The boys first trip to Disneyland!

We took the boys to Disneyland for the very first time 2 weeks ago. We had been planning this trip for almost a year and it had been building up in our heads. It did not disappoint one bit! Walking through the gates of Disneyland for the first time with my kids was an overwhelmingly amazing feeling. Darren was so happy (and made a point of telling us). Every time they see the Castle in movies they say "Disneyland" So I knew when we actually went it would be so much more than just a castle that they had no idea.

Braden did great and could tell that he recognized characters, he did not comprehend as much as Darren but we could tell he had a great time too. Both boys did great on all the rides and were not scared of the characters at all.

Tim's parents, Uncle Peter and Ron, Julie, Lily, Emma and Connor even met us for two of the days. Darren might have been more excited to see Lily and Emma than Mickey! I have crazy amounts of pictures and gave up and made a photo book of the trip, but I will post a few of my favorites.

We plan on going back soon :)

Baron love

Yesterday Baron got some extra love from Darren. Darren always acknowledges him and plays with him sometimes and definitely feeds him everyday (not always dog food) but yesterday was extra special. All throughout the day dare kept coming back to him, hugging him and telling him he was a good dog and that he loved him, so so sweet.

cousin time at the park

Julie, Ron , Lily, Emma and Connor were down this past weekend to celebrate Grammy's birthday with all of us, which means COUSIN TIME!!! All the kids had so much fun together and soon baby Connor will be right there in the mix with them.

We had a great day at the park with Grammy Pops and Aunt Jan and had a yummy family dinner that night with the whole gang, Happy Birthday Grammy!

Darren's first Warriors game

Last night Dare went to his first Warriors game! He did great (even though when G.Ma came over to watch Braden he didn't want to go) he loved eating nachos and I would say his favorite part of the game is when they played The Party Rock Song! We did a lot of walking around and actually found a lot of kid friendly things to do around the stadium that I had never noticed before or never really had a reason to notice before :)

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

We ended our birthday celebration with a last minute trip to the Boardwalk. Cloudy but not cold, can't really ask for more. The boys both did super and loved all the games. Darren was brave enough to ride three rides and really liked it this time. Daddy even won a Giant Minion from the movie Despicable Me, that Darren happens to adore these days. A great family day!