Disneyland 2010

Grandma and Grandpa Neilson decided to give us all a trip to Disneyland for Christmas this year! It was instigated a little bit on my behalf, because Lacey would be blessing Mckinley in January and so why not do Disneyland too!  It didn't take long for me to realize that I would be taking a two week old baby with me! What was I thinking!  I had to go though, I didn't want Dexton and Ocianne to miss out on the trip.  I didn't get to spend much time at Disneyland because it was cold and rainy, which made it hard to go out with Gabrielle.  Kevin took the kids everyday and they had a great time despite the rain.  Grandpa decided to hire a guide for a few hours one day through Disneyland.  This allowed them to jump as an entire group to the front of the line on any ride they wanted!  I don't think Disneyland will ever be the same for them, Kevin said it ruined it for him, how can he be expected to wait in line ever again!  The trip is a little bit of a blur for me because Gabby didn't sleep very good in the hotel so I was extremely tired. I am glad that I went though so that I could be apart of some of it!  The kids had a great time!  Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for a wonderful trip!

Neilson Clan Disneyland 2010!

All the Cousin's!

Dexton had his face painted like a pirate! RRR!

Dexton, just hanging out.

 Ocianne, just saying "Hi!"  Trying to stay warm.

 Hanging out in the hotel.  Dexton thought me wearing the pirate hat was hilarious! 

 Waiting in line at It's a Small World.  Lacey and I with the babies!

 

Just waiting.

Riding It's a Small World.

  Dexton can't get enough Pirate! Eating at the Blue Bayou. 

Draper Days and Ute Stampede Rodeo

Every year around July 16th we have Draper Days and the Ute Stampede Rodeo.  This has been a tradition we have done with Grandma and Grandpa Neilson for about five years now.  We usually miss Draper Days because we head down to stay in Scipio to attend the Ute Stampede Rodeo in Nephi but this year we decided to go over to the Draper Days carnival for a few hours before driving down to Nephi.  The kids had a great time and wanted to buy everything in sight because the Draper Days carnival doesn't have much in the way of rides! LAME!  Dexton bought a Harry Potter Wand and Ocianne bought a red sequin purse and a red  matching necklace with dangle earnings.  They also got their faces painted.  Dex had a big black widow painted on his cheek and Oci had Minnie Mouse painted on hers.  After about an hour or two we piled in the car and headed down to Nephi.  The fun continued on!  Nephi knows how to put on a carnival and a rodeo!  The kids rode rides and ate hamburgers and cotton candy.  We then went into the arena and watched the rodeo.  It was great, as always.  We had amazing seats this year, they were actually in the bleacher section and covered so we weren't in the sun!  The best part was that our bums weren't rubbing up against the strangers legs behind us like in years past and the kids weren't wiping their sticky cotton candy hands on the ladies shirts in front of us!  We actually had room to breath!  Thanks Grandpa for finding us better seats than usual! We had a wonderful time!

Dex with his Black Widow

Ocianne with her Minnie Mouse

Dex is the third one from the left, then Jennaca, Jaylynn, and Kelli

Ocianne and Dawson (you can see her purse here!)

Dexton and Ocianne at the Ute Stampede Rodeo!