California Adventures

These first few pictures were taken right after we got back from California. To keep Alivia from eating off of Ammon's tray I put some rice crispies down on a plate for her to munch on. Apparently it was too time consuming to eat them one at time so she decided just to stick her face in it and eat them with her mouth.



Tatum and Sam have a beautiful home with a fun swimming pool. We enjoyed taking a dip each night and Ammon actually loved jumping off the side over and over and over and over again.
This was at 11:30 p.m. at Disneyland. Ammon was so tired. We decided to get him a toy for the ride home. He liked that idea and decided to just sit down right on the floor in the gift shop and open the toys before we even bought them. He wasn't too happy when we had to hand them to the cashier first.
Alivia girl was such a trooper and actually fell asleep shortly after this while we were waiting in line for the Finding Nemo submarine, which by the way was awesome!
Ammon and Daddy got to go on the Autopia ride and drive a car. Alivia was too small so we waited on the side lines.
Tatum was so brave and took Alivia and Ammon on the carousel while Darren and I rode the 'screamer' (my favorite for the day). I believe she was worn out after one ride. I don't blame her. She was such a trooper for chillin with us most of the day. Ammon loved the carousel (as you can see below he rode it several times). Every time Ammon got of the carousel he would say 'more, more'.
This is the first time I could get Alivia to wear her glasses for more than 5 seconds. I think she was showing off for Sam. What a cutie!
Ammon was freezing in his wet clothes at the beach so we took them off and put Daddy's shirt on him. He was strutting around like he was the coolest boy on the beach. It was so stinking cute!



Wow I'm a whitie! The beach was beautiful and we enjoyed such a fun day in the water. Darren did some boogie boarding and I even tried a few waves. It was super fun!

Alivia ate all the sand she could get her hands on. She loved the beach! I didn't hear one peep out of her the whole day. She was all smiles with sand in her mouth constantly.
Ammon loved chasing the seagulls and throwing sand in the water. Eventually he warmed up to the idea of getting in the water and giggled lots and lots.


It was a perfect day!
Darren driving and driving and driving! We got up at 3:30 a.m. to go to California and to go home. We were exhausted after our trip was over. He was such a trooper for driving both ways almost the entire time!
The kids were great in the car. We had a few moments of brake downs but for the most part they did great and kept each other entertained. I would give Ammon a toy and when he was done with it he would throw it at Alivia and she would play with it until another toy came her way.
Thanks Tatum and Sam for having us! We enjoyed each moment and can't wait to come visit again soon! Miss you already!