So, we have been secretly planning THE coolest trip to Disneyland we have ever taken. Kristi and I are celebrating our 6th year anniversary (We're SO happy together!) and since Courtney's birthday was like a week ago, we decided to plan a double celebration trip. We began planning months back and kept it a secret from the kids till yesterday; THE DAY WE LEFT! I taught to youth services and then after church told the kids that we needed to go pack because we were going to DISNEYLAND. They didn't believe me, as you can imagine. It wasn't till all of our luggage was in the van and we were on our way to Albuquerque to catch the train that they finally realized we weren't kidding. We've never done anything like this, so it was really hard for them to believe. We have a bunch of little surprizes planned all week long. The first was the hotel we are staying in. Because this is a slow time of year, and we are annual passholders (and since we are annual passholders we didn't have to spend ANY money on Disneyland tickets) we were able to get a really good rate at the Disneyland Hotel! This is a huge deal. We have NEVER stayed here before (and may never do it again). It is so nice. When we got here they had Anniversary buttons for Kristi and I to wear all week, as well as a picture signed my Mickey and Minnie Mouse wishing us a happy Anniversary. They also had a birthday picture of the Winnie the Pooh bunch, signed by all of them. They didn't leave out the boys either; both of them got signed pictures as well (just because). When we got into the park we went straight to City Hall and got Courtney a "birthday button", so everywhere we have gone throughtout the Disneyland resort, we have been wished a happy birthday, and a happy Anniversary by everyone that sees us. It's kinda cool. Disney really goes out of their way to make sure that their employees ("castmembers") are making Disneyland a special place. (The happiest place on earth) Anyway, we had a really long day with lots of good times and I still can't believe that we just got off of the train today. We were in Santa Fe just yesterday. Wow. We miss our church, family, and friends, but will enjoy our time together while we are here. I hope you guys enjoy the pictures from our first day here! Tomorrow we are REALLY celebrating Courtney's birthday. We're doing it all week, but we have some special things planned for her tomorrow. We'll keep you all posted! God bless!
~Issac
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so glad to have you back in the blogging community!
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