Nikki..from Anaheim Cali.

Hey everyone!!!

   So...We are still in California but alot has happened here! I feel like we have been gone much longer then we really have. But tours are just like that, you will feel like you have been gone forever yet time flys. We were in the San Diego area for a couple days and stayed with some really good friends of ours. They have a daughter a little younger then Gabriella. The 2 of them enjoyed playing together! It was nice to be around another mom for me also. We were able to share storys, and give advice! 

  Its been hard for me to get used to the heat. It was not even that hot today (prob. in the high 80's) but I need to get used to it because the summer has just begun! I have come to realise what an Oregonian I am! I tend to enjoy cooler weather over the hot humid weather! Am I crazy? Well, It has been fun dressing Gabriella in all her cute summer clothes, like I have mentioned before. So dont get me wrong I dont hate the sun that much...Okay enough of all that...

  If you know my daughter, then you probably know about her true love for Mickey Mouse. You cant be with her for more then 5 minutes without her mentioning him or singing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song. So me and Bryan were talking the other day and we had this idea to take her to DisneyLand. So we went today! And she had a blast!!! Her day was filled with so much Mickey, but i dont think she got tired of it...she was able to meet him personally and give him hugs. She even got to see her favorite Mickey Mouse show live on stage. She danced alot of the time, or just zoned out! It was so cute because when she first met him she was acting so shy. She did not freak out or jump for joy like i thought she might....she just smiled a flirty smiled and petted his nose. Then gave him a hug. Her reaction was exactly like HER. She is  gentle and loving :) 

  Bryan performed at a church on Sunday morning called "The Movement" Its one of the coolest churches I have been to. I just felt at home there. There were so many young couples with babies Gabriella's age. The people were so giving. They loved Bryan and really enjoyed his songs...they were very suportive. It was refreshing to visit a church like this one. Every now and then you need a little jump start and that what they gave me!  I really felt God there, and I know he is working in the people there. If you are ever in the Ocean side area you shoulc check it out! 

 We are heading out in the morning to Arizona, its about a 5 hour drive. Im excited to move on with the tour and experience some new things with Gabriella. I will write again soon! :)