But the dinner is not for sale! Oh, and I already purchased the lamb. Sorry…

Abigail turns 9 years old tomorrow! Happy Bday! We love you!

Friends (The Winters) called us Tuesday night and offered us their friends (The Crowders) tickets to Disneyland because they made other plans at the last minute and were leaving town, so we picked up the tickets and surprised Abigail for her bday and went on Wednesday night. We got there around 6pm and found out the park was closing at 9pm for grad night, and since I (Todd) was a little bummed we were using the tickets for only three hours, I just casually mumbled to Kim, “I wish we could get passes”, (we had passes years ago and it was nice to be able to go for short visits like this) and so Kim picked up on my comment and went and asked about it, and sure enough we were able to apply the tickets that were given to us and get annual park passes that ended up ‘only’ costing $250 for the whole family! We hadn’t obviously hadn’t budgeted for this, but it was too good an offer to turn down… We got the passes for $50 per person when they are normally $169 per person, and now we will have 215 more opportunities over the next year to hit the park that is only about 15mins from where we live… Hope really loved it at Disneyland. She hit overload after a couple hours, but she especially loved the Tea Cup ride..

Here are some photos from the excursion:

June 11th - Disneyland

And here is the customary link to the slideshow.

Below are some fun videos that I took while we were on rides, like the Tea Cup, Alice in Wonderland, and the Matterhorn:

Teacups:

The Matterhorn:

Alice in Wonderland:

Autopia:

Rocketships:

Bonus: Stunt Doll

We love you!

She was the first to post her Christmas wishes. (Jonathan is working on his)

Check it out…

Abigail doesn’t… She just had her sole remaining front tooth vacate her mouth. I guess we already know what she wants for Christmas… If you know where we can get some cheap, let us know…

This bottom front tooth broke loose from home base at about 7:57am as we were all congregating in the bedroom. The actual event is shrouded in mystery as nobody recalls exactly how it bappened, but with the teeth fleeing Abigail’s mouth at this rate, it looks like she is going to need at least two front teeth for Christmas.

Around 3:30am we were visited by a golden blonde angel who excitedly informed us that her tooth had just come out. The toothe fairie rushed to the scene and the angel found a $5 check under her pillow when she woke again this morning. There is quite a stir in the camp.

Click here for pictures of the buck-toothed angel from just a few days ago.

While this is a major development, the suspense level remains high as the neighboring tooth has now become the focus and has been discovered to be looser than ever. It is believed that it could only be a matter of weeks if not days before we have another tooth alert.

By Abigail
There once was a magical flower. And the magical flower was walking. And it saw a whole beautiful garden, and found a cute girl with a pink dress. And she was holding a blue watering can. And then the magical flower walked some more through the garden, and it found the most prettiest pond, and that pond was magical too. So the flower swimmed across the pool, and found the most pretty sun. It touched it and it wasn’t hardly hot, it was cold. After she touched it, she went around the sun and started walking some more. Then she noticed it was getting cold out, and she knew it was from the sun. She said, “I’ll just walk some more, and then maybe I’ll figure it out.” The End

By Abigail Phillips
There once was a puppy that said, “I have a talent.” And the puppy said, “I wonder what my talent is?” So he went all around the world looking for a talent. He said, “Wait a minute! Maybe I could be a magical dog!” So he put something goldish inside of him. So he went to his doghouse and dropped a bunch of gold in it. Then he went to go test out his talent. He went to someone and asked what his wish was. He said, “I wish I could be a dog.” So that day something different happened. The puppy said, “I made him into a dog.” Then they became best friends, and went walking and walking. So they shared a doghouse. And then they started to play. They were wrestling. They started to have fun. And then he mixed up a bowl of dog food, and took a drink of water. And later, they said, “Lets make our own thing.” So they made cherries and put them in ice cream sandwiches and started eating them. Then they went outside to play, but at the door, they couldn’t reach the doorknob. And that very day somebody has learned his lesson. “I forgot I have a talent” So he went around the world asking people “what’s your wish?” And in that very day, the end!