Family Vacation!

Derrick's dad, Jay, invited us to go to California

with him and his wife. It was so nice to have a little

break from work and the snow! The first morning of our trip

it had snowed 16 inches in Santaquin! Derrick was glad he

didn't have to work in it! =) The first day we went to 

Sea World, which I had never been there, and obviously

neither