Best Vacation Ever!!

Last week we went to California!  We flew out of Provo airport into LAX on Sunday morning.  Provo is seriously the best airport if you ever have the option to fly out of Provo do it!  We got there an hour early and it was so easy and relaxed.  My parents and Shelley drove and took a lot of our stuff so we only had to take carry on bags which was nice with the kids.  For months my mom collected things for Jackson to play with on the plane.  He had his own little Buzz Lightyear backpack that he carried full of coloring books and other little toys and snacks to keep him entertained.  I was really worried about flying with him but he was really good until about the last 20 minutes when he started getting tired of sitting in his car seat.  He kind of cried during landing and was really grumpy while we were waiting to get off the plane.  I had the nerve to put Link on his lap so he could see out the window and Jackson screamed so loud people 3 rows ahead of us were looking back at him.  So that was kind of embarrassing but other than that it was okay.

Link was really good he smiled and talked to the people sitting behind us then took a little nap.

Once we finally made it out of the airport we went to the beach.  The beach was actually one of my favorite things we did on this trip.  Link loved eating the sand and Jackson loved to water.  We had tons of fun playing in the water with Jackson.  My cousin Kara and her husband BJ came to hang out with us at the beach.

 Grandpa is the best babysitter.

They had some boogie boards so Jordan and I tried it for the first time which was awesome!  I wasn't very good but it was a lot of fun trying.

 Of course Jordan was really good at it.

That night we went and ate at Knotts Berry Farm with Kara and BJ then headed back and put the kids to bed.

The next 3 days we went to Disneyland and California Adventure!  The first day Kara took the day off work and came with us.  It was so fun to see Kara!  We miss her tons since she moved to California.  Kara was our tour guide to Disneyland.

The first day Jackson was really scared of all the rides.  He cover his eyes and said "It's scary."  I felt bad for the guy we were all so excited to go for months.  My mom showed him rides on youtube and he couldn't wait.  Then we got there and he was afraid!!  It was kind of sad.  I think he was just really tired. My parents were nice enough to take the kids back to the hotel for a nap so Jordan, Shelley, Kara, and I could go ride some of the big rides.

 Our scared faces waiting for tower of terror.

Luckily by the second day Jackson got use to it and started to like the rides.  He loved Monsters inc., Pooh, Small World, Dumbo and both the Toy Story Rides.  Jackson met Pooh, Woody, Jesse, and Mickey Mouse.

Jackson loved Pooh he gave him a big hug and didn't want to let go.

He liked Woody and Jesse.  For some reason he was so afraid of Mickey! Lincoln was so good the whole time!  He loved the rides he just looked around at everything and slept a lot in the stroller.  He was so good.  I thought I traumatized Jackson by taking him on Pirates.  We went the first day and again on the third day and he was terrified both times.  I felt so bad for the poor guy.  Now that we're home he talks about Pirates all the time and sings "Ho, ho, ho, ho, a pirate life......a me."
We flew home on Thursday out of LAX into Provo.  LAX is kind of a pain but all the airport employees were really nice and helpful because we had kids.  They told us which lines were the shortest and helped told us exactly where to go.  Both boys fell asleep on the way home which was so nice!!  The flight home had some turbulence so I kind of got sick and the kids somehow slept through it.    

Disneyland was awesome we had so much fun!!! I am so grateful to my family for taking us and helping us so much with our kids.  We had a lot of fun and Jackson still talks about it all the time.  Every day he tells me he wants to ride a Pooh, buzz, small world, or pirates.