Well if you are gonna come with us on our journey, it's only makes sense that you get to know us.
My name is Aj (Armando Joseph), I am a 32 year old father of four wonderful girls. (You meet them in a moment). My wife and i have been married for nine years this past March. We have known each other for longer than that. (I forget exactly how long- :-o). I am Home Theater Master Installer for Geek Squad, which is the services division of
Best Buy. I enjoy reading star trek novels, watching movies, playing video games, building scale model WWII airplanes, and spending time with my kids, although I don't get to spend as much as i would like. (Was life this busy when we were growing up?) My Disney addiction started young, when my parents were still married, they would take my sister and I once every couple of years. I have been to WDW, but it was so long ago that i don’t remember much. Prior to our trip last year my last DL visit was in 1995 for my senior trip. So needless to say a lot had changed since i had been, so it was almost like my first visit.
My wife Linda, aka Californiamomof4grls, is a supermom to rival the best of them. SHe is also one of the more patient people i have met, she would have to be to put up with my shenanigans.

She is a Preschool teacher, so she spends her ENTIRE day surrounded by kids, either her students or our small brood. I don't give her enough credit for all that she does so I will put it on the record here that she is one of the best people i know. Her Mischievous grin is infectious. It is a trait that my children have also inherited. She has always been a fan of all things Disney, as a mom of four girls it's kind of a requirement. Last year was her first ever trip to
Disneyland. It was one of the greatest times for me as a husband and father, because I got to see my entire family gaze in wonderment at the coolness that is Disneyland, Their smiles are something i will never forget.
And now the Brood!!
Emmalea (Emma), or Captain as I call her, is; in this biased parents opinion, the smartest 8 year old in the world. She is currently in second grade, reading at a 4 grade reading level. She was recently tested for G.A.T.E. (Gifted and Talented Education), following in her daddy's footsteps. Being the oldest sister has its own set of challenges, among them dealing with three littler sisters, who want to do everything she does. Despite the constant bickering with them, she loves her sisters like nothing else. She is also very mature for her age, the intellect sometimes puts her at odds with dear old dad, who finds himself forced to have logical arguments with an 8 yr old. It can be so frustrating sometimes!! She is growing up WAAAYYY to fast in this fathers opinion. I see that wonderment and innocence fading away and it breaks my heart a little bit. She came to me and told me that she might want to be something other than a princess this year for Halloween. She is creeping into the HSM and Hanna Montana phase. I fear that will be her last little kid experience at DL.

But on an upside I will soon have a BIG ride buddy!! But no matte what she will always be my little 'captain' sitting on the couch at 1 and a half playing on her leap-pad!
FAVORITE PRINCESS - Cinderella
Maddisen, aka Goose/Supergoose/Gooseberg (age 6), is our creative one. She is crazy about dinosaurs! I plan on taking a picture of her in front of the dinosaur sunglass shop, trying to make it look like she is holding it in her hand. She luckily is still a cuddle bug!

: She is also our asthma kid. A trait she unfortunately inherited from D.O.D. :-( But this actually brings us a little closer to each other. We can both have really days and sit together on the couch in allergy induced misery. She is still a princess. She loves to lead her little sisters in dress up time, and she likes to have 'performances' on the step into the living room. She loves dancing and being a little ham. She is beginning that same transition in to full big girl-dom, but it is much slower than her big sister, thankfully.
FAVORITE PRINCESS -Belle
Cecily (age 4), aka C-monster/Ce Ce, is our enigma. On some days she is the most wonderful little girl, on others she can be a TWO handfuls!!

But she is still one of the coolest kids you will meet. She has that wide eye'd innocence that we see in kids in the movies. She is almost a living embodiment of a Disneyland commercial! She is totally attached to her mom and, in my opinion, is part ninja as she manages to sneak into our bed almost every night. She loves to watch Disney movies over and over and over and.... well you get the point. She also has a budding career as a hair stylist, well if you call cutting off all her hair, stylish. She too is also still a cuddlebug. It’s a classic case of a little person taking in the big world. Her favorite experience from our last trip has to be a tie between Dumbo and Winnie the Pooh.
FAVORITE PRINCESS - Tie - Mermaid and Snow White
Payton can be best described as the light of our family she is such a doll. A little petite princess! She is always full of life and comical. She can go from O-60 in nothing flat! She loves all things Disney. Among her favorites is Wall-E. Woody and Buzzy! Her vocabulary grows exponentially each day. Being the littlest also can have it's drawbacks. Like Flik says it's tough to be a BUG!! But she makes the most of it, she has taken on the impromptu role of enforcer. On a daily basis she can be heard..."Mom, cece got into tha movies and took them to the ground!!” If you have seen Phenias and Ferb, she sounds just like Candace complaining about her brothers.
FAVORITE PRINCESS –Mermaid (Ariel)
So that’s the Cast and Crew. Next up we will explore our last trip in brief, (no honest), give you a run down on where we are for our current trip.
Stay Tuned!!!