Tarbet's California Adventure Day 1

Travel
  We had a 8 a.m. flight so we had to be to the airport by 6 a.m.  The girls did great getting up and did awesome going through security and hauling all of their bags through the airport.  This was their first time flying or riding shuttle buses so Keagan was a bit nervous but was a trooper!  Our flight was great and even landed 35 minutes early!  We grabbed our luggage and when we went outside to wait for the car rental shuttle it had just pulled up!  We even lucked out with traffic from the car rental to Anaheim!

Disneyland

  We got in so early we couldn't check into our hotel yet but we were ok with that and headed right over to Disneyland!  This is the girls and I's first time every being to Disneyland and it did not disappoint!  Everyone is so happy and friendly you can't help but smile while walking around. Us girls were pretty excited to pick out our"Ears" and had no idea there were so many choices!

  Meeting the characters was so much fun for the girls and they were all so amazing to talk to each person that stood in line to meet them.  Keagan discovered that her and Cruella De Vil had a lot in common and she was probably their favorite one they talked to the first day.

  We had planned ahead of time we would be spending money on Disneyland food because who doesn't want to try everything Mickey Mouse shaped or Disney themed!?!  The food was super fun and we quickly discovered it that it was better to get one treat to split between the 4 of us! We ate dinner at Pizza Planet, it was super fun themed but not our favorite food ;).

  The little shows in the streets and rides were so fun!  The girls liked the Carousel and the Car ride the best.  Keagan was very excited about finding the Storybook Land ride that Grandma JoAnn had told her about.  Keagan was very excited and told one of the Cast Members at the ride so he gave her a special sticker and let her ride on the front of the boat (not on a seat but literally on the front of the boat), it made Keagans whole day!

Red Rose Tavern

Blueberry Rose Mousse

We had a great first day at Disneyland

And We're Off...

  Friday because it was storming we had to take a detour to get to Salt Lake.  Lucky for us Kabree's ski trip got canceled so we could just take her and Keagan from school at lunch time and they didn't miss anything.  We had to drive to Pocatello and then head to Salt Lake, not the worst thing to happen but man does an extra hour sure seem like forever!!  We got to the hotel early enough to swim, shower and catch a movie in bed.

More Sledding Fun

  We have taken advantage of living in Arbon during winter as much as we can!  We take the girls sledding every chance we get.  Heather, Libby, Hanna and Justice came out for the weekend and Grandpa Vance got a new toy for all the grand kids so we decided to try it out!.  The kids were excited to ride to the sledding hill on snowmobiles, well ride on the new tube and in toboggan there.  Larin and Jessica's crew joined us too!  We did take a couple hour break for taco soup and hot coco before the youngest 4 went back out for more fun on the tube behind Larin's house!

Ski Bum

  Kabree got to go on her first Ski outing.  Arbon takes the Big Room to Pebble Creek for ski lessons.  Kabree was so nervous and excited!  She did great and loved it!  She did have a bit of drama the last part of the day that broke this Mommies heart but next week will be better. 
  Kabree and Iylie were pretty much attached at the hip the whole day but after lunch their Instructor took them down the bunny hill from the lodge for the first time.  Iylie was falling a lot and Kabree was staying with her and helping her up each time (so proud of her for that).  But half way down the Instructor told Kabree he would stay with Iylie and Kabree should go the rest of the way down and get on the lift.  So Kabree did and when she got to top of hill she waited for a while and never saw Iylie so she went down the hill by herself twice.  The second time she got to the bottom and realized she needed to get back to the lodge.  She only knew how to get to the lodge from the way she came :( so she walked from the bottom of the hill to the lodge!!!  It took her 20-30 min walking up the bunny hill in her ski boots, she was tired, upset she was late, upset she was alone and upset because strangers kept asking her if she was ok but she knew she wasn't suppose to ask strangers for help :(. It was foggy so I guess she didn't realize you could ride the lift and ski to the left to get to the lodge. I was so sad and my heart hurt for her thinking of all that must have been going through her mind.  Mrs. Curry and Brianna were both great about it and Kabree knows that the next 3 weeks will be better!

 

So we did a thing...

  Zach has always wanted to buy a snowmobile but we could never justify it.  But now that we are living in Arbon, what better time then now to have one.  Zach found a great deal on two sleds and my Dad stopped in and looked at them, the guy was nice and the sleds looked great.  So Shawn and Zach went and got them.  The black one runs great and has been a blast, the yellow one we ran into some kinks.  Crappy luck, it ceased when they pulled it off the trailer.  The guy we bought it from had taken great care of them and has been really good about it.  He is trying to meet Zach half way on fixing it when he really doesn't have to do anything.  But we are still excited for the fun we can have on one and are hopeful we can get the yellow one running too!

Christmas Break

  Christmas break was filled with lots of games, sleeping in the tent, bath bombs, crafts, baking, lots of sledding, late nights, late mornings, reading with Grandma, movie marathons with Grandpa and way too much junk food!! 

 

 Our New Years Eve selfie after we got home from Darrel and Laurie's party

 Tea Party with friends