Universal Studios

On the 5th of April we drove to Universal Studios. I had not been there since I was very young so it was all new to me. Same with Griff so we had a great time seeing all park. When we got in we went on the tour behind the scenes to see how movies are made. We got to see Fast and the Furious, Desperate Housewives, The Grinch, and many many more super fun shows. Afterwards we rode some rides (well my family did, the rides here were much to big for a prego girl) and ate some lunch. We watched a Water World show and did some shopping. The one ride I did ride was the Simpson's Ride, it was a very long long wait but so worth it!!

We left the park pretty late and had a good drive back to the condo. Once we got there we showered and fell asleep. In the morning we had a super relaxing day. The girls went to Downtown Disney to do some final shopping while Griff went Golfing, then back to the condo for some BBQ chicken and pool time. It was such a pretty day to soak up some sun. My parents and Grandparents only stayed till about 2 or 3pm then they drove to Vegas. Meanwhile Griff and I, Lindsay and Zach played some more in the pool and hot tub. Afterwards we got cleaned up and just relaxed for the night. Then off to dream land we went.

Griff woke me up bright and early 5am Cali time (6am slc time) to start our long drive back home! On the way we stopped for some breakfast and took some naps. It took us about 9-10 hours but finally Home Sweet Home!!!

What a fantastic trip. I loved every minute!!!

Disneyland

On the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of April we went to Disneyland!

We were there for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. They wanted to go on a family trip to celebrate. So a couple of the families packed up and hit the rides!! On April 2nd we went to Disney for the early bird. We got into the park bright and early, the first ride everyone hit was Space Mountain. I sat out with the girlie's!! With me being pregnant I was not able to ride a lot of the bigger rides. We stayed at the Disney side for all this day. Everyone rode just about every ride in the park. I did sneak in Indiana Jones!! I love that ride!! For lunch Griff and I walked to McDonald's then met back up with everyone afterwards to fast pass some more rides!! We stayed late this night to watch the firework show. We were all very exhausted by the time we left the park... It was after 10pm, such a long day. We got back to our condo showered up and hit the pillow.

In the morning we got to California Adventures around 10am, it was nice to sleep in a bit. We did a couple rides and shows that Laryssa liked then off to the bigger rides. While everyone was on Tower of Terror, Griff and I took the girls to Bug Land to ride some of those rides. We spent the day on the Adventure side this day. We did walk to McDonald's again for lunch, then back to the park. We stayed there all night so that we could watch the World of Color show. It was amazing!!! Yet again we were very burnt out from walking around all day, we could not wait to snuggle up in our beds and get a good nights rest!!!

In the morning on the 4th we had to be to Goofy's Kitchen in the morning for Breakfast with the characters. They had all sorts of foods to eat and a couple very fun characters to see. Pluto was our favorite he was very friendly and loved Laryssa very much. they became good buddies!! Once our tummies were super full we headed to the park. This day we hit all the rides and took all the pictures we needed to still do before we were done with Disney! We had a very fun day trying to fit everything in. We left the park around 5pm and sat in the hot tub. It was such a fun trip to Disneyland we loved every minute of it. Even though our feet were very tired!! After the 3 days with Mickey we still had one more park to hit... Next we went to Universal Studios!!

Sea World

The first day March 31st we drove straight through from our house to Cali! It was a very long drive but we left early 5:30am so that we would still have some day left when we arrived to our condo. We pulled into Anaheim around 5-6pm and had a very relaxing Saturday night sitting in the Hot Tub. The next morning we woke up and drove down to San Diego so that Griff could go golfing and my sister, her family, and I went to Sea World!! It was a lot of fun. We got to see the Dolphin show, Shamu show, see all the fun animals that are around, and Lindsay and Zach rode the water ride. We went and had some lunch it was very pricey but very yummy!! Once done with lunch we started to walk around again and Lindsay noticed that a pigeon pooped on the stroller and she had leaned up on it!! Hahah so it was on her shirt and hands... eww... yes gross but so funny! I thought I was going to pee my pants from laughing. Griff finished his golf game so he came and hung out at Sea World with all of us. We got him some lunch and watched Laryssa play at the Sesame Street play ground. While Lindsay and her family stayed at the play ground Griff and I went back through most of the park so that he could see all the fun animals. We did the Artic animals, the Sharks, Dolphins, and the Sea lions. I love Sea World it was a ton of fun!!! We were all exhausted so we started our drive back to Anaheim. Mom, dad, Grandma, and Grandpa had made it in to Cali by then so we had some dinner and went down to sit in the Hot Tub with them all!! Great start to our awesome Vacation.

After a long day of Sea World and the pool we went to bed so we could get up early for our early day to Disneyland...

Bland Update

The latest with us is that we are painting out little bathroom downstairs. We are painting it a gray color with white trim. Griff has done such a good job with this. It will look so cute when it is all done and all the decorations are back in there. We have a cute towel rack that I can not even wait to get hung up!! One down fall of the painting project is that it has made our whole house smell so gross!! There are days I can't even go downstairs without feeling like I might throw up!! Pregnancy makes smell 10 times more intense.
I love being Pregnant. It is one of the best things that I could be doing right now. I am so grateful for all the support that both me and Griff are getting from all our families and friends. It is the best feeling knowing that these people are excited for us. Getting texts and calls wanting the updates puts the biggest smiles on our faces, knowing that we are sharing this perfect experience with so many amazing people. Griffin has been so sweet through it all. He brings me glasses of water while I'm cozy in bed because I need a drink, Picks up my cravings when I need something, Understands and hugs me when I cry over something so silly, Tickles my back or plays with my hair when I am not feeling well, Reminds me to take my prenatals at night, Already puts his hands on my belly and talks to our baby girl, and Lets me sleep when I'm exhausted even if there is a lot to get done. I felt little butterflies the other night and it put the biggest smile on my face. She is moving around and growing it is so fun feeling these tiny, very faint, movements!!
Warm weather is on its way and we can not even wait for all our fun camping trips with the family! I love camping so much and just need to get out sooner then latter!! Griff has been going golfing anytime he can when it is warm. He also has been trying to out fishing with his buddy! I really want to go fishing too so I hope we can find some time for it.
Not much more going on with us then these few things. Life will be changing soon so we are busy just getting ready for her to enter our life's in October!!