The last hurrah!

Thanks to the generosity of my amazing parents Lamoni and I had the opportunity to take one last vacation before the baby arrives. And it wasn't just any vacation - it was Disneyland and the Beach! We went with my parents, Maddie, Sydney, Brian, Susan, Tyler, and Aubrey. It was so much fun to be with the kids, especially since it Tyler and Aubrey don't remember their first Disneyland trips! Lamoni and I have been quoting moments from the trip all week. Here are some of my favs:

Aubrey, preparing to brush Syd's hair with a fork at the diner: "Sydney. Whatever you do - don't cry."

Tyler hopping out of the truck at the beach: "Hey! I sneaked a snail to the beach!"

Tyler: "Yeah Sydney. If you were a snail I would poke your eyes all day too."

Sydney, nonstop in the car: "Oh my gosh, I see a big bush. I see another big bush! And another one. I see a big tree. Oh my gosh! We are going to Disneyland TOMORROW!"

Aubrey, in response to someone mentioning that she and Aubrey are cousins: "I'm not her cousin! I'm her friend!"

(any that I missed?)

The first day we spend in Disneyland with the little kids. We enjoyed Fantasyland rides with Sydney, then met up with Tyler and Aubrey to go on some more rides. Afterward we met Mom and Dad and had fun around the park.



(The picture on the left was from this trip. I had to compare it to Lamoni's face on the right, from our first Disneyland trip. Priceless.)

The second day Lamoni, Maddie and I hung out in California Adventures all day. Lamoni's favorite parts of the park this time were the Aladdin show and the World of Color.


The third day was beach day (although my dad went to the beach every day I think...) We packed it up and headed on down to Newport where we built a sandcastle, looked in some tidepools, saw a dead seal, and even caught some waves. Lamoni and I got sunburned and very sandy. My poor dryer is filled with beach sand now.....


Then they broke out the shovels and started making an ultimate sand castle/fort, complete with moat. However, it didn't really get finished and ended up being a trampled mound. Still cool.

Dad paddle boarded. A lot. I felt huge and sunburned.

We also had some beautiful mermaids (merpeople?) wash ashore.

So farewell for now Disneyland and the beach! I will return someday after Baby Limon arrives. Thanks again Mom and Dad!