen...which was sooo fun! if you have to ever choose between the breakfast and the dinner...definitely do the dinner! you get a lot more one-on-one time with the characters, and the food was super good. :)

so yes, we had lots of fun! and it was the happiest place on earth while we were there...but until next time, we'll try to make 'real life' just as happy! :)

...california bound...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:05:00 +0000

we've decided to take these crazies to disneyland...and we're going tomorrow! zac cannot wait...he's been talking about going since october...and has saved every penny, nickel, dime, & quarter that he finds or earns. he now has somewhere around $45 saved up...so we're heading over to the bank today to get some bills in place of the coins. zac doesn't really understand why...if he could have it his way, he'd be carrying his piggy bank around the entire park...mmmm, i don't think so. i think he has now seen every youtube video about disneyland that there is to see...looked at every picture of every ride and seen every character that we could possibly meet when we get there. he's so funny! i can't wait...

...it's a jeep thing...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:40:00 +0000

the kids were finally able to take the jeep outside for a ride this week. emerson loved tagging along & zac was a very focused driver! he has decided that next christmas, he's going to ask santa for a fire truck...with a siren & horn...cool. not so sure about that one... :)

...a shout out to fellow t-birds...

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndsie Field) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:37:00 +0000

okay all you timpview classmates...our class blog (www.timpview99.blogspot.com) has been redone & updated! please feel free to help us get the word out about the reunion by putting this button on your blog. there's a code & instructions on the blog for you. thanks for your help! :)