Disneyland!!!!!

So here is our Disneyland adventure....Finally!!

We decided to take the kids to Disneyland but we didn't want to tell them when we were planning it because we didn't want them asking us all the time if it was time to go yet because we still had a while before we went. As it got closer we decided it would be fun to have it be a COMPLETE surprise!!!! I packed all of the bags while the kids were at school and couple days before, we loaded the car after we put the kids to bed, and we waited until 3:00 in the morning. We woke the kids up loaded them in the car and we were on our way. We thought that if we woke them up in the middle of the night we could get a ways into our LONG drive without them awake. Well they didn't quite just fall back asleep when we put them in the car. They were so curious about what we were doing so we told them we were going on a little trip to Las Vegas because they were off track. They were so darn excited to go to Las Vegas! Ha ha ha. They didn't go back to sleep for about an hour. We made it to Las Vegas at about 9am where we stopped for breakfast. The kids were hilarious. They were so excited to see all the buildings, they couldn't wait to see the white tigers, ha ha ha!!!

As we finished our breakfast Lauryn asked if we could go to our hotel and swim...thats when we said, well lets go out to our car and decide what we want to do.

Then we gave her this card.....

They were SO excited! We were told over and over that we were the best parents EVER and that they had the best life! It was so cute and we will never forget how fun that was.
We made it through the next 6 hours and got to our hotel. We went swimming first and then showered and walked to The Cheesecake Factory. Our kids loved it and it was so nice to have a good meal.

On our walk home we had to get some pictures with the cool palm trees.
We got to Disneyland as soon as it opened. I don't think I have ever seen my kids that excited. They ran right in and we did not stop for the next 3 days!




These glasses were for the 3D Bugs life show. It was so funny. I may or may not have lost it a few times. ha!
So when I was in Alabama with Missy she taught me how to make these shirts for my family. I surprised the kids with them. They were pretty excited to wear them and we got so many comments about them.


This was our first try with a character. She was so excited to see goofy. While TJ was getting on a ride with the two older kids we stood in line and as soon as we got there this is what happened. Ha!!!!!

So that cute mickey mouse Ferris wheel has these cool swinging cars. We were so dang excited to try it out. They are on a track so you slide all around and swing back and forth. SCARIEST DANG THING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED! Lauryn was the only one that was ok during it. Braxton just sat there like this the whole time until a few little tears came out. It was horrible! I was holding on to the side with my eyes closed and literally peeing my pants. TJ was screaming like a freaking girl. And alayna was bawling. Ha ha ha!!!!
This was before we started. Obviously! TJ, Lauryn, and Braxton went on in again the next day and they said it was way better the second time. I was to big of a baby.

Alayna was so good and took a long nap every day in the stroller. It was a nice break and then she could last long into the night. Look at her little arms folded.








Our kids LOVED toon town!!! We stayed there for so long.

Lauryn, TJ, and Braxton wanted to spin really fast so Alayna and I got on our own teacup. They had a blast!!!!




We LOVED the toy story ride in california adventure. It was new so the line was the longest one we had to wait in but we did it 3 or 4 times.

Alayna would wave to the characters on the rides. It was so cute!


This was the funnest trip. It was so good to be with our little family and spend so much time on our kids. Our kids want to go back already!!!!!

San Diego

We headed off to San Diego to hit up the Beach and Seaworld. It was nice to take a day and just play at the beach and rest at our hotel before hitting up another park. It was a little chilly but we still had fun at the beach. Our kids were in heaven playing in the sand, watching the waves, and we were also able to see a big group of dolphins out in the water. We have the best dad who just played and played and played with them.








We LOVED our hotel. I was right on the bay and we had an awesome view. The kids LOVED our robes that were set out.
This was our view.
LOVE THEM!!!!!

We wanted to take a couple of pictures on our way to dinner at our hotel. We loved this area. It was pretty dreamy. Alayna was so grumpy at this point which is why there are no pictures of her.

We had so much fun just spending time together. We have never had so much time to spend on our kids. It was great!!!!

Sea World

Our kids loved Sea World. They were amazed at the dolphin and killer whale shows. It was so fun to watch them and their reactions. It was kind of cold though so we couldn't really do the rides because most of them got you wet. We were a little disappointed. Other than that, it was a good experience.

They gave me their best shark face!






Random! But the kids were happy to see elmo and big bird.
Oh my gosh this picture makes me laugh so hard. This is on our way home. Lauryn was so sick of Braxton that she took the pillowcase off of her pillow and put it over her head for a while. Look at his face. Pure happiness!!!