Legoland

As our grand finale my sisters and I decided to take the kids to legoland. Great fun was had by all. It was amazing to see what they could do with legos. Diego loved the dragon ride. It was a miniature roller coaster. There was a water park the kids could play in. We brought their bathing suits and let them have at it. There was never a dull moment and it was not very crowded. We were the very last ones to leave the park because Cameron got stung by a bee. Great times were had by all!

Diego got to drive his own car, no tracks

they even got a drivers license to prove it

You gotta love the legos! What an adventure!

California Continuation . . .

Lucky for me, my older sister, Kelly, arrived in California on Monday. She drove with her kids from Arizona. Diego was so excited to have any more cousins to have fun with! We got the sisters and cousins together and Kami treated us to a taco and sundae bar. It was fun just to hang out and be ourselves. Here are some pictures of the fam . . .

We had a GREAT time! Thanks Kami!

While in California, of course, we had to spend a day at the beach. We piled in the car and headed to Newport Beach and let the kids hit the waves and dig for sand crabs. Great fun was had by all! The waves were ginormous and crashed on the shore. It sounded like thunder.

That same day we decided to rent a party boat and tour Balboa Island. The kids were excited because the sea lions were out. I was elected captain of the boat and am proud to say there were no accidents involved. We ordered some pizza and ate on the boat while cruising around the harbor.

We finished the day off with a jaunt on the Balboa Island Ferry and of course, the famous Balboa Island Ferris Wheel! It was a day to be remembered! Thanks for the memories mom! It helps to take me to that happy place!

California . . . Here I come!

October 16 and 17th was UEA so Diego & I decided to jump in the car and head to California. He is such a trooper in the car. For those of you that know him, he is quite the yapper and had so many stories to tell. We left Friday at around 4 and headed to Las Vegas. There we met up with my old roommate Brookie D. We stayed the night at the Hotel Demitropoulos. (Thanks Brook!) We grabbed breakfast and headed to Romoland where my little sister lives. Diego was so excited to see his cousins! He kept saying in the car, "Don't worry cousins, I am on my way!" We made it to Romoland Saturday afternoon and we just hung out with cousins! It was so fun to be at Kami's house. My little sister Logan joined us and we watched the kids play their guts out and jump on the trampoline. Diego loved doing tricks! Can I just say that I love being with my family! It makes me so happy! The next day we headed to Bates Nuts Farms Pumpkin Patch! It was amazing! There were pumpkins galore and a whole lot more.

Here's a shot of Diego and I getting ready to pick a pumpkin. The rule was that you had to be able to carry your own pumpkin. There were some rather large ones! Here are some more photos of the cousins having fun that day...

Abby, Diego, Isaac, Logan, & Chloe

Diego and the perfect pumpkin

We sure had a lot of fun! I think that will be all for now. . . I will continue to post the rest of the trip later!