Disneyland Birthday for Brooke

Brooke turned 6 back on December 20th, but our passes didn't allow us to go to Disneyland until January. A little belated, but very enjoyable.


Brooke is already a good mama. She tucks her babies in at night to sleep.

Brooke was very excited to go with a few friends to Disneyland for a belated birthday celebration. This was before the rain came. It was a few Fridays ago (12th ?).

We went on very few rides in the 6 hours they wanted to stay. This is the roller coaster at the back of Toon Town (rode it twice).

Jed, Kelly, and Brooke enjoyed playing for hours inside Toon Town.

The tot lot there allows for their great imaginations to flow. There was also a lot of hiding, chasing and jumping off of low structures.

Didn't buy the light up ears, but definitely tested them out :)

The kids picked these light up multi-colored mickey mouse light sabers as their goody bag treat to take home from the birthday celebration. We may have received a few dirty looks from people watching them battle one another. They love them!

We then stopped at a McDonald's playland for dinner on the way home. Gotta love that these kids want to eat there and not at Disneyland. Jed then stayed at our house to play the Wii and play-doh. Brooke loved how the party just kept on going.

Brooke's friends know exactly what this girl likes: Fashionable clothes all the way. Kelly knew that Brooke wanted something from Princess and the Frog...so she gave Brooke a dress, matching shoes and headband from the movie packed in a reusable cloth bag. Of course she has already worn the outfit and it all fit perfectly. Jed gave her an adorable dress and shiny black purse. She has also worn it and stuffed the purse full of things to keep her busy. This girl loves to accessorize.

Jed and Brooke

The way to a man's heart is a shiny "motorcycle"
Koi pond at the Cerritos library.
Brooke is pointing to a "live" turtle at the bottom of the picture.

We took a trip over to the Ensign book store. These 4 year olds can sure talk about Jesus in a very grown up way. Then we saw a motorcycle store that Jed couldn't resist. The intention was to go to the Cerritos library fountains to cool off from the 100 degree weather, but the kids had fun running around outside and riding the escalator inside the library.

Play dates with Jed

Brooke and Jed love playing together. I believe they spent 5 days in a row together (sometimes only an hour each day, but still) last week. Here is a picture from a play land that has a mini basketball hoop meant for basketball, I think. Brooke thought the hoop was for sitting in or was that Jed's idea? They like to climb and play house. Jed used to have me put Zeus away when he came over to our house, now, since the surgery, Jed will pet him and tell me that he is a good dog (especially if Zeus is resting). You can tell that Jed is very sympathetic to "Franken-dog" and all his boo-boos. Brooke and Jed were last found playing in the dog's bed while he was sleeping!