The Happiest Place on Earth...

....according to some. I happen to be one of those people that think Disneyland is, in fact, one of the happiest places on earth. Nick and I thought it would be fun to take his boys for a little vacation for a few reasons-

1. They had never been on an airplane and were DYING to
2. Nick said he has been talking about taking them to Disneyland for the last couple years but it never worked out in the past.
3. We felt a little guilty taking a week long trip to Hawaii without them (Not really, but kind of ;)
4. Having some time away from everything would be a good bonding experience/family vacay
5. It's Disneyland... Need I say more?

We booked the trip back in June so needless to say October took ffooorreeeevvveerrrr to get here! I had always wanted to go to Disneyland during October because I love Halloween! My parents joined us, and I am SO glad they did. They were able to get to know the boys better and it made it easier so everyone got to do what they wanted as far as rides go.

Both Logan and Bridger were a little nervous for their first plane ride, but ever since we got off the plane in California all they've wanted to do was take a flight somewhere.

We spent 3 whole days at Disneyland and loved every second of it! We talked Logan into going on a few of the bigger rides (Splash Mountain, Tower of Terror, Matterhorn) but Bridger wasn't having any of them. We did however get them both on Space Mountain - Ummmmm.... I didn't realize how fast/jerky/scary that ride is and during Halloween they change it to "Ghost Galaxy." Nick and I both felt horrible after... I wouldn't be surprised if neither one of the boys ever wanted to go on it again.

  

Toystory-mania - This was more of a favorite for my dad and Nick than anyone else although we all loved it.

 

Carsland was AWESOME!!!! We went on the Radiator Springs Raceway ride a few times! While my mom and Nick went on Tower of Terror, Logan and Bridger talked me into going on the 'Mater' ride in Carsland. I get motion sickness pretty easy so I was a little hesitant to go. Bridger told me "You won't get sick, I promise. I'll hold your hand." He was right. I didn't get sick, the boys and I laughed the WHOLE time and it ended up being my favorite ride as well as the boys.






* Tower of Terror- My favorite ride!!! I think I went on it 4 or 5 times.

* Splash Mountain

* Grizzly River Run- I think this was Logan's favorite ride. We got drenched when we went!!!

* I LOVED the Nightmare Before Christmas Haunted Mansion- LOVED IT!

* Pirates of the Carribean (I think it scared Bridger a little more than he would ever admit to)

Bridger LOVED Toontown. we took him through Mickey's House so he could meet Mickey. SO cute!

What would California be without a dip in the pool?







California Screamin'




 
I don't have any pictures of this, but on Sunday AND Monday we went to Ruby's Diner. Ruby's is one of my favorite places to eat and Nick and boys loved it too so we went twice. Since our trip, anytime we ask Logan or Bridger what they want for dinner they always ask if we can "just fly to California and go to Ruby's and then we'll come back." If only money grew on trees, boys.


 Monday we headed home, but not before stopping by the beach. The boys had never seen the ocean before. They LOVED it! It was so fun to watch them run in the waves, laughing hysterically. We had such a fun weekend and made a lot of great memories!! We are currently brainstorming where to take our next family trip!!!  

Hawaiian Honeymoon

Don't worry, it's only been 2 months since we went to Hawaii. Where does the time go?!!!! Unfortunately, all my pictures are on my laptop (which does not happen to be the computer I'm currently blogging from) so I only have a few.

We had such a great time in Hawaii. We spent 4 days on the island of Molokai, and 3 on Oahu. Both islands were complete opposite of each other, but we loved every second of our vacation. Some of the main highlights of our trip included:

• Spending LOTS of time on the beach. I'd estimate a good 80% of our time
• We had our own private ceremony on the beach at sunset. (This was planned and paid for before we decided to do some wedding festivities here so we decided to still do it. It was PERFECT)
• Snorkeling off the shores of Molokai





• On Molokai, there is basically.....nothing. So we went to one of the only grocery stores on the island and got food to make for the majority of our meals in the condo we stayed in. I would much rather have a home cooked meal anyway.
• Ate way too much food on both islands. I don't regret it, and I also got my beloved shave ice at Matsumoto's on Oahu. It was even better than I remember.
• Went to the Polynesian Cultural Center
• Talked Nick into getting his first pedicure with me. (If he tells you he hated it, he's lying ;)
• We took a lot of naps! :)
• Saw a fire engine in Hawaii equipped with a surfboard that took me 5 minutes to get Nick to break focus and walk away from. He went back to the hotel and put in an interest card for Honolulu FD. Silly boy.
• Watched AND finished season 1 of "Once Upon a Time".... we're both now addicted.

We spent a perfect week with each other in paradise! Until next time Hawaii......
















I sure do love this man! <3