Let's party in California

We started out with some gifts for the kiddos. We didn't tell them where we were going till 6 am Friday morning... the car was packed, and they were each given backpacks with gifts, treats and clues.... Once we broke the news all 3 kids started jumping up & down and yelling Disney, Mickey yay!!!!
The plan was to celebrate Ally & Sean's bdays, so we had gifts for all 3 kids- new clothes, toys, and $$$$.

Andy loved having some money to spend, here he is super excited to find some bills along with a love note from mom and dad!

Seany opening one of his bady gifts--- clothes so he could be in style.

Ally liked opening gifts, more than the gift itself.... silly silly!

Here she is ready to go, modeling 1 of her new outfits. so cute-- gotta love Gymboree!

Legoland

Saturday was Legoland day! We packed our bags and surprised the kids with a day at Legoland.

Our handsome Andy protecting his baby sister

Sean and Andy are so into Ninjago.... they loved it and even got a Ninjago toy to take home!

Miniland at Legoland is amazing....

Andy making wishes at the wishing well...

soooooo fun!!!!

oooops..... we didn't read the sign

Waiting in line "The Dragon" rollercoaster

on the ride

so happy! "we survived!"

Andy climbed this to the top in under a minute.... it was crazy all the other kids took 5 min., even kids older than him. He definately got the climbing gene from Abuelo Cohen.

 

stopping for a quick pose

a super fun slide.... go, go, go

playing with daddy



on our flight to Madagascar

Ally was also on this flight!

Cool.... Bionicals

little people like me.... she was kind of scared to touch the lego girl, she did but then ran away. funny, silly girl!

Sean and Bob the Builder

Sean and batman lego

legos!!!!!

Andy was so excited, he loved everything about Legoland

waiting in line

setting sail with our dad

passing through the Big Apple! We love NY!

waiting for brothers

eating a cookie makes the waiting better

on our way back from the safari

Daddy and his 2 boys on a boat ride

Ally was so silly and happy

the 3 little pigs

me and my mom

playing in the water

Agua

Ally & Sean had a blast. Can you tell???

mom.... I got eaten by a lion

sitting on a lego-pirate

star wars-----cool!

we had so much fun at Legoland!

Dinner at Red Robins:

We did a little swimming with Daddy

then we headed off to dinner and a little bday celebration with ice-cream sundays:

I love how she eats.... so cute!

bday balloon- curtesy of Red Robin's

Disneyland:

Ally and Sean got happy birthday buttons to wear. They got Happy Birthday wishes throughout the park and loved all the attention!

Ready to go! so excited!!!!

On the Jungle Cruise:

Adventure land here we come! We loved the Indiana Jones ride it was so much fun!

waiting to get on the Indiana Jones ride

Andy the explorer

Seany loves his mom

Princess Ally posing while she waits for her mom & brothers to get off Splash Mountain

We survived! This is still one of my favorite rides at Disney, so fun!

Ally needed her beauty sleep

Cheese!

Andy was so excited!

Andy and his lil' Bro Sean

Buzz Lightyear to thye Rescue: The kids loved this ride!

Shoot em' help Buzz and Woody

Posing on our way to Autotopia for a fun drive

me and my 2 year old baby

"Mom, I can drive! see my license?"

"We got ours too!"

Going for a drive with dad!

Ally was so scared on this one---- 'Mr. Toad's'

The parade was amazing!

Here's all the Disney princesses. Here's Snow White, Aurora, & Rapunzel from her tower

I just can't wait to be king!!!

Mary poppins- my favorite Disney movie of all times!

The gardens at Disney are amazing! Take a look at that dolphin.

'It's a small world' after all--- my favorite and Ally's favorite ride.

The lil' Hawaiian dancers

Ally on the boat ride, she loved it, she smiled and clapped the whole time and even learned the song and was singing it. It was so cute!

Being mischievous! Putting her hand out of the boat to touch the water.

Cute!

Mickey's Toontown
Funny cars, funny houses, & fun rides!

Crazy roller coaster ride with dad.

on the ride, here we go!

Andy and mom

Daddy, Ally, and Andy

mom and her kiddos

so heavy!

Quick family pic

Ally was amazed by everything! 

Teacups:

Disney castle and us

Disney is definately where all your dreams come true! I felt like a little kid again and had so many childhood memories! can't wait to go again! 

California Adventures

We had to visit California Adventures too and had a blast!

My favorite ride: The Little Mermaid

On Mickey's Fun Ferris Wheel

We rode the new Toy Story ride- a 4D experience

Laguna Beach

Our last day in california was spent at Laguna Beach... waht a dream place. We found the most amazing private beach, so we did a little exploring, swimming, tanning, running and having a total blast.
We discovered some caves, saw some surfers in action, and enjoyed a beautiful warm day in one of Cali's most famous beaches.

It was Ally's 1st time ever at the beach- she loved the 'agua' and played with daddy telling the agua to go away! "Go away agua, go away!" when she saw the crashing waves.

Seany loved it too!

Take a look at the incredible view

exploring a nearby cave

I love walking on sand... I guess I'm a beach girl at heart- all  those years living by the ocean, I just feel at home!

love my little curious girl

sand... she didn't like getting sand on her hands all that much

Andy working on his sea collection

we even did a little hiking

at the top with dad

look at the surfer dude in the background, so cool!

playing in a little water puddle on the big rock

quick pose with my kids

and my squirmy 2 year old

Andy found a crab

he was so proud

pretty cool!

Andy's collection--- lobster tail, oyster, crab and all

playing with the water

so exhausted after a long day in the sun