Sunny Newport Beach

We were roasting in Palm Springs but enjoying every moment! Next we headed to the coast or closer to Disneyland for our much anticipated birthday extravaganza! We decided to hit one of the beaches close to our hotel! So Newport Beach it was! Shane and I were excited to see the kids really enjoy a beach where you could wear a swimsuit and jump and play in the water without freezing! We picked out a great spot and then it was off to see the waves~~!

We found lots of seashells!

And one beached whale!!

We played in the water!

We smooshed the sand!

We splashed in the water!

We played "leap frog" well..."leap Ty"

We took a stroll on the Pier!

We gazed out at the great Pacific Ocean!

We got the sun in our eyes!

We braved the mighty waves!

But most of all we posed for the camera!

After our day at the beach we headed to Knott's Berry Farms for their famous "Chicken Dinner!" By the end of the night we were exhausted...

We finished the day just in time to get some rest before we were to wake up the next day bright and early to go to the happiest place on earth!!

Lets keep this vacation train a movin'...

choo choo...

next stop...

DISNEYLAND!!!!

Swimming with a side of sizzle

Our next big adventure in CA was at Knott's Splash City. We had an amazing time splashing, slip-sliding, and feet frying! We had a blast!

Next up...we catch some real waves!

Golden Birthday x2

Alli and Andrew my two incredible, smart, cute, and funny twins just celebrated their "Golden Birthday!!!" That is right on August 7th they turned 7!!! Shane and I can't believe that we have 2...count them 2!!! 7-year-olds! Well to celebrate this momentous occasion we planned an elaborate Birthday bash that involved lots of driving, high temperatures, and...oh a Magical place called Disneyland!!!!!

We started out with the long drive down to Palm Springs area to meet up with the Grandparents. Grandma Shari just happens to have her birthday on August 7th too!!! We arrived in sunny southern Cali and were excited for the warm weather and sun we would be enjoying for the next few days. While in Palm Springs we got to do lots of playing.

On our first day there we visited the Living Desert. It is basically a condensed zoo. One of the fabulous things we got to do was feed the giraffes. Wow!!! This was a really cool experience!

All of the animals we saw were...wait for it...Desert animals hence the name the Living Desert! Well I guess we were in the desert so temps were hot...really hot...110 degrees hot! But we loved it!

Did I mention that it was hot that day?




Peeking at the animals!


We got to see a Kestrel Falcon up close!

"where did the lizard go?"

Way to grab the goat by the horn Andrew!

We loved seeing the animals! Here are are some of our favorite ones...

ooops...here they are...

Andrew's favorite was the Camel --Alli and Ty loved the Cheetah!!

It was a pretty neat experience! Everyone of us enjoyed our little adventure!

The next thing on our list...swimming!