Our California/Disneyland Vacation!

We are back from our Disney trip! It was quite an adventure with some ups and downs. First the good things-we had a blast and Matthew was super good and had a great time! We got to ride on lots of fun rides this time and since Becky came along we got to ride on some of the scarier rides as well. We also went to visit Beverly Hills/Hollywood the first night we arrived. We had a great time looking at the beautiful houses up in the Hollywood Hills and a fun time seeing all the strange things on Hollywood Blvd. We also visited Rodeo Drive and window shopped in all the expensive boutiques there.

We also had some bad times, well I had some bad times. Sometime at the end of the night the last night we were there either someone stole my diaper bag right out of our stroller or I left it at a table we were eating at in Tomorrowland. Luckily, there was no cash at all in it. But I had my wallet with a couple of credit cards in there, my driver's license AND both my and Matthew's social security cards! Ughhh!! What a mess! I spent most of Wednesday night calling my credit card companies, getting a new driver's license, new insurance cards, and contacting the credit bureaus to put fraud alerts on my personal information since I am now a potential identity theft victim. You think I should know better too since I worked in the fraud department for almost 3 years at Discover Card. So, people, learn from me...DO NOT put your SS card in your wallet! Since I took care of all that, I do feel better now. I was having a pretty bad day Tuesday night and most of Wednesday and wasnt exactly in a "Disney" mood once that happened. Hopefully the bag eventually turns up, if it does Disneyland will ship it back to me free of charge We will see...

We also had a STRANGE thing happen to us. I am sure you heard about the 5.4 magnitude earthquake in southern California on Tuesday. Well, I got to experience my first earthquake! What a very weird sensation and it scared me and excited me at the same time. Curtis, Matthew, and I were eating brunch at Goofy's Kitchen when it happened (Becky wanted to sleep in and stayed in the room-so she was in the hotel room when it happened). I am not sure how to describe the earthquake, except it felt like "waves" underneath my feet and was a very loud rumbling sound. It felt like the room was swaying side-to-side, like in a funhouse. I honestly had no idea what was happening. My first thought was a huge truck ran into the side of the building, then I thought it was a terrorist attack. Curtis grabs Matthew from his high chair and sheilds his head, I am just sitting there like a dear caught in the headlights. I yelled to Curtis "WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?!" and he says "It's an earthquake!" The whole thing was over within 20 seconds but had me pretty shaken. I tried to call Becky to see if she was ok, but it kept saying "system too busy". Curtis said it was because everyone and their mother was probably trying to use their cell phones. So, yeah, an earthquake. Something I thought I would NEVER experience in MY lifetime!

So here are some photos of our vacation...hope you enjoy! :)

Our pool view from our room at The Disneyland Hotel:

Cute little Matty sitting on the bed at the hotel:

Me & Becky up at "Sunset Tan" on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood!

Melissa, Matty, & Curtis posing with Micky!

Becky & Melissa posing with Micky!
Ooh la-la! Melissa posing with Jack Sparrow at Disneyland. This guy was a dead ringer for Johnny Depp and had the same voice and manerisms and everything!

Ariella Completed! Being Auctioned Off On Ebay Now.

I just finished 'Ariella'! She is all ready to go to eBay to be auctioned off. I will have to put her on sometime next week though as we are going to Disneyland tomorrow (YAY!) and I wont be around to check my auction. I will post her auction link when I get back, probably on Thursday. Here are some pictures of my 'Ariella'. I am hoping to get around $350-$400 for her, my last reborn sold pretty well with a nice profit....we'll see if we can do it again! :)

Update: I decided to list her right away anyways. I will just bring my laptop with me to cali.

Here is her auction link:
ARIELLA BY REVA SCHICK/REBORN DOLL/BABY GIRL/NOT FAKE - eBay (item 120288000924 end time Aug-03-08 03:32:20 PDT)

Matthew singing the "backpack" song...LOL

Matthew loves to watch the 'Noggin' channel when we are at home. He loves Blue's Clues, Max & Ruby, Oswald, Wow Wow Wubzy, The Wonderpets, The Backyardigans, Little Bear, Go Diego Go, and Dora The Explorer. Matthew is getting really good at talking now and has even started singing! Here is a video I caught of Matthew today singing the "backpack" song from 'Dora The Explorer'. ;)

My two boys! :*)

Matthew was all tuckered out after a bath the other night, so I took him in our bed and gave him a little baby message. Well, he was so relaxed he fell asleep in our bed. Something that doesnt occur very often. Curtis went to bed a couple hours later and I snuck into the bedroom to take a picture of them sleeping peacefully.

My two boys, my two loves!

Dining Out With Matthew!

Matthew has been VERY good about going to restaurants again. He will sit in a booster seat be nice and quiet and eat just like a good little boy. Last weekend we took Matthew to 'Sweet Tomatoes' and he loved it! He has been there before, but this is the first time he sat in a big boy booster seat and ate with utensils too! He had pizza, muffins, crackers, bread, noodles, chicken, and ice cream in a little cone and sprinkles too! ;)

We also took Matthew to Chuck E. Cheese's this past Friday. Here's what we learned: they have terrible food but it is a GREAT place to take your kids! Matthew had an absolute blast there! He went down this slide they have there about 30 times! He also had a good time trying to make friends with the other toddlers that were there. Here are some pictures and video of the night:

Sorry this video is SO SHORT, my camera was dying. Thanks for looking!

The 4th Of July!!!!

Matthew had a wonderful 4th last Friday. Ask him what the fireworks say and you might get an enthusiastic "BOOM!" from him. ;) First we all went to Papa & Nana Airdo's house to have dinner and then afterwards to Saguro Ranch Park to watch the fireworks. Saguaro Ranch Park is where Melissa used to go every year on Independence Day to watch fireworks and Curtis and Melissa used to sometimes go before Matthew was born. This year, we decided to try to make it a tradition and bring Matty there every year. Here are some pictures of our very fun day....

Reborn Joshua Sold! Up Next: 'Ariella'

Reborn Joshua sold on Ebay and I am going to ship him off in a couple of days to his new family in Ohio!



Up next: Reborn 'Ariella' from Reva Schick. Here is her prototype pic (not reborned by me):

This one is a BIG baby! She is about 22 inches with bent legs and I hear she takes a long time to paint and root her hair. Check back in a couple of weeks for pictures of when I complete her. I have been wanting to reborn this sculpt for awhile, she is a very popular reborn sculpt and sells really well on Ebay. She is so cute too! I think she looks like Shiloh Jolie-Pitt with her big lips! ;)

P.S. I also have a reborn website now. It is www.freewebs.com/tinylovenursery