Nerd Convention! - I mean, Portland Comic Con!

You may or may not be shocked to find out that we are major nerds.  This weekend we went to the mother of all nerd conventions, Comic Con.  They had it in Portland for the first time, and it was pretty amazing.  We aren't into comics at all, but the con has evolved over the years to include lots of other pop culture fun, which you know we ARE into.  We saw some celebrities and some awesome costumes.  Many of the costumes we didn't recognize.  Mostly from comics or video games.

Bender from Futurama

Car from the movie Death Proof

Michael Rooker and Norman Reddis,
Merle and Darryl from the Walking Dead TV Show!
We also saw Dean Cain (Superman), Matt & Amy Roloff (Little People Big World), Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead), Henry Winkler (The Fonz), Boondock Saints, Spike from Buffy, and a couple more I can't think of now.

Leela, Bender and Fry from Futurama



Iron Man.  This costume was made from Yoga Mats!

Captain America

LARGE Japanese character.  Cool costume!

Batman, Joker, Penguin and Riddler

Somebody from something?

I like the Wonder Woman costume with the Ric Rac and Tutu skirt.

 

Alpenrose Dairyville 2012

Alpenrose Dairyville.  This is one of our favorite Christmas Traditions.  Mom took us as little kids and we went several times through the years.  This year the only kid we could get to come along was Tanner Huber.  We had a great time seeing Story Book Lane and all of their great displays.  Several people made sure to tell us that Dairyville is open Sundays throughout the summer.  And the Ice Cream Parlor will be open! 

Jody, Brea and Tanner among the Flocked Trees

Tanner in the City Hall Firestation

Tanner tending the General  Store

Reading the Story Book

 

A Merry Meatball Christmas

Poor Meatball, he is so tortured!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Days of Your Life!

More Holiday Disney Adventure

Holiday Disney Drumline



Winnie the Pooh in the Main Street Holiday Parade



Gingerbread Boys and Girls in the Disneyland Holiday Parade



Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer



Haunted Mansion Holiday



Holiday Small World



Raevon with Mrs. Claus and the Jingle Jangle Jamboree



Small World at Night Disneyland Holiday

Dapper Dans singing in the Market House on Main Street USA.

Cowboy Woody Dancing a Jig!

Small World Holiday Layover Disnelyand



Small World Peace on Earth

A Toon Town Holiday



Cars Land Cozy Cone Motel Christmas Tree

The Holiday Lights - of Cars Land

Cars Land Route 66.  Wreaths are Tires. Snow Flakes are Wrenches!

Ramones and Flo's V8 Cafe.

Town of Radiator Springs

Cozy Cone Motel

Ramones Body Art

Cozy Cone Motel.

I LOVE Disneyland!  They are so awesome!  The details in Cars Land are amazing.  Everywhere you look.  The side streets are older pavement and Route 66 is new blacktop freshly laid by Lightning McQueen.  Everything is in the right place and just looks awesome.  Tops of posts are radiator caps.  Buildings are in the shape of radiators! Cozy Cone Motel is a bunch of little Eateries with a real looking Motel office in the middle.  The Tire Tower in front of Luigi's is decorated like a giant tire tree. Railings to keep people out of the shrubbery are guard rails.   I could go on and on! LOVE IT!

Adventures of Christmas Past - So Many Good Times

Let me know if you have any fun pictures to add!

Raevon, Mrs. Claus and Pluto - Jan. 2012

Christmas 2011 Raevon, Jody, Brea, Meatball,
and Jakob, Hayden, Harrison and Tanner Huber
at Alpenrose Dairyville

Grandma & Grandpa Neubarth Christmas 2000

Jakob, Hayden, Harrison and Tanner Huber
Suzy Newton, Martha Zeller, and Jeff Neubarth
at Alpenrose Dairyville 2004

Raevon showing her new Coca Cola Santa Blanket 2006.

The first year of the big Christmas Party 1999?
Vanessa Neubarth with Joe Perez Santa

Neubarth Kids, James, Jon, Vanessa and Jeff with Santa.

Huber Boys at Alpenrose Dairyville 2003
Hayden, Harrison, Jakob and Tanner

Jared Huber 2003 at the Christmas Party!

I wish this picture had come out better! 
At the base of the Christmas Tree in Pionner Square.
Newtons, Hubers and Days Christmas 2003.

Jeff and Van Neubarth Christmas 2003.

Jakob Huber 2004

Tanner Huber at the Umbrella Parade 2008

Tanner Huber at Wenzel Farm 2005

 

Zeller Girls with James Neubarth Santa

Christmas 1979 in Seattle
Raevon, Jody, Ben, and Brea Day
Tamara and Thomas Newton, and Amber Morris

Raevon and Coca Cola Bear 2011

 

Knott's Berry Farm 2012

Brea and Raevon carousing with the Town Folk at Knott's Berry Farm

We just got back from Disneyland on Sunday.  You know how people always say they need a vacation from their vacation.  That's so true, but them we would probably just go search out some other fun stuff and walk around a ton, and still be tired at the end of it.  I guess we just aren't the lay on the beach type of people!

Ghost Town at Knott's Berry Farm

This trip we went to Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm.  We had never been to Knott's before, so it was really cool to see their Ghost Town, Indian Village and Camp Snoopy.  It rained all day while we were there.  Well, rain is a strong word.  Let's call it a strong mist.  The place was like a real Ghost Town.  Some rides were closed because, and I quote, "Rain is getting on the ride and we have no way to get it off."  Heard of a towel or a mop?  Plus the stagecoach was closed because "it isn't safe for horses to be out in the rain."  I wonder what they did in the real old west?  We spent the whole day running back and forth to make it to all of their shows.  The stunt man show and cowboy antics were cancelled due to rain.  But the Indians seemed to know how to handle it. 

Snoopy Lighting the Tree at Knott's Berry Farm

Over all, pretty cute.  They also have lots of big Roller Coaster type rides.  It seems like an odd mix.  The big rides came in in the 90's when the Knott's Family finally sold out the park.  It opened in the 1930's.  It only cost $38, so a pretty good deal too.

Knott's Berry Farm Native American Hoop Dance

Knott's Berry Farm Town Hall