Vacation

After much thought and consideration, Nate and I decided we needed to do our part as outstanding American citizens and help stimulate the economy = family vacation! (Not to mention our bounce back passes at Sea World were about to expire). Southern California here we come.
Flying with a 3 year old was a 1000 times nicer than an 18 month old. We were even complimented on how well behaved he was on the airplane. I think this was the first positive behavior comment Rusty's ever received and the first time he sat still for 2 hours. It was a pleasant surprise.

First stop...Sea World

I forgot the camera in the car so this is a picture from last year. The new Bay of Play area was fun and Nate actually kind of liked the Shamu show this time because they cut out some of the cheesiness and added cooler tricks. My favorite is still the shark exhibit.

Next stop...Disney Land - the Happiest Place on Earth

Our first ride was Small World, we decided to get it over and done with as fast as we could. Rusty enjoyed all the little people but hated the music and kept his ears covered the entire ride.

Rusty found a lot of joy at the bumper cars and wanted to get everyone, which he was pretty successful at.

Tom Sawyer's island was a great way for Rusty and Nate to burn some energy. We had never been out there, but it was really neat and will for sure be one of the first things we do on our next visit.

Stop #3...The Zoo

I could have skipped the zoo this time and been fine, but Nate and Rusty wanted to go, so we did.

Rusty's impersonation of a hibernating bear...

and a growling tiger (this was probably the highlight of my zoo visit).

Final stop...Lego Land

We weren't planning on going to Lego Land, but Rusty is EXTREMELY persistent and spoiled so of course we ended up going. We had a really good time and the fact that he's grown almost 3 inches since our visit last year helped out a lot.

*This picture cracks me up! Bob the Builder 4D was pretty cool and Rusty kept his even cooler glasses on the whole time.

We jammed quite a bit into 5 days, but had a lot of fun doing it. I love family vacations!

Easter Egg Hunt

Rusty and his cousins at an Easter egg hunt...everybody loves free candy, especially Rusty!

*This is the second Easter egg hunt of the day, and if you can't tell Rusty ate almost all of the candy from the first one by the time we got here.

*Rusty and Titan trash talking and showing off their huge muscles before the race.

Another Happy Hair Cut

Thanks to Snip Its Hair Salon we no longer get kicked out, asked not to return, or go through any form of public humiliation to get Rusty's hair cut. It is so nice! (I do think they are a little expensive, but some things are worth the money).

They put some colored gel in his hair, and if you squint you can kind of see it

Laughing at me as I fell backwards trying to take a picture proceeded by, "Oh did Humpty Dumpty have a great fall mommy?!"

Rusty's 3rd Birthday Party

Rusty's birthday started with his favorite breakfast - doughnuts and chocolate milk, and it was all up hill from there. Here are a few pictures from the festivities...

Happy Birthday Rusty!!!

I need a friend like this...

I read this on KSL last night and thought it was pretty funny. Enjoy!

Woman Gives Suspect a Wedgie Until Police Arrive
February 17th, 2009 @ 1:15pm

Sometimes, the best way to trap a burglar is to hold him by his underwear until police can get there.

On Monday afternoon, a worker heard her car alarm going off in the parking lot near 1200 East and 3300 South. She asked a friend to check it out.

That friend looked outside and saw someone inside her friend's car. She went outside to confront him, and he took off. She caught him. First she sat on him, but he was able to get away.

She caught him a second time and managed to place him in a headlock, but he was able to get away again.

The third time, she grabbed ahold of his boxers and pulled. Salt Lake City police say she then put a headlock on the man until help could arrive.

Melissa's Devil Tag

My cousin Jazz-man (as my dad likes to call her) tagged me on her blog so here it goes...

1. Go to my documents/pictures.
2. Go to my 6th file folder.
3. Go to my 6th picture.
4. Blog about it.
5. Tag 6 people to do the same.

*I posted this picture a while ago, but it still makes me laugh. Rusty is not a sit still kind of kid and has a VERY hard time going to church (mainly sacrament meeting). In an attempt to skip out on church he lined up his toys in front of his closet as a barricade so I couldn't get his clothes and we would have to stay home from church.

Update: this picture was taken 6 months ago and we have not made much progress. Just a few Sunday's ago he said he was sick, which he really was, but when I asked him what was wrong he said, "I'm sick of church!" He does enjoy nursery and just as I started this post began singing "Follow the Prophet, Follow the Prophet - don't go astray-o".

I tag: Denise, Angie L, Angie W, Liz, Erica, and Melissa (Melissa, I guess you'll just have to start a blog now that you've been tagged!)

Will you play with me?

"Mom, will you play with me?" is a question Rusty asks me about 50 times a day. Of course it is in his sweetest, nicest voice, and we do spend most of the day playing, but it's hard work being "Construction Worker Mommy" or "Firefigheter Mommy" or "Ice Cream Shop Mommy" or "Doctor Mommy" or "Football Teamer Mommy" all day long. Of course if I say we can play after I finish doing whatever I'm doing I get, "Okay, how about now?" or "Okay, will you go and clean my room? It's a big mess." So the moral of my story is, I am very thankful for Channel 11 - PBS Kids! (And while I'll probably never make a donation to PBS because I'm lazy and cheap, I sure hope others do! Keep up the good work PBS!)