Savor the Moment - Day 3

Well here is the last day that we were at Disneyland. We were all up early and ready to hit the park and get as many rides and do as much as we could before everyone had to head for the airport or for us start our 5 1/2 hour drive home.
First here is a picture of the whole family in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle. I wanted this picture at the top of the post cause it is so cute...Well we didn't know that the "early entry" days were Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Since our last day was Wednesday we got into the park early but only as far as the shops. They had it roped off so you couldn't get to any of the rides... Hence the huge mob we were standing in for 20 minutes until it was 10am. Jovin didn't want to wait... He wanted in right away as you can see.



Oh here is one of the only pictures of Cory and I together in the same photo...



As soon as it was 10am wonderful music plays and they FINALLY let you into the rest of the park. We did Small World and other fun rides in Fantasyland. We didn't count on it being hot so I had put Jovin in a long sleeve shirt and well it was about in the 80's. Since everything was packed already and in the car we had to buy him a shirt. We got him a Pirates of the Caribbean shirt that he will be able to grow into for the next couple of years... :^) On our way to find him a shirt we came across Woody and Jesse from Toy Story 2... Jovin was SO excited that he couldn't decide on which one to look at.We caught up with the whole family and had lunch at the Orleans Cafe. I highly recommend the Monte' Cristo Sandwich!! (I'm pretty sure that is what it was called.) We then headed over to Tomorrowland and the adults did Space Mountain or Star Tours. Cory took Jovin on Astro Orbitor which he LOVED!Jovin FINALLY took a nap in the stroller and Cory, and I got to do Splash Mountain again with Tyler, Jenny, Tasha, and Orson. In the picture you only see Orson, Tasha and Me... Cory is behind me, then Jenny, then Tyler. Mom, Tash, Chad, Angie, Kip Kristin and their kids had to bolt off to the airport to make their flight. We had bought Jovin Mickey ears and we then bought some Santa Mickey ears for us and had our picture taken in front of the huge Christmas Tree they had up near the front of the park. We then went to Downtown Disney and did some souvenir shopping and got some dinner and headed on our long trip home. It was a lot of fun to 1) go to Disneyland FINALLY, but 2) to share that experience with the Killpack family. Those are memories that we can all share together forever.

Oh, and if you ask Cory, I am already bugging him TO GO BACK TO DISNEYLAND! :^)

Disney Day 2

With Day 1 under our belts, we crashed hard that night at the hotel... well I did, Ang still couldn't sleep from the excitement and Jovin woke up early (as if it were Christmas) but as he was sneaking a peak to see if mommy and daddy were awake, I snapped this one and caught him by surprise -

We headed off to DCA which we had never been to. We liked the Soaring over California, and tried Bugs Land (which put Jovin to sleep)

so we went to the rapids which turned out to be a hit. After lunch be broke up and I did the screamer roller coaster and Ang and Jovin went to Toon Town with the rest of the family.

Then we closed off the day with a few more rides in Fantasy Land and Tomorrow land and Dinner at Naples Italian in Downtown Disney.

It Does Exist!! - Day 1

Well we just had a wonderful 3 days with the Killpack side of the family. We had the first annual D & T Killpack Reunion. We went to wonderful and exciting DISNEYLAND!!! Those of you who know me really well know that I am a HUGE Disney fan and even though I am almost 26 I had NOT been to Disneyland yet. Well I am here to tell you that I've finally been and "It Does Exist"!

Cory, Jovin and I drove Sunday morning to Anaheim, California which only took 5 1/2 hours. We also decided that California drivers are the worst in the country so far! The rest of the family caught up with us by flights from Utah and Oregon. I was so excited to go to Disneyland that Sunday night I didn't sleep much. I was too excited.
We got to the park and once we were actually in Disneyland I saw the Mickey face on the grass and heard the band playing Disney music and I started to cry. I was so happy to be there. We went and hit some rides, like the Haunted Mansion, and Splash Mountain then we had lunch all together as a family.

Since I am prego there are some rides I can't go on so I went with those who couldn't/didn't want to do the wild rides. We took the kids and went to the not so wild rides. Along the way we saw Woody from Toy Story. Now those of you who know Jovin, KNOW that he is a HUGE Toy Story fan. He was so excited to meet Woody that he wouldn't look at the camera. I actually got kissed on the hand three times by Woody. :^) The rest of the family caught up with us and we did a bunch of rides together. Cory and I really enjoyed Pirates of the Caribbean. Jovin seemed to like it too.
Disney started their holiday season already so the park was decked out in Christmas decorations and attire.
The firework show was spectacular! Jovin's response was "WOW" to pretty much all of them. At the end of the fireworks we got snowed on by bubbles. We were lucky to have a hotel right across from the entrance to the park so the walk to the hotel was not so bad. We were all pretty tired from the day so we crashed pretty hard.
And that was Day 1...

"Well, it's pretty obvious..."

Happy Freakin' Halloween!!

Well it is Halloween. This year I dressed Jovin as Eeyore. I figure he can't tell me what he really wants to be, and he can't argue either. Plus you can't beat eight bucks on disneyshopping.com. I tried to get a good picture of him with the hood on, but that was tricky. Every time an ear would go near his face the hood came off.




Cory went to work and the party as... Well you guessed it, Napoleon Dynamite! He was the hit of the party. I really didn't dress up, but I did draw a skeleton baby and put that on my tummy. Some people liked it, and others didn't. I thought it was funny. I was supposed to be a skeleton also to make it funnier, but I didn't have the time.

Tonight was our wards "Trunk or Treat". They had a chili cook off which Cory participated in, didn't win, but it was delicious! I made some eyeball cupcakes for the cake walk and I decorated the trunk of our Jeep for the "trunk or treat". It was a lot of fun. Jovin just wanted to run around. In which he did. He got a lot of candy too. :^) (which is mainly for Cor and I... ha ha ha)


Anywho, Happy Halloween!

A Kid and His Blocks

Need I say more???

Ta Da

Jovin has learned a few new things. He can point to his nose, ears, head, hair, and toes. (Although if you do toes and nose too close together he will get them confused.) He also likes to find his belly button. He will yank his shirt up and poke at it over and over again until you tell him to find something else. Also if you even say the word "button" he thinks you are talking about his belly button.



Jovin has also learned that he can get his own snacks. He likes to reach into the bags or boxes of snacks that we have and retrieve his own snack. But, if he can't reach them he will get frustrated and dump the box or bag over spilling the contents all over the floor. The other day I left the room to get him more juice and when I was back he was doing the mexican hat dance on the goldfish crackers we were eating... ("funny... but wrong..." -Steve Martin, Cheaper by the Dozen) :^)

Coming Soon to a Killpack Family... Not Near You.

In the beginning there was Yoda aka Jovin Roy, now there is Obi-Wan aka we don't have a name picked out yet, and we don't know what sex it is either... But we do have another addition coming to our family April 6th 2007.

Campin' Time!

Well it obviously has been "really long time" since we have posted anything... That quote coming from family and friends. So here it is...

We went on our ward campout Friday and Saturday. It was up in Prescott, Arizona. It is about a two hour drive and it was absolutely beautiful up there. Once we got to the camp site the temperature was about 72!!! Which for us was WONDERFUL!!! We found a great place to pitch out tent and start "campin'". While Cory and I put the tent up and got all our stuff out of the Jeep we let Jovin wander around the site near us. He loved every minute of it. He picked up pine cones and the pine needles and he would sit in the dirt and play.



We ate dinner and sat around the camp fire. Jovin really wanted to touch that fire cause it looked so cool. It was great outside but the wind did pick up and then it got really cold. Jovin had enough and it was really dark so we headed to our tent and let him walk around inside and play with the lantern.


We turned in and we all slept pretty well that night. According to Cory, Jovin woke up once but went right back to sleep. I didn't even hear him! Jovin was up at 6 am cause it was nice and bight outside.




We then went and ate breakfast with the ward and then we broke camp and headed home. We wanted to stay longer and do the zip line and play games but we needed to be home.
Jovin crashed really hard on the way home. He had too much fun.

