California Adventure - day 3

Thursday was another beautiful sunny day and we headed across to the other park, California Adventure. This park is less exciting to me because it was only built in the last 20 years or so and just doesnt feel as 'magical.' But it does have a couple of great rides and shows so its worth seeing.

Our favorite ride in the park is Soarin Over California, so we headed there first. Its fun because you really do feel like you are flying over the state and theyve built it so that you can feel the breeze while you go over the ocean and smell the orange groves while you pass them. Pretty incredible!
Then we checked out the new Little Mermaid ride which Noah loved - as did I. The Little Mermaid has one of my favourite soundtracks so I was perfectly happy singing along even when we got stuck for a minute or two.

Noah fell asleep shortly after and napped for an hour and a half in his stroller. We did some shopping, went on California Screamin and had a yummy Greek lunch.

Can you spot our group?

Greek for lunch! So good!

By afternoon it was getting pretty warm so we decided to go on Grizzly River Rapids. Everyone must have had the same idea so the long up was very long but it was alot of fun. I of course happened to be the one who get soaked but dried off pretty quickly in the sunshine.

Posing by the Grizzly River Run rock

Noah got to meet Lightning McQueen, Mater and Pluto in the afternoon and was all smiles for pictures. The last thing everyone did was go to A Bugs Life which is a fun 4D show.

A very happy Noah with Mater from Cars

In the evening the others returned to the park to watch World Of Colour while we stayed behind with a very tired Noah. We didnt want to mess with his schedule too much since he was already napping in his stroller, so we made sure most nights to be back to our hotel by 730.

Disney Day 2.

Wednesday we returned to Disneyland. We started our journey at the opposite side of the park, which happened to be Tomorrowland.

Noah was asleep shortly after walking through the gate, so my mum and I sat with him while the rest of the crew checked out Star Tours. After he woke up we took him onBuzz Lightyear Astro Blasters which he wasn't a fan of really. Too many loud noises!

We opted for a nice quiet ride on the monorail after that.

We also went on Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain and had lunch at the Hungry Bear. On our way out down main street we did some shopping and Matt bought me a Mickey charm for my pandora bracelet. Our timing wasn't great so we didn't get any pictures with characters that day.

Since we had kept Noah up late the night before we decided to take him back while the others enjoyed the evening fireworks.
In the afternoon we took Noah down to the pool for a swim. He has never been in a pool but loves his bath so we figured he'd probably love it. We were right. The minute his little toes touched the water he was splashing and smiling.

He was out cold by 7pm and stayed in bed for 13 hours. Matt and I slept for about 9 of those hours too!
My mother in law has a step counter and was keeping track of how many miles we've walked each day. We did about 10 miles in the first 2 days! That's alot of exercise without even noticing it! Another wonderful bonus of Disney ;)

Disney Day 1

Day number 1 was a big day. We were up early and headed to the park with a crew of four grandparents, two uncles, mommy and daddy and a 7 month old. Noah couldn't figure out which way to look first there was so much to see.

Ready to go Grandpa!

Within 5 minutes of walking through the gates... We saw him. Mickey Mouse! We quickly ran over and waited patiently for our turn. As soon as Noah saw him he started leaning towards him to get a good look. All fear of Noah turning into a scared crying child in front of characters vanished within seconds of walking over to meet him. Noah put his arms out and reached for his face, planting kisses all over his nose. He was so absorbed with looking at Mickey that it took a while to get Noah to face forward to get a proper picture. I was sooo happy that seeing Mickey made him happy.

Going for the nose...

We also met Tigger,Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore. Noah loved Eeyore aswell and was holding onto his furry face with his chubby little hands. He wasn't impressed when we pulled him away.

Meeting Tigger!

Winnie the Pooh!

Noah loooved Eeyore.

Noah had a 2 hour nap in the middle of the day in his stroller so he didn't get to go on many rides except for Jungle Cruise and Winnie the Pooh. Us 'ride' folks checked out Pirates, Splash Mountain and Indiana Jones.

Poor Papa Bechard in the front...

In the evening we saw the firework show which was beautiful and watched Fantasmic (Noah slept through both by the way...) He did so well and we were very proud of him!

Daddy bought Noah a Mickey Mouse balloon

First time on the swing

I took Noah for a walk in the beautiful sunshine yesterday. Hes been stuck inside for so long with that bug that I wanted him to get some fresh air.

We walked down to one of the parks close by and I decided to put Noah in the baby swing for the first time. He wasnt too sure what to think about it...

One thing was for sure though. He hates the wind. As soon as it started blowing he was not a happy camper. So back into the stroller he went and we headed for home.

I think he is a warm weather kid. Just like his mommy :)

Norwex

So there is a product line out there that I love - Its called Norwex. And before you start thinking I'm trying to sell you something let me just state that I do not work for the company. I am simply a happy customer :)

For those of you who do not know what this line is all about, here is there mission statement.

"The Norwex Mission is to improve human life by radically reducing the use of chemicals in personal care and cleaning."

I went to a Norwex party about a month ago and was very impressed with the product. So much so that I had my own party this past week.

They are mostly known for their antibac cloths, which will totally kill the bacteria on your surfaces with only water. Here's an example...

They also have an extensive line of other items such a personal care, laundry, dish cleaning, etc. My personal favourite items are the enviro cloth, window polisher and bathroom scrubber that gets my tub good and sparkly. (side note... the cloths don't smell if you leave them sitting out because the bacteria is actually killed. Looooove that!)

As a mother I was drawn to the idea of no longer having to cover my home in chemicals. Before, everytime I cleaned my bathroom or kitchen Id have to leave the room and turn on the fans after to eliminate the strong fumes. When I was pregnant it was especially concerning to be around the stuff. Now, I worry about my child breathing those fumes in. But with these products, I don't have to worry about it. My husband even joked that our son could 'eat the cleaning paste' if he wanted because it was all natural.

Its true... but Id still rather he didn't.

Many of you may be doubting whether this stuff actually works and I don't blame you. But we have been basically chemical free in our place for over a month now and our place looks awesome. I know many others can atest to this.

Again, I am not trying to convince anyone to buy anything. I am simply sharing something I love with friends in hopes to make your lives a little simpler and safer :)

The face of fever.

Noah is having a rough go today. As I mentioned, hes been sick for the past days with a fever. Well today he also started vomiting and his fever spiked a bit (even with tylonal.) Let me tell you - I was freaking out. After a couple hours of worry from mom and dad it gradually came back down.

Phew.

By 7:30pm he even turned his 'sick' bowl into a drum while watching Little Einsteins and we managed to get a few giggles out of him. Lets hope this means he is on the mend!

Momma wants to fix it!

My poor wee one is sick. He has been sick before but this is the first time that he has been sick with a real fever. He doesn't want to play. He just wants to sit in a loved ones lap. He isn't all that interested in eating (usually a favourite activity) and with just one look at him you can see he is not well.

At 3am last night his fever was a little higher then normal and he just cried in my arms. It breaks my Mommy heart to see him go through it! I would have gladly taken his fever for him and been sick myself. I know this is only the beginning and that he will probably be hurt many times in his life (whether it be physically or emotionally.) But I hate it. And I cant fix it or stop it.

Being a mommy is hard sometimes.

PS - He is going in to the doctor this morning to rule out an ear infection. Please pray he heals up from whatever this bug is so that he will be healthy and happy when he meets Mickey Mouse soon :)