Madeline, Lucy, and Ava... on the tram about to go into Disneyland! YAY!
Standing in our very first line for the girls very first ride... guess what the picked? Space Mountain!
About to ride!
After the first ride on Space Mountain! Lucy and Ava LOVED it! Then again, so did the rest of the Siler family.
Hahahaha.. I took a picture of the picture the ride takes!
Driving in Autotopia.. that was a bumpy ride!
Finding Nemo submarine.. note to self, not a good ride if you are claustrophobic!
Lucy was asking ALL morning to see a princess... we couldn't find them anywhere! Then all of sudden, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty walked out of the castle and down the stairs! Lucy and Ava were so excited! We followed the princesses down to a lake and they got to talk with both of them. Both princesses made a big deal about the girls birthday. So sweet!
Okay, besides Space Mountain and meeting princesses, I think one of the best parts of Lucy and Ava's day was when we gave them their silky's. They didn't know we brought them, and when I took them out of the backpack, they were beyond excited... Having your favorite silky visit Disneyland is a big deal when you are 5!
I can't remember the name of this ride... but all the girls had a blast on it. I think we rode it 4 times total!
Madeline was starting to get a little tired... and of course Poppa comes to the rescue! 9 is NOT too old to ride on your Poppa's shoulders. :-)
I LOVE the Disneyland parades.. and we almost missed this one! We were over at California Adventure and we decided to come back to Disneyland. We noticed the crowds and the music and tired to get a few peaks as the parade went down Main street. Lucy caught site of Rapunzel, and she had to see more! So we raced to the other end of the park and we were able to see most of the parade before it ended. It was exhausting trying to get there, but we made it! YAY!
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| This is one of the last rides of the night... we spend a total of 14 hours in Disneyland, and it was so worth every penny that it took to get there. The girls had an amazing 5th birthday, and I loved seeing their smiles all day long. It truly was a magical day! |
The first day down to LA, we stopped to visit some friends in San Clemente. The girls were more then ready to get out of the car and run on the beach after our 9 hour drive. Even better yet? Our dear friends had two nice cold beers waiting for us, AND I got to hold 8 week old twins... wow, was I in heaven!
We had dinner at a pizza place right on the ocean. Gosh, I sure do LOVE the ocean! Every time I go, it makes we want to reconsider moving to Ashland....
Seriously... it doesn't get much better than this for a 4 year old! Swinging on the beach!
Chris and one of his best friends, Dave, about to go body surfing... Dave insisted on hiding behind Chris to he wouldn't show his "belly"! LOL
The girls are always SO happy at the beach... What's not to love, right?
Chris and Dave waving to the girls as they are trying to catch some waves.
a wave knocked Ava down... she was shocked, but she loved it!
Lucy ran away from Ava... twin love, right?
Ava was SO glad to have her Poppa back after he went body surfing.. she had a hard time letting him go!
I love this picture... Chris doing what he loves... swimming in the ocean!
Up please Momma!!! Lucy's most favorite thing to say! LOL
This picture reminds me of the day when Lucy and Ava were babies... we were always running around disheveled and tired during that first year!
DAY 2
Chris and I decided that we wanted to go to La Jolla today to celebrate the twins birthday. The girls love the beach so much that we thought the beach would be a great way to celebrate their special day!
Ava absolutely loved building sand castles... She just kept building and building and building!
Unfortunately little Miss Lucy wasn't feeling so well... poor little princess... she rested for a few hours while Maddie and Ava played.
My sweet dear husband
The sand castle mansion... (actually, the girls said it was part of their horse arena!) LOL
Birthday cupcakes for the birthday girls!!!
I can't believe my 'babies' are 5!!!
Make a wish!!!
Lucy, true to form, disliked to stinky smoke smell. LOL
Yummmmm!!!!!