A Lazy Saturday Afternoon

I don't know what he is dreaming about... But what do you think he is pledging to?

A Boy and His Blanket

Well it has been a while since we have posted anything. Not a lot has happened really. Although Mum (Cory's mom) came to visit us for 2 days. She was down here for a funeral, and even though the reason was sad, we were glad that we got to spend some time with her.

Well Jovin is officially a professional walker!! He is all over the place now. If he falls over it is because he is really tired or he just tripped over the blanket he is holding. Even though it is above 100 degrees outside he will still take his blanket around with him everywhere. I have now nicknamed him Linus. I've added a picture so you can see why. The only main difference is that Jovin is not wearing pants. (but you can't really tell if Linus is or not.)




Well I do think that Jovin has "one up" on Linus. See he has two blankets that he takes with him. :^)

And So Dawns the Age of the Cherokee...

Well today we said goodbye to the Jetta. (OOohhhh) Two weeks ago we said goodbye to the Cavalier. (YES!) Yeah, we weren't too sad about getting rid of the Cavalier. But, the Jetta at least was emotional for Ang. (I know it's just a car...)
So now it just the Jeep! (YEA!!!!) See we got a bigger car because eventually our little family will get bigger. (No I'm not making an announcement.) But as most of you know we didn't fit very well as the 3 of us, so it was time to move up to a bigger car. Since car insurance is horrendous down here, and gas is "cha-ching" right now we figured that for now we could survive on one car. Oh, there are no pictures of the Cavalier cause we didn't like it that much.

A Day Full of Firsts

Well yesterday was a pretty exciting day for us Killpack's... (mainly for Jovin really).
Jovin took his first steps, he said his first word, and he signed "milk" and actually wanted to drink milk. You know we really don't want to be the bragging proud parents... But we really are right now. :^) It is just so cool to see your child actually get it. Jovin is breaking all sorts of barriers. Language, mobility, communication. It so fun to experience.
Jovin has been pretty brave lately he will stand at the couch or by the wall and let go and just stand all by himself. But he wouldn't take any steps. Well Cory and I were working with him last night and he took 3 whole steps by himself walking to Cory. He is still doing pretty well. Obviously he isn't walking all over the apartment yet, but he can get a few steps here and there. The funny part is he closes his eyes when his goes to take his first step alone and he will usually fall.
Then we were in Jovin's bedroom playing with his toys when he knocked one over and he said "uh-oh". It was really cute! Then we were doing the walking thing again and she just looked at me and signed "milk". Well actually he kept signing it, and the dense mother I am I thought that he was waving... ha ha ha... No he really wanted a drink of milk.

Another first that we did as a family was eat at a restaurant called Whataburger. Yeah, it wasn't so good. But, everything else for the day was pretty good and exciting. Okay, so I think we are done bragging and being "proud parents".

Snow in Phoenix?? In July??

It must be the end of the world. Yesterday there was snow in Phoenix on the 15th of July!!!


It didn't actually fall from the sky... It came off a truck. The Phoenix Zoo had it brought in for a "Winter in July" day. They had 25 tons of snow brought in. The zoo opened at 8 am and we planed on getting there early so it wouldn't be too hot. We actually got there at 10 am (and it was 113 outside) They had the snow in 3 separate HUGE piles. I know we are crazy to be out in the really hot sun, but it isn't EVERY DAY that there is snow in Phoenix.

I took Jovin to one of the piles and put him on his hands and knees... he didn't like that very much so we touched the snow and I grabbed a handful of the snow and put it on his stroller. In about a minute it was a big puddle on his stroller tray. We then went and walked around some more at the zoo but it was too hot. So we left. (That's the nice thing about having a membership to the zoo. You don't feel obligated to stay a couple of hours and get your moneys worth when you have a membership to come back for free for a year.)



We then decided it was time to venture out and see the IKEA store we have here. We have never been to one or even knew really what they sold there. My friend Holly loves this store and can't wait for the one in Utah to be built and open in 2008. We went and it is a really cool store. Really BIG too.


Anywho, that was pretty much our fun day yesterday. It was so hot (119 degrees) and we sweated so much that we had to take two showers. I know TMI...