Disneyland

Tyler and I REALLY wanted to make it to Disneyland during this trip (since we don't know when we'll be back to CA), and we were able to make it happen on Friday... Even better, my dad's kind friend who works at Disneyland was able to help us out with some discounted tickets (thank you!!).  Originally, it was going to be us and Tiersha & Josh, but we got Michael and Annie in on the fun too, and had a blast, with just the "older" siblings.  We got there around 9, and left around 11 pm...it was a long, but fun, day (and we took LOTS of pictures).  

the beginning of the day

love my siblings, but none of us really alike

good old Annie

this is a REALLY rickety ride

somehow I got suckered into this ride, as well as grizzly peak

we finally tried the turkey leg...not as good as we had been dreaming of

on the trolley in california adventure (it got COLD)

annie sandwich :)

panoramic picture with michael's phone

Dad's Birthday

Dad's 51st birthday... the ENTIRE family was there! There was cake, presents, a visit to Grandma Connie, and a game of Mormon Bridge

Christmas with the Neilson Fam

We got to CA on Tuesday pretty late, so on Wednesday we did our sibling gift exchange, as well as the parents' gifts.  We got some great stuff, and some great pictures.

from Annie

the girls all got matching sweaters 

new kindle book 

computer cover

Michael & Tyler got each other the Batman trilogy 

ESPN insider

homemade sign from Mom

Getty Villa

For my dad's birthday today, he wanted to go to the Getty villa down in Malibu.  Tyler, I, Gracee, Gregory, Annie, Michael, and Dad all went together today, and got to experience the beauty of Malibu.  It was a gorgeous day, and the villa was a really cool place.

our tour guide

the ear piece

the lion attacking the horse

Gracee & Gregory thought this was hilarious

Afterward, we stopped by the beach...