Knott's Berry Farm

We spend our last 3 days at Knott's Berry Farm. The boys had a BLAST! Going to Knott's brought back a lot of memories of my childhood coming here. It was so fun watching the boys getting so excited to try out and go on all of the rides.

Devin had become my little dare devil, going on every ride. Since Devin and Carter are so tall, they are tall enough to go on almost every ride. He went on the Xcelerator which goes from 0 to 82 miles per hour in about 2.3 seconds. I screamed and had to close my eyes the whole ride the 1st time I went. Devin loved it and went again several more time. I Tried to convince Carter to go on the Silver Bullet with me since Devin was too short to go on it but her wouldn't hear it. I even tried bribing him with a new lego set. :)

We met up with the Beagle family a few times while we were there and my boys loved having friends to go on rides with. It was funny to see my boys go from roller coster to kiddie rides and back and still love every minute of what they were doing. By the end of the week I was sooo tired but my boys were so sad to leave. I have never seen Sydney so happy as to be home, she was running around and laughing like a crazy girl.

It was such a fun and crazy week!

Disneyland

Day 4 and 5 on our Cali trip we spent at Disneyland. Nana and Grandpa Roskelley came with us. Which was really nice so Jake and I could ride together on rides with the boys. The 1st day we were are Disneyland was on the busy side but the 2nd day was really nice. Disneyland really is a magical place. It is a great atmosphere. I love the rider swap pass so we could get the most of our time on the rides. The boys lucked out in being about to do double rides with us and Nana and Grandpa.

 The boys LOVED Splash Mountain and Star Wars, those were the ones they wanted to go on again and again. Devin surprised me in being the one to want to try ALL the rides. He loved going on Space Mountain. Carter would not even attempt it. Devin's favorite was California Scream. It was funny that after the 1st time we rode California Scream, Devin didn't realize that we had gone upside down in the ride, I had to point it out to him the 2nd time we went on.

We all tried the ferris wheel with the cart that rocked. NOT FUN! I don't think any of us enjoyed it. Poor Jake was feeling sick after that ride. Sydney was soooo good. She was happy just chilling in the stroller. I was worried she would get frustrated and bored but she was doing well. Wish we could have spent more time and days at Disney. We were so tired and crashed every night when we got to the hotel.

Soak City

Our 3rd day of our Cali trip we went to Soak City. Sydney was loving the water here, she couldn't get enough. The boys favorite part was the kid area were they could shoot water and go on different slides. Carter is my most adventurous when it come going down slides. He was willing to go on any slide. Devin would freak himself out. It was a hot day and it was draining. Only made it till the late afternoon.
Later that night we spent a little time at Knott's Berry Farm before the end of the night.

Our Trip to Cali

We have been planning this trip for almost a year. It was so fun to send a full week playing with the family. At times it was tiring but totally worth it. Nana and Grandpa Roskelley rode with us down to California. Which was nice to have someone to entertain Sydney. 

Once we go to California we Ate some lunch at Cheesecake factory (which my boys didn't like, I found that funny. They called it the fancy restaurant.) When we finished we headed right over to Knott's Berry Farm to get a feel of what was to come. We were only there for a couple of hours that day before we called it a night, since we have a long week ahead of us.

Sunday morning we visited the Newport Beach Temple. Such a pretty temple! I wish the temple ground were open so we could walk around and spend more time there.

This was the first time my kids have ever been to the beach. Huntington Beach is very pretty and the weather was perfect. My Dad rented the 7 person bike. It was fun and a nice little workout considering some people are not as helpful as others :)

The boys LOVED the waves and didn't want to come out. Sydney was not too sure about the water. She was curious but decided that she didn't like it. The boys were too busy playing in the water to  build anything in the sand. I tried to persuade the boys to let me bury them in the sand but they wouldn't have it so, I buried myself :)  I know... I am a dork.

We got sand everywhere. I think it took several weeks to get the sand out of the car and random other places. It was worth it though.

Sydney's 1st year

Wow! I love seeing how she has changed and grown. Sometimes being right in the middle of things I forget how quick things change.

Sydney's 1st Birthday

 I can't believe my baby girl is a year old!!!!! She is so fun and makes sure that her opinion is know. I can't imagine life without her. My little spoiled princess. I have LOVED having a girl, even if she is a Daddy's girl.

We kept her birthday simple. I feel like life is zooming past me and it can be hard to keep up. It was nice that family could come over and celebrate with us. I wish she would have dug into the cake. I have yet to have a child that will go for it ;(  Oh well.

Girl's Night Out

Went to go see The City of Bones and hit up some Cafe Rio on the way. We made sure to bring our "Michelle head" with us to we could have her there is spirit :) We missed having you with us (I still curse Brady under my breath several times a week.)  :)