More L.A.

Saturday in L.A. we did a little shopping in the morning. I had to hit up H&M and buy Finn and Dickerson-Baby-No-Name some new clothes. There was a small farmers market at the mall and we bought lots of bread and fruit.

After the kids took some naps, we went to a park close by. They have all these old trains that the kids can just run around and play on. Every kids dream. We even got to go on a little mini train ride.

Disneyland

Over the weekend Finn, my mom and I headed to California to visit my sister for a few days.

Finn had been to Disneyland about a year ago, and he liked it, but he wasn't really into all the Disney movies like he is now. HE LOVED IT!

Here are some of my pictures, and a few little stories.


The carousel was the 2nd ride we went on. I'm not sure if Finn had really figured out that there was so much to do yet. We got off and he had the saddest look on his face. He couldn't control his sadness and put his little hands over his face and started crying. While Christina and I went to get the strollers, my mom took Yara and Finn on it one more time.

While my mom took Yara on Splash Mountain, Christina and I took the young kids on the Winnie the Pooh ride. We still finished a little earlier so we were standing around waiting. I looked away for a split second and when I looked down again, Finn had climbed under the rails and cut in front of everyone in line to see Winnie the Pooh. Just waiting patiently.

I picked him up and explained we weren't going to do that right now and he had the most devastated look on his face. The people standing around all said "aww". So we got in line. I'm glad we did, I seriously thought he would get scared and not go up. But he ran up, gave him a kiss (without even being told too).
Next up was Tigger Finn just held on to his leg and wouldn't let go. So happy.
Cute Finn and Ava waiting in line.
Ava trying to go in for the kiss, but got rejected.
Most of the rides, Finn just looked around amazed at everything going on. The Buzz Lightyear ride was the first one where he started laughing a little evil laugh, once he realized what was going on. He loved shooting all the bad guys. We had to buy him the laser gun.
Finn was a little nervous to walk up to Lightning McQueen and Mater. I think he was star struck. But I finally got a good shot and he didn't want to leave. The little boy in front of us, ran back to Lightning and was just holding on to him, while his parents tried to make him leave. So cute.
I didn't realize how much Finn would love this parade. Next time we'll have to wait around and get good seats. He had a hard time seeing everything, but loved what he could see.
It was such a fun day. Finn and the girls lasted so long. I think we were there for about 8 hours. Finn stayed in his stroller sometimes, but other times he was just so excited he had to run around. He was so tired though, we'd be walking around and he'd just drop to his knees in the middle of the sidewalk just to take a little break.

45 seconds in the car and Finn was out. But of course he was not letting go of his gun.

Happy Father's Day

We went to the park with the family for Father's Day. It turned into a game of musical chairs because of the rain, and by the end of the afternoon we had been in three different locations. It still ended up being a beautiful day and good times.
We also had birthday cake for Finn. He was a little confused, but he blew the candles out all by himself!
The best part of the afternoon for Finn, was playing with Julianne's pink stroller.



Thanks Ben for being the best dad. And to my dad for being the equally as best dad. Love you!

Word of the Day - Grandpa

This one seems obvious. Right?
Grandpa
–noun
1. the father of one's father or mother

But to Finn, it also means this.
Grandpa
–noun
1. the mother of one's father or mother.

Finn likes keeping it simple. One word covers two of his most loved people. This way he only has to say, "buv boe, grandpa" and he kills two hearts with one stone.

Rehab for Toddlers?

Finn has an addiction. I think it's time for an intervention. It's been going on for MONTHS. He loves balloons. Or as he calls them, BALOO!! Every trip to the grocery store, Finn gets so excited, points and yells, "baloo, baloo, baloo", like he is seeing something that has been extinct for 10,000 years.

The funny thing is, he sees them all the time. He got 2 punch balloons for Christmas. Just this morning I had to pry his little fingers off the rubber band to get him into his car seat. This type of scenario happens several times a week and usually ends up with him screaming and throwing a fit.

Yesterday my mom took Finn to Zurcher's. This is like heaven on earth for Finn. He got a red balloon, and wouldn't let go all day.

Here is Finn playing at Grandma's with balloon clinched tightly.

And then taking a bath.

Wheeler Farm

So it's pretty obvious that Finn loves animals. Saturday we went to Wheeler Farm with Grandma and Grandpa to see the farm animals. The best thing about this activity is that it was completely free. Except for the Ice Cream that Grandma bought everyone.

Feeding the goats.






Down by the river.

Grandma showing Finn how to drive the tractor.




Oscar staring at the ducks (dinner).


After all the walking around, Finn really needed to use the Outhouse (original to farm, over 100 years old.)