Disneyland- July '09

We took an early flight to California and got there early since we were flying back in time zones. It was nice to have that whole day to do stuff too- not just a traveling day. We dropped our luggage at the hotel, had some lunch and headed straight to Disneyland, which was about a mile away.

Adam and Ollie with Steve and Karen in the background.

It was nice having extra hands help out with little Linc! He went on most of the rides with us.

Elliott and Grandpa

I just love his determined face. So serious. He loves this ride which is ironic because he hates riding in cars unless Adam and I are driving and doesn't love going on the freeway... I guess he feels in control on this ride?

I dream of Disneyland treats!! The chocolate covered mickey ears are a must! And the pineapple ice cream and pineapple floats are sooo good! And let's not forget the frozen apple juice and churros... the food isn't my favorite- but I could eat the treats all day!
Elliott was so determined to get this out! Not this time buddy...

Elliott in the grandparent sandwich- he was in heaven!

The Jungle River Cruise

Mr. Oliver

Cooling off the baby. It was such a hot July day!!

Steve's turkey leg. Just what I want on a blistering day at the park...

Thank goodness for the water park in California Adventure!! We let the boys get soaked. It was such a hot week and crowded- so we spent a lot of time sweating while waiting in line.

Bug's Life

Little Linc was such a good sleeper up to this point. Before we left home he was sleeping long stretches at night and lots of naps. With the long days, no crib during the day while we were at the park and late nights, things changed fast. He couldn't fall asleep in the stroller no matter how tired he was. If I held him, he could fall asleep, but when I put him in the stroller he would wake up. After this trip, he was still good at taking naps in his crib, but his night routine was all crazy and he woke up a lot at night. Oh well. I'm still glad we went.

I love this toy story display- it's the coolest! It shows how animation works.

Can you just see how hot their little cheeks are? Did I mention it was hot?






I love this picture! Linc is still just a little ball of a baby- so cute!



The boys had fun playing in this tree at breakfast. California has the coolest trees and plants.

The shortless duo. Not even the hot weather could get these guys to wear shorts.


The plane ride home. I know this is the row you want to sit in front of right? Haha! It was a fun, long trip. I love making the memories with my boysies! (I will think twice about going to DL in July though....) :)

Newport Beach- July '09

We were in California for 6 days- so we got a five day pass to Disneyland. It was like buy 3, get two free so if we didn't use it then we weren't losing money. We decided to go one day to the beach. Afterwards we asked the boys what the favorite part of their trip was... and it was the beach!! Sounds like we need to visit the beach more often!

Elliott, Grammy and Ollie

Good thing Tanner's 6-year-old little brother taught me the rules to boogie boarding... I loved it out there! (Can you spot me?) I wanted to stay out there all day. And it was actually a chilly July day at the beach- so it was warmer in the water than out of it. And I only got dumped on my head and had the wind knocked out of me once....

Surfer Boy

Collecting shells and beach treasures.

It's amazing how much sand we took to back to the hotel with us! The tub was so full of it!

3 1/2 month old Lincoln (it's so fun looking back on these!!)

Salt water and sand free!

CA July '09

Swimming at the hotel pool. I swear we could just go to the local hotel for a night and swim in their pool and the boys would think it was the greatest trip! I always make sure to bring their suits.

This picture makes me laugh because I made them pose for a picture. Adam has his moto guzzi motorcycle and is always fixing it up. So he made friends with these guys at Cycle Garden sending the parts back and forth. He really wanted to go there and say hi and see their shop since we would be in town. So we pull up in this van full of Adam, me and the boys, Adam's parents and Megs and Tanner met us there too. We piled out and toured the place- it was pretty cool. They had Jude Law's car there and pictures with him and his moto guzzi. I thought they'd think we were crazy showing up, but they said it isn't the first time guys have stopped by while their family is at Disneyland. (This might have been the first time someone came with their family! That's what you get when you share a rental car I guess!)Ha! Pretty funny!