Thursday, May 30, 2013

M E M O R I A L D A Y

First of all, thank you to all of those who are out
serving our country, and to those who have served in the 
past! What an amazing opportunity
we are given to spend a day in memory of those who
have done us such a great service!
Lucky for me, I got to spend Memorial Day weekend with 
my own American hero. 

A couple of months ago, some good friends of ours decided we were
going to make the trip to Disneyland over Memorial Day weekend.
So, Friday night, we packed up our vehicle and headed off! 
In case you are wondering, we took a Dodge Journey. 
We had 6 people packed into it.
Mike and I have never been in a car ride for so
 long that made us feel so squished!
It was totally worth it!


So we drove through the night stopping for gas occasionally.
Sorry it's so blurry! 
There was little room for movement to get a good picture!


After the longest car ride of my life, we finally got to Disneyland! 
This was the picture that I begged we take! 
I was so happy he dipped me!



This was right as we got into the park... Becky and I went a little Picture happy! 
Totally worth it though!
I will probably post another time about our beach experience just FYI!

We did the classics of course. This is at "It's Tough to be a Bug."
I actually can't watch most of the show because it has spiders in it.
Yes, I am terrified of the ugly things, but Mike loves it so much
we go every time! It's fine though, I burry my face in his shoulder 
and make him feel like a man, so it is a win win situation!



This is our group! We feel so blessed to have met these people!
They made for an extremely memorable trip to Disneyland!

(Left to Right: Sharesa Bedingfield, Ian Bedingfield, us, 
BobbyJames Hubbard and Becky Hubbard.)

This was taken after we went on Splash Mountain... Mike barely got wet!
Lucky dog!

I know this one is HUGE, but this picture is too priceless to be left small!
Most won't understand the beauty behind this picture, but if any 
of you are youtube lovers like we are, Olan Rogers is a must to look up!
Once you watch a couple of his videos, this picture will make more sense..
#mischiefmanaged #thechiefhaslanded 


This is our last picture from Disneyland.
If you are going in the near future, I highly recommend going on the 
new Car's ride. It was probably my favorite ride this time around. 
You need to get in the fast pass line though as soon as you get into the park!
Not only will your kids love it, but it is fun for adults too!

Mike and I realized on this trip how truly blessed we are. 
We have amazing friends, who we love so much, an opportunity for travel,
and we have each other. 
I love this boy more and more each day, and I can't believe he is mine for all eternity. 
I'd call that the greatest blessing of them all!

Thanks for reading!
The Ridings :)


Wednesday, May 22, 2013

S U M M E R

Summer has officially arrived! 
So excited to see that it is finally warm enough to 
hit the canyon!

Stay safe out there!
Watch out for bikers!
Careful of the old bumpy bridge!

Thanks for reading!
The Ridings!

Z O O


When it comes to some things, I swear Mike and I will never grow up.
A couple of weekends ago, we decided we would make a trip to the Zoo!
It was absolutely fabulous! 

As kids, I'm not quite sure we completely appreciated the Zoo!
Sure the animals were cool, but during this trip , I feel like I learned more 
than I had in my entire life.


We timed our visit perfectly enough to catch an amazing Bird show! It was so fun! 
They literally had birds swooping right over our heads! 
They had talking parrots, a bald eagle, and beautiful doves flying all over the place!
We highly recommend staying for it!
Seriously, it was such a fun day!
I could only get a picture of the Bald Eagle from afar!
If you look closely, you can see the parrots in the background. 


I had been dying to see the Polar Bear ever since we went to the Zoo during Christmas.
Lucky for us, the polar bear was out and roaming around! It made me so happy!
I didn't get a picture of the polar bear because their were to many people there.
It still was such a fun way to spend our Saturday!

Thanks for readings!
The Ridings :) 

Napoleon Dynamite!

Last week was a good friend of our's Birthday! 
His wonderful wife decided she was going to go all out for him! 
She threw him a Napoleon Dynamite surprise party! It ended up turning out pretty legit!
A couple of us decided we were going to dress up, and boy did we go all out!





A while ago, BJ made a special request that Mike would dress up as Uncle Rico...
Here is what we came up with!
What do ya think?



We even made a place for Deb's Glam Shots!
 Seriously it was absolutely amazing!


Becky, BJ's wife, went seriously all out! 
I wish I hade more pictures, but it was such a fun evening! 
Definitely something we will never want to forget! 


Thanks for reading!

The Ridings :)