Darth Vader, the Lego

This photo was taken at the Lego store in Downtown Disney. This is a full scale Darth Vader. He is huge. He is completely made out of Legos. Hayden thought he was just too cool standing there next to Darth Vader.

Disneyland, Take 2

More photos to share from Disnleyland. This is one of Calyn asleep in the Baby Bjorn. I guess we just wiped her out! This photo is priceless...















Papa & Hayden on the Dumbo ride. Let's spin!










Calyn & Mr. Toad at Mr. Toad's adventure ride. They have the same grin!























Mom and the kids with the Pumpkin Scarecrow.








This is one of the thousands of Halloween decorations at the park. They really go all out for Halloween and the Fall. Next year we want to go when the park is decorated for Christmas.

Disneyland

Here are some more pictures from our trip to Disneyland. This one was taken in front of the castle leading into Fantasyland.
























This is Calyn at dinner one night, she is such a smiler!

















This is Hayden with his cool balloon hat. If you look closely, you will see a motorcycle on top. He wanted a dirt bike and rider. The balloon guys at Disneyland are the best!













Hayden & Daddy hanging out by the Jungle Cruise.









Mommy, Hayden & Calyn.

Star Wars at Disneyland

Hayden is a huge Star Wars fan. So when we went to Disneyland this year and saw the Star Wars Padawan training program, he was hooked!

Last year when we went, we went to the show the last day we were there. They pick about 30 kids out of the crowd and put them in robes and give them a light saber. They teach them how to fight and then Darth Vader & Darth Maul come out and the kids get to fight one of them. It's all very exciting for the kids.
















Anyway, last year he did not get picked and there were huge tears and wonder about why he was not chosen. This year, we went the first day and he did not get picked again. More huge tears and pouting, I told him that he really needed to show enthusiasm and jump & down, making sure the Jedi Master saw him and that he really wanted it.

The next day we were determined to make sure that he got picked by the Jedi Master. We had seen two boys with signs who got picked the day before, so we figured we would do the same.
We went back to the hotel that night and made up a sign that said "Jedi Master, please pick me. Third time is charmed. And then my husband drew a light saber on the bottom.

Well, that did the trick. The Jedi Master was picking kids, went once around and pasted by Hayden. I thought, Oh no, another day of tears. Then, he came back around and said " this little patient boy with the sign". My kid, patient? Hmmm. Anyway, I was so happy for him, that I cried. Knowing his disappointment the other two times, I would have been just as crushed as he if he were not picked again. I was whooping and jumping around. I think I was more excited than he was.

Anyway, they did some training for about 10 minutes and then the bad guys came out. Hayden was on the stage and got to "fight" Darth Vader. He took this to complete heart, like he was really fighting the real Darth Vader. We have a video that I will try to post as well. He was so jazzed when he got done, he wanted to do it again. But we told him only once per trip, that he needed to give the other kids a chance to be picked for Padawan training. This is a moment that I will remember forever....

Gift Certificate Holder

This is a gift certificate holder that I did for one of my client's. Her son contacted me and wanted to purchase her a gift certificate for her birthday.

Last year I had done one of these as a money holder, so I just got it out and changed the dimensionals so that it would hold the gift certificate instead.












Here is the sample showing the gift certificate. I think it turned out pretty cute.

Recipe:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts
Ink: Old Olive, Ruby Red
C/S: Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, Old Olive, WW
Accessories: DSP Ski Slope, Circle & Scallop Punches, Sticky Strip, Slot Punch

Gift Jar

Isn't this a cute little jar for candies? One of my very sweet club members, Ronda Jaramillo, made this for me. She bought the jars at Ikea, it was a pack of 4 $2.99, that is a great price.

I will try to find some, it would be fun to make these at club in December.

By the way, for some reason, there are no more M&M's in this jar! Hmmm...

Disneyland & The Nightmare before Christmas

Ahhhh! Every year for Halloween, Disneyland changes the Haunted Mansion into "The Nightmare before Christmas". It is really cool and not scary at all, so the little kids can enjoy it. While standing in line, I asked one of the employees how long it takes them to turn it into this, I figured that they did it at night once the park closed and would be ready the next day. He told me that they close it down for 2 weeks! Wow. It is something else to see.

This is us pretending to be scared!


These are just some shots in the attraction.


















Here is "Jack" from the movie. We got some really good pictures of him, because this is were our car stopped, but he kept repeating himself and we got tired of listening. Hayden kept telling him to be quiet!

This is Dick & Lisa, my in-laws. They were in front of us on the ride. About half way through the ride, it stopped, I think that someone on the ride was either leaning out of the car or trying to get out, because they kept saying to stay in your car.

Lots more Disney posts to come, I figured I would batch them, since I have so many pictures that I want to share. Enjoy the "ride"! :)-