Vacation

We are taking a trip . . .

in THREE days!!

We are very excited about this trip!

Because. . .

We are going to DISNEYLAND!!

We got this package in the mail

 open it up to find an envelope which says, "Your Happier Is Here"

 And all the goodies inside!

 Four 3-day park hopper tickets! (the fourth one is for my mom because Isaiah is still 2 and therefore FREE!) and four meal passes to eat with the characters at Goofy's Kitchen!

We also decided to splurge for the photopass+ so we don't miss a thing!

We will be going on August 18th and are staying through the 21st. I am so excited to be able to take the boys to the happiest place on earth!

Let's Go Have FUN!

This summer has been crazy busy! This is the first summer with ZERO hospital time for Owen. We have taken full advantage of this awesome accomplishement and are having a blast.

We took the kids to . . .

The Fair!

I know! Sounds crazy!

The first thing I think of when I think of the fair. . . germ infested. . . unsanitary . . . dirty

But, it was FUN!

The boys went crazy! And I didn't whip out my hand sanitizer every 2 seconds either!

We went right when it opened and decided to splurge for the unlimited ride pass. We were so hoping the kids would enjoy the rides. The first ride?

Rockin' Tug (picture below)

 We picked this ride because we could go on it with them. I thought that they might like it more if mommy and daddy were having fun with them. I was right. They were a little hesitant at first, especially Isaiah. But, Heath and I were excited and keeping the energy positive. Once it was over, the kids were screaming, AGAIN!

Success!



We played all morning long, running from ride to ride. The boys were having so much fun. At around 3pm I could tell they were getting a little tired and cranky. Since we live minutes away, I decided it would be a good idea to go home and take a nap while daddy stayed and watched the destruction derby. Then they would be refreshed and ready to go for round 2. When the kids got up from their nap, Isaiah asked immediately, "Mom! Let's go have FUN!!" as he threw his arms up in the air! It was adorable! He kept saying that over and over until we arrived back at the fair. We ended up staying until closing that day (11pm) and the kids were exhausted but you could tell they had an amazing time.



Family Pictures

We were able to take family pictures at the end of July. I like to get pictures done of our family just before the boys' birthday each year. We were blessed with the opportunity to work with Jodi Mockabee. She is a local photographer and does wonderful work. Here are a few of the moments she captured with our family of four :)

I think they turned out great! There are still a few more! 

. . . but you will have to wait until the boys' birthdays are here :)

Monterey Bay Aquarium

On April 7th we had an opportunity to take the family to the Monterey Bay Aquarium! We received free tickets and were so excited to go! We decided to spend the night near Monterey the night before so that we wouldn't have to spend the day at the aquarium after a long drive. I'm so glad we did! It was an exhausting day for all of us! The boys were so excited to see everything. The aquarium had an amazing area for toddlers. The boys were so overwhelmed and excited about everything they got to climb on, touch, and experiment with. I was so thankful that Owen was able to participate in the water play. They had these awesome aprons that kept his broviac nice and dry. Here are a few pictures of our trip.

Here we are standing in front of the aquarium. At this point, I think we were more excited than the boys were. 

We weren't sure where to head first. When we got there the penguins were being fed. We decided to head in that direction. However, we quickly realized that we would not be able to be a part of the feeding times. There was a big crowd, the boys couldn't see, and the feeding was slow. There was no way the boys were going to sit through all the talking LOL. So, we turned around and saw the water table - empty and ready for our kids to play! They had soo much fun playing with all the different toys in the water! Thankfully, the aquarium supplied us with apron type things that helped keep the boys dry - but most importantly - Owen's broviac! I was so happy I could watch him play freely in the water without worrying (too much) that we would have a dressing change in the near future.

Shape sorting!

the wave :)

 



The next few pictures are of all of us outside near the ocean water. They turned out really great!

The kids really had a blast with all of these hands on activities!

My inpatient husband waiting for the elevator lol :) but seriously, they were a little bit slow

the jellyfish exibit was my second favorite of the day! The boys loved drawing and putting their drawing on the big, interactive screen!

These poor boys were so tired! meltdown!