We just returned from the Belliston family reunion at Disneyland. I have what seems like millions of pictures to sort through, and bloggin' is my motivation to do it. So, all you lucky readers, we'll be "doin' Disney" for awhile here in Belliston blogland. And away we go...{five ultra-cool points if you can name that Disney ride}
From the minute we boarded our plane in Salt Lake City, I knew I was going to have to be creative to keep these kiddies of mine from "wait in line boredom"--starting with the wait to take-off. So, I got out the camera and...tada! My girls' new favorite past time is taking pictures. So much so that from that point on, every time we had down-time {aka waiting in lines} they wanted the camera. And it was actually kind of fun to see things from their perspective. I deleted many, many pictures and we went through more batteries than I cared to in a 5 day period, but they were happy. And we were happy that they were happy, even in 30 minute waits.
I share this technique with you in hopes that you might benefit from my wisdom {cause I know that I'm the only one who's ever thought of this...} I also share with you the following photos taken by my little apprentices...cause I know you're dying to see them.
{I especially love the ones that show Shane on his phone. We saw alot of that on this trip, and that is probably what my girls think they see on a continuous basis. Also, I am not as big of a poser as it may seem. I was told at least a hundred times to "do a funny face" or "okay, now do a silly face" or "give Carly a kiss" or "give Dad a kiss" or "turn a little to the left" or "go stand over there" or "move Mom, I just want a picture of Carly/Ashlyn". And I will do pretty much whatever makes them happy when in public, even if it makes me look like a pose happy diva.
One of our favorite things to do is to have lunch and go to the park. Especially when cousins are in town. Carly always feels so lucky to not be in school when such opportunities arise {poor Ashlyn misses out on alot}. We took these pictures in March, and they remind me that we are so sad that all of our cousins went home, but we are so happy to have the sunshine and warmth back {hopefully for good}.
Look at those poor little kiddies at the bus stop. In this April {yes, that's right} blizzard.
The "big" kids were rocking the Hokey Pokey--much to the little kiddies amusement. And although the Hokey Pokey is alot of fun, what I really wanted to be able to do was to "rollerdance" like the girls who were showing off in the middle. My first reaction was to roll my eyes and laugh at them a little bit, but secretly I wanted to be moving and shaking in sync. It looked like so much fun and I was very jealous. I may have become a little bit of a starer/stalker because it amused me so much. Ah, to be young again...
