California Screamin'

Mommy and her girls. . . finally at Disneyland!

The Pixar Parade

The girls enjoying the parade

Brian and the girls on the catepillar ride at California Adventure

Mommy's biggest thrill of the day!

Freedom flyers!

Cute buns at Newport

Brian and the girls making a beautiful sandcastle!

Brian and his girls at Newport beach

Keaton's beautiful sandcastle concoction

Cheese eatin' grin in Grandma's pool!


What you talkin' 'bout Willis?

Karsen flexing her "water muscles" in Grandma and Grandpa's pool

We had so much fun in California! The weather was absolutely beautiful, and who can beat swimming in Grandma's heated pool? Or pounding on Grandma's piano keys for that matter! The girls went right into the pool immediately after we arrived late in the afternoon. They had an absolute blast, and Grandpa even jumped in with them eventually. He was super impressed by their "mad skillz" in the pool. The next day was off to Disneyland. We can't thank mom's friend Lorea enough for giving us free passes! Many thanks! The girls had a blast. Their favorite rides were Finding Nemo and the Toy Story ride. I can't remember what it's called, but we waited in line for 50 minutes for it! Of course it was worth it, and Mr. Potato Head kept us occupied. The next day we went out to Newport beach. The kids had so much fun running into the ocean completely unafraid and scaring us half to death! And of course, there were sandcastles to be had! Brian is the king of those. Unfortunately, I got horrifically sunburned, but that's besides the point. The next day we celebrated my birthday with a better than ----cake with cream cheese frosting! My favorite! Thanks mom! There's nothing better than homemade cake on your birthday. We can't wait to go back next year. Cali was a blast! : )