"When you wish upon a star..."

We took a vaca to CA & Disneyland a few weekends ago and I have to say, I wish we would have had another week away! Haha! I wish they were still doing the "Disney Give a Day, Get a Day" program- that's how we saved over $100 on our tickets. We suprised the kids and didn't tell them where we were going until we were strolling up to the entrace @ Disneyland- their faces were so cute! They were so excited, we couldn't get on the rides fast enough! They behaved so well and we made some great family memories. It was so nice to make memories w/just the 4 of us and get away from everything and everyone. Here are some of our favorite pix!

Day 1 in CA: Newport Beach @ sunset






*Klint found a white seal out on the rocks! The kids (including us) were fascinated.



Day 2: Disneyland!




















Day 3: Leaving CA :( ...Newport Beach in the A.M.

My Personal Manifesto....

-To be true to myself; to have no need for the approval or validation of other people.

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson

-To let my kids constantly know how valued and loved they are.

-To not take things personally; what others say and do is a projection of their own reality.

-To constantly let the many good people in my life know how grateful I am for them.

-To serve others every day, be it small acts of kindness or big.

-To see mistakes as feedback, to adjust my aim, and to try again.

-To make my home a peaceful place where one can come in from out of the world.

-To make healthy lifestyle choices.

-To always remember and accomplish my goals throughout life.

-To make everyday an adventure.

-To remember the best things in life aren't "things."

-To look at everyone as someone's child, sibling, spouse, parent; a child of God.

-To laugh instead of cry.

-To remember that I cannot change the way I feel inside by changing the outside.

-To persevere.