The Howe Diaries: Family Fun

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CALIFORNIA...wahoo!

Here are our vacation pictures...I won't tell you how many I took because it is embarrassing :) hehe. But, just let me tell you that I slimmed it down quite a bit for my posts. we had a WONDERFUL time together as a family...a MUCH needed vacation. The prior year was really tuff with me being preggo, sick, having a new baby, moving, new jobs, school.....LOTS of crazy stuff. So, I felt like this was a much needed happy break for us. THANK YOU Uncle Sam. haha. I made about 6 posts of the different days and things we did...so scroll down (you might even have to hit the "older posts" button) and grab some popcorn!

The Drive

We took the drive nice and slow so that it wasn't stressful for craig and I or the kids. We decided from the very beggining that, "Yes, it would take 10x longer to do ANYTHING, but that it is ok cause we are on vacation and in no hurry". So we kept that attitude the entire vacation and we were fine.

On the drive there, we took lots of breaks and even stopped in Provo the first night because we left late. But, we got to eat at our favorite restaurant BRICK OVEN! Yummy!

Can you tell they loved it :)

Piper seriously was an angel and didn't cry once! Mckay and Kylin on the other hand were a little whiney and wanted to watch shows, have me grab dropped toys, or give them snacks. I swear I was turned around in my seat and unbuckled half the trip!

Mckay looks so gangsta in this picture. hehe

Nothin' but blue skies!

we had to stop and do "this" lots at random rest stops to feed piper and give the kids pee breaks. They are sitting on the back of the car...you will see why is a sec.

Kylin drives me CRAZY because she tells us she has to go potty, so we pull off the side of the road (because there is no rest stop near by) and she won't pee! So, she gets back in the car and by the time we get to a rest stop she has peed her pants! GRRRR! Every rest stop we make them stop and go to the bathroom and she still peed her pants.

Well, at least Mckay doesn't care and still loves her anyways. haha. I love this picture of them just having a good time...carefree. After I saw them like this, I couldn't get too mad at ky :)

The best Sushi!

Ever since Stacie & Stratton introduced us to Sushi a while back we LOVE it!!! Even though we hate seafood. We went to the BEST restaurant in Anaheim when we got into town called "CHOMPS." we had sushi and they also had a tempan grill where they entertain you and cook right in front of you on the open grill. The kids thought it was so cool. Of course they liked the fire part and Mckay even got into it and tried to catch a shrimp in his mouth.

Just looking at that is making me drool!!!

Sushi places always have the coolest decor. This place was AWESOME!

This is Craig catching the shrimp (which he missed) can you find where it is in the air?

Mckay and Kylin both tried the Sushi. Which made me so happy because if you know them, you know what picky eaters they are. They didn't like it, but I was so proud of them for trying.

I gladly ate their share :) hehe.

They had fun using the chopsticks. Notice they are upside down :)

Gosh, I miss eating out. I am one of those people that loves to eat out. I love junk food, fast food, good food. I JUST LOVE FOOD!!!

Santa Monica Pier

It was a BEAUTIFUL day...68 degrees, so we went to Santa Monica. This is Kylin eating cotton candy on the pier. We are so mean and didn't let the kids ride anything since we were going to Disneyland the next day.

This pretty funnel cake is one of the MANY reasons I seriously (no joke) gained 8 lbs. on our trip

Piper looked like such a diva in her sunglasses :)

FUN ON THE BEACH:

Kylin played with Mckay in the sand for a few minutes, but she is ALL about the Ocean. That girl loves the sea! Mckay is content to just play in the sand, probably because of his traumatic experience last year. hehe.

Despite her holding up her dress, she was HUGE WET mess by the end. I didn't care one bit though, because she had so much fun and it was great to watch.

Mckay sat and collected sea shells to bring home. He got some really pretty ones that he was proud of.

Disneyland & California Adventures

The days we had all been waiting for. WAHOO! And they were defiantly worth the wait...we had SUCH a good time :) If you are planning a trip to Disneyland, email me and I will tell you how to get an AMAZING deal on tickets. We got 2-day park hoppers for 1/2 off! It's so easy.

Don't you just love their smiles! hehe.

Of course we had to go to Mickey's house and meet him!

Piper's first (of many I hope) trip to D-land!

This was the kids FAVORITE ride! The Buzz lightyear one. We rode it about 5x I think! And when we weren't riding it, Mckay was talking about it. hehe.

The driving cars were great....except for the constant whiplash. haha. Mckay isn't getting his drivers license even when he is 16!

I think Craig looks a little scared in this picture....as he should be. BAWHAHA!

Of course we had to get them cotton candy!

Last year Mckay was too short for a lot of the big rides, but not this year...he was SO SURPRISED when he found out he was tall enough.

He was excited to go on the Matterhorn....that is until he got off it and I tried to talk him into going with me again. He wouldn't budge :(

This picture cracks me up! Kylin really is trying so hard to get that sword out. hehe.

I had Craig do the teacup ride with the kids because it makes me sick. It was so funny watching them!

CALIFORNIA ADVENTURES!

We didn't see many characters in Disneyland, but they were EVERYWHERE is Cali adventures. Mckay loved them... but Kylin was shy and hesitant to get pictures with most of them.

I LOVE LOVE this picture of Mckay with Pluto!

Mckay is so dang cute, whenever he got to met someone he would always hug them :)

This is out little Piper all day. HAPPY AS COULD BE. She seriously was an ANGEL baby and didn't cry the entire trip!

This is the new Toy story ride that they really liked. You wear 3D glasses and shoot targets.

Craig surprized me and got tickets to lunch at "Ariels Grotto" for Ky and I. It was SO WONDERFUL because we didn't have to stand in line for Ky to meet all the princesses and if you know Kylin at all, you know she LOVES PRINCESSES. All the princesses came to our table and sat and talked with Kylin.

I don't know what is up with Ky in all these pictures, but she has her fake smile on and the lighting was AWFUL AWFUL! Oh well still cute though!

I wish I had known she was going to have lunch with the princesses so that I could have brought one of her GAZILLION pretty dresses (her favorite is her Belle dress). I wasn't about to drop $70 bucks like all the other crazy people there and buy her a dress from the gift shop. So I got her a little crown instead.