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Imagine 40 people in matching shirts going around Disneyland and all those Fast Pass lines together. It was amazing!  I'm telling you, that Max Pass is worth the extra money, especially if you're part of a large group.  Bonus: it was D's real birthday and he got to spend it with cousins and aunts and uncles and ride amazing rides like Indiana Jones for the first time with them.  We had a marvelous time.  Beach days with cousins are fantastic too and later a day at Disney's CA Adventure was pretty much perfection.  I now forgive Disney for changing my favorite ride (Tower of Terror) to Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout because M loves it now too.  (I wouldn't let N ride it even though she was tall enough b/c it had made M cry when she was the same age.)  I made a slideshow to share with my parents on Father's Day when they were over for dinner but it was 38 minutes long so I won't post it here.  But a few of my favorite photos include: ...

Happy birthday early to my favorite son!   D wanted to keep his birthday party simple:  play with friends and watch a movie.  Once he decided on a Harry Potter film we sent out the invites.  I let him invite everyone he wanted, thinking only half the boys would be able to come.  (D actually ended up leaving his baseball game early to get ready for the party.)  Most of his friends could come so we ended up with prepping a party for 16 boys!  What do you do with 16 boys for that long?!? Quidditch.  The answer is quidditch.  6 hula hoops and 18 pool noodles from the dollar store; marker discs, 3 dodge balls (these modern ones are nice — way less painful — I tested them on Danny and a neighbor!), and 6 head wraps from Target; 6 construction comes, 6 t joints and 3/4” pipe, and rebar from Home Depot. Whew! At least we already owned a volleyball!  Sorting hat and brick wall for Platform 9 &  3/4 borrowed from a friend sorted the ...

End of school year fun meant a Girl Scout hike, K and D's field day (thank you, weather, for being perfect!), N's last day of preschool, M's beeswax wizard, and decorating cookies with Grandma while I took K to the optometrist.  We continued to enjoy D's baseball games and he even had one of K and D's last day of school.  It was so nice to just sit down and watch him play while Hubby stayed home with the girls. I can't say enough good things about K's teacher and K is super excited to be in 5th grade and rule the elementary school next year.  D's teacher was so helpful and I really appreciated the time she took to talk to me and help me decide what is best for D in the next school year. The roller blades we bought at the JBF sale have been a big hit! My flowers brought me a lot of joy in the midst of all my coming and going. We enjoyed more baseball, play dates, and even weeding at M's school. M loved participating in her...