Hoy-ya! Karate Chop (Day 9)

So sad to say goodbye to Palm Springs!  We had such a great time!  We did a little bit of shopping then headed for home, or so they thought (of course we had another surprise for them).  After driving for quite some time Brinley informed us that she had to "go potty."  I told her we would just stop at someone's house in a few minutes and ask them if we could use their bathroom.  We went to someone's house, knocked on the door... that someone was Sabra!!  We just couldn't drive all that way without making an effort to see Troy and Sabra in Arizona!  It took Brinley a bit to realize where we really were.  I later had to explain to her that I would never just stop at a stranger's home and ask to use their bathroom.  Needless to say, we had a BLAST!  Sabra and Brinley had a mini dance party, London enjoyed being mauled by the dogs and Dustin and Troy karate chopped boards in half, silly boys!  Their home is adorable and we are so glad they let us crash there for a few days.

What a Beautiful Place (Day 8)

We spent the day at the resort, just enjoying every last minute of warmth, sunshine and swimming in this beautiful place.  

(Day 7) Disneyland!!

We had an absolute blast in Disneyland!  The girls sported their new Minnie Mouse shirts, the weather was great, we loved the rides, and the characters.  We just love everything about Disneyland.  It was really fun to spend the day there, just the four of us.  

Families That Play Together, Stay Together (Day 6)

After our busy day at California Adventures we wanted to take a day off to just relax and hang out at the pool.  We had to run to Target that morning, we scared Lunnie with some silly Halloween masks and the remainder of the day was spent lounging at the pool.  Have I told you how much we all enjoyed this vacation?  We had so much time with nothing to worry about.  We were able to do so many things that we never get to do, like lay in bed with my husband and watch TV and read Elizabeth Smart's entire book in just a couple of days.  It was fabulous.  Everything was fabulous!  One of the girls favorite things about the resort were all of the little ducks and bunnies they saw roaming around.  

(Day 5) Surprise!!!

 Dustin and I were keeping a secret from our girls.  It was a hard secret to keep!  We got up pretty early and told them we were going for a drive, maybe we would do something fun.  About two hours later Brinley looked at the window and asked, "IS THIS DISNEYLAND?"  "No, Brinley, we are't in California." We lied.  She was confused, all of these people crossing the road with Micky Mouse ears on and Disney buses everywhere.  We were careful not to let her know we were in California the entire trip because to her California equals Disneyland and we really wanted to surprise her.  We found a place to park, gave the girls each a gift, Minnie Mouse shirts and other Disney goods.  We walked in, I think Brinley was excited and knew we were doing something fun, but still confused, her memory told here we were in Disneyland, her parents told her otherwise.  We got the tickets, walked in the gate, she grabbed a map opened it up and threw her arms around me, "WE ARE IN DISNEYLAND, YOU ARE THE BEST PARENTS IN THE WHOLE WORLD!  THIS IS THE BEST SURPRISE EVER!"  Priceless!!!  We were just here a couple of months ago, but what can I say, It's the happiest place on Earth!  We were just so close, we couldn't not go.  We love Disneyland!  The day was an absolute BLAST!  We spent the first day in California Adventures and enjoyed World Of Color that night.  This day defiantly goes in the memory book as one of the best days ever!  It was so great to spend so much time with the girls, and with my cute husband!  I freaking love my life!  London was so cute with the characters, she loved them!!  Such a magical day!

A Lazy Day 4

We spent the entire day at the resort!  It was so fun!  The resort was even better than we thought it would be.  We had a condo style room with a full kitchen, washer dryer etc.  The resort had two playgrounds, a movie theater and a dozen or so pools and hot tubs.  We spent hours and hours floating the lazy river.  

Palm Springs Tram Day 3

Saturday we spent the day at the resort and went to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway that night.  

 Brinley didn't like riding the tramway, apparently she's not a fan of heights, but it was still really cool.  At the bottom there were desert animals and palm trees, but because of the change in altitude there was pine trees and snow at the top.  We didn't quite expect such a change in temperature, but it was a beautiful site once we got to the top.  We were able to eat dinner at a restaurant on top of the mountain and when we headed back down it was dark.  It was so pretty to see the city lit up below from the tram.

Vegas Baby (Day 2)

We woke up in Southern Utah and packed up for more traveling.  We gave each of the girls a little gift to keep them entertained while on the road.  Again, they were fabulous!  We stopped in Vegas for some kid friendly attractions.  

 London loved the Coke bear!  Brinley didn't want to have her picture taken with him, but when London wanted to, Brinley decided she would go along.  London loves characters where Brinley doesn't even like to go see Santa.  Lun was giving the bear kisses and everything and when we left, she yells at him, "I yuh (love) you bear!"

 After much driving we finally arrived at our beautiful resort in warm and sunny Indio California.  

11 Days in the Desert (Day 1)

We braved a massive road trip with these two.  Day one consisted of... driving. The girls did great!  We stayed the night in Southern Utah.  

Fall Fire

There's nothing like a fall hot dog roast.  There's just something about sitting around the fire with these guys.