Friday, March 27, 2009

6ft Tall Rats

Six foot tall rats are not what I think of when I picture my Disney friends Mickey & Minnie. However, a friend told me about a comedian that says that must be the way children see them. Not all children have a horrified reaction when meeting Mickey and Minnie for the first time...but mine did!

My sweet friend, Molly, works for Radio Disney and she gave us, and Janelle & Ella, tickets to go see Disney on Ice last week. As if that wasn't great enough, she also gave us tickets to the special Radio Disney pre-show where a character from the show would make an appearance. There was a room full of kids and parents, waiting in anticipation to see which characters would come. Lucky for us, it was Mickey & Minnie! Janelle somehow got at the front of the line for our kids to take pictures. Apparently that wasn't enough time for Joshua & Gabe to get adjusted to the idea of seeing them up close, because they both burst out in tears. Joshua wouldn't go closer than 10 feet from them. All this momma wanted was a picture! As Ella and Maison took a cute, smiley picture, we headed back to our table. A few minutes after we sat down, Joshua told me that he wanted to take a picture with Mickey. We headed back over to see them again. Joshua began showing resistance again, so I decided to pick him up so he would feel more comfortable. As we got closer to Mickey & Minnie, Joshua literally climbed over my shoulder to get away and I had ahold of his knees. Janelle snapped a few pictures and I got what I wanted...just no smiles!


I love Mickey & Minnie's reaction to Joshua's exit strategy!
































Maison & Ella's cute picture...
















The show did not disappoint! It kept all of the kids' attention the entire time (except for Gabe's 40 minute nap). The Stitch (from Lilo & Stitch) snow cone also helped!
The car ride to the show...
After the show...
Thanks, Molly, for a fun night! They loved it!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Gabe's First March

Gabriel has been toying with the idea of walking for several weeks now, taking a step one day, and then another one a week later. Sunday night was the first time that he took several steps together...right across our living room! He still does not seem very interested in using walking as his main mode of transportation, but at least he now knows that he can do it.

Our friend, Becky, was over at our apartment on Sunday night, and she was helping to entice Gabe to walk. Here is the video of the momentous occasion...