Thanksgiving point Dinosaur Museum

Camille (the nanny) took the kids to the Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum. They had a blast. London was a little nervous but overall they enjoyed it.

Random pictures

Here are some pictures from cousin Nash's first birthday party a while ago.

First broken bone but not the last

Teagan was playing on the tramp at Nana and Papa's house and Derek went in for a big bounce. They always love when he does that. This particular time T was not ready and he flopped on the tramp. I grabbed him and he was crying. It was hard for Derek and I because it is never fun to see your baby in pain. We took him to the Kidscare and they sent us to the ER. He got X-rays and we found out to see that he had a buckle fracture. It is a straight fracture right below the knee. We were in the ER from 8-12 at night. They wrapped his leg from just below the hip all the way to the toes and gave him pain meds. We finally got home and slept. Derek took him to an orthopedic surgeon on Tuesday and they said he would not need surgery but they did want to hard cast it for 4-5 weeks. He is such a trooper. He doesnt want to walk on it so he scoots around and we carry him around. He is enjoying getting spoiled rotten. He loves playing with his "guys" (action figures) while he cant play outside on his cars.

Night night mom

London tucked me in bed the other night (sometimes it is the only thing that will let her calm down when she is really tired. she likes to tuck me in bed so she knows i am sleeping otherwise she wants to stay awake and play with me). When she tucked me in she pulled up the covers, turned off the light and said "Night night angel." My heart melted!! She closed the door and went into the living room to watch lullaby. When I tuck her in i tell her "Night Night Angel," she must have just picked it up. I love my kids so much!!

Bib boys :)

Yes these are my messy boys wearing bibs at Iggys. Love them!!

May 14, 2012

Today was a day I will never forget. It was a day 2 years in the making. This morning Derek and I went to court to have him adopt the kids. Their biological father relinquished his rights in front of the judge because he knows that the kids are better off and deserve the life we can give them. We were in the court with family and friends to support us. The judge was amazing and was so cute with the kids. This day is a day that will be forever remembered. Thank you to my Heavenly Father for making my prayers come true. Thanks to my husband for loving the kids as his own no matter what. Thanks to my parents for helping me get through a very rough time in my life. Thanks to Derek's family for accepting me and the kids as family. I am happy to now present the Grunander Family est. May 14, 2012!!!

Disneyland 2012

We went to Disneyland April30-May 5th. We went with my parents, and my sisters family. We had an absolute blast. The kids were so excited to go. They asked everyday leading up to the departure date if today was the day they got to go to Disneyland. The kids were great on the plane rides. London loved playing on Grandpa's IPAD and her LeapPad. Teagan watched Toy Story DVD. We flew in to Santa Ana instead of LA. The drive from the airport to the hotel in Anaheim was only about 20 minuets, so much better then 45 minutes drive from LA. We stayed at the Best Western Park Place Inn. It is directly across from the Disneyland entrance. The hotel left a little to be desired but overall was good. It was clean and was decent for a place to sleep and get ready. That is litterally the only time we were at the hotel. We ate breakfast at IHOP right next to the hotel. They had huge portions there and it was actually really yummy. We went to Disneyland and California Adventure from open to close. The kids loved every minute of it. London loved Dumbo, Buzz Astro Blaster and seeing the princesses and castle. Teagan loved Buzz Astro Blaster and the storybook ride. When he was on a ride he would get so excited he would yell something about the ride he saw. For instance on the Storybook ride you go into the whale's mouth. He kept yelling WHALE! MOUTH! It was so cute. London did not like the Pirates of the Caribean ride. Teagan pretty much liked everything. Me and Derek are like little kids so we liked everything as well. The food there this year was really good. We ate at a bunch of different places and enjoyed 90 percent of them. We celebrated Derek and Grandpa's birthday in Disneyland on May 2nd. We had them each wear a birthday pin and ate at the Big Thunder BBQ. We got a Mickey Mouse cake and had the employees sing to the guys. We tried to make it special because we were at such a fun place. I love spending time with the family. Everyone thought we were crazy for taking little kids but over all it was more relaxing then a typical day at work. I would travel with my kids everyday if i could. I love being with them so much. Derek made life so much easier as well. He is the best father and husband ever. He helped a ton. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa who also helped out with the kids. The kids loved riding with Grandpa on his wheelchair.  The kids loved being able to be with their cousin Jayden every day. They are such great little friends. I am so glad I have such an amazing family.

Playing Outside

I love that the weather is nice enough to play outside. The kids love playing outdoors. Today they were playing with their bubble lawn mowers. They pushed them around the yard for about an hour.

Shoot Buzz

One of the rides in Disneyland that we went on over and over was Buzz astro blaster. The kids loved to shoot Buzz. As you can see so did everyone else.

Jessie the cowgirl

One of London's souveneirs from Disneyworld was her Jessie hat. She loved to pose it in and show off her Jessie pony tail.

Where is London?

London put the laundry basket over her and Teagan layed on top of it. They did this over and over for about an hour. It is so silly! My 3 year old fits under a laundry basket. Wow is she small.

Buddy

I love my little man!