You Think You Want Them Till You Need Them...

Ethan has been completely convinced that he needs eye glasses. I've told him several times that if he can see the books he is reading and the board at school just fine, then he doesn't need glasses. He does not believe me. I've taken him into my dad's office and had his eyes checked. They are fine. He still thinks he needs glasses.
When I went home at Christmas I picked out some new glasses for myself (it's amazing that after 3 years and a baby my eyes didn't stay the same!). I was telling Dad's wonderful glasses tech, Connie, all about Ethan's obsession when she came up with a wonderful idea. Dad opened a optical shop in his office a few years ago and since 8 year olds don't come in very often (they don't seem to get cataracts or glaucoma as much as 80 year olds) the kids glasses don't sell quickly. In fact there were some frames that they can't even order anymore so she suggested I take a pair for Ethan to wear.
I brought them home and told him to see if his eye sight improved with the new glasses. He put them on, looked around and declared that the glasses (that have absolutely no prescription at all) had indeed helped him see better. I said great, and left it at that.After a few days of wearing them all the time I noticed they seemed not be needed as much as before, and now he has completely stopped talking about glasses. I'm glad that he realized glasses aren't as fun as he hoped, but poor guy, he will probably need them in a few years anyways.
Connie also found a pair I could take for Ella so she didn't feel left out, but funnily enough it was Livi who wants to wear the glasses all the time.

Livi Pushing Ebby (no, not that way. In a stroller)

It isn't a typical trip to Disneyland if we don't spend the night before eating (and maybe a little shopping) at Down Town Disney. We have to hit Kitsun, the cutest kids store in the world were you "can" spend $60 on a babies onesie (I put can in quotes because I can't, but some of you *cough* could if you really wanted to). The kids run to the Lego store, and really I find new amazing things in there every time I go. We ate at Le Brea, yummiest grilled cheese ever, and we may have stopped at the Hagen Daz ice cream store, unless my Dad or Eric are reading this and then we didn't, we ate apples.
Ella loved shopping, but her eyes were "sensitive" (thanks Uncle Andrew for putting that in her head) so she needed (wanted) to wear my sunglasses around the shops. Yes, my 4 year old was walking around wearing Coach sunglasses. If we didn't blend in with the So-Cal crowd then, we never will.
The third best thing (behind shopping and eating) was pushing Ebby in the stroller. I kid you not. The kids fought over who got to push him around. I don't think Joy had to touch the handles at all. Even Livi got in on the act.