DISNEYLAND

Happiest of birthdays to my little sweethearts. To celebrate, we decided to take a little trip with our little family. We bought deal online for a Disney package that was a steal and the kids flew free until 2 so we took advantage in their last week as 1 year olds. It was quite the whirlwind! They did so great on the flight down to LA. With Stephen working at the airport fire station, they have come to really love planes and everything about them! So they were entertained. As soon as we landed we headed straight for the beach. We sat and listened to the waves and let the babes run in diapers for a good hour and it. Felt. So. Amazing. Boise got their first snowfall the day we left. And here we were enjoying 80 degrees and sunny! Next stop... Anaheim. We checked in and took a beautiful nap and spent the rest of the day playing at the pool. Magical. Monday was Disney. We tried to just take it easy and let the kids enjoy and explore. It really wasn't too busy and they loved walking free (thanks to the child leash) and the carousel was a big hit. They are obsessed with horses! They fell asleep on  pirates of the Caribbean ride, that's how hard we wore them out! There is a magic at Disney that cannot be explained or measured. The food is always my favorite. Disney cookies are just out of this world. Every night the kids passed out as soon as we put them in the car. We had to carry them to our room and get them changed and ready for bed and they were completely out! We also drove down to San Diego sea world! Amazing! This was one of those things Stephen and I always wanted to do as kids so it was neat to experience it together. We really loved it. Charlee had a little accident:( she fell on the pavement and knocked her 2 front teeth back in her gums! It was the saddest thing ever. She cried for a good 15 minutes and then completely bounced back. The resilience that children have is astounding really! You hear it all the time but it is different when you experience it. She was laughing and eating chicken nuggets and fries and hour later. And we got really lucky, her teeth are coming back in perfectly. They should be all the way back this month. Poor thing has to go through all that teething pain again tho! :( she is a champ though. We got to watch the sun set at the beach there and visit the temple in the dark... It was so glorious and beautiful. Then back for another day this time California adventure. So much fun. It was really hot that day so we were very happy to find a splash pad in bugs life! The kids spent a lot of time there while Stephen and I switched going on big rides. It worked out pretty good. They had the most fun riding the Ferris wheel but loved every ride we did. World of color was wonderful. The kids were getting cranky but ice cream helped :) then we got another relaxing day on the beach in LA before jumping on a plane home. Going home sucks anyway, then add going through LAX security (i would rather bang my head against the wall for 30 minutes) and top it off with loosing our car seats and lap top:( not a great way to end the week. And we got 10" of snow the week we got home and were sick! Good thing we had great memories to keep us warm. Can't wait to go back. Love my family! Stephen is the coolest partner in crime/best friend ever. We are so mucky to have him. He makes our lives full of fun and excitement. And now... Pictures!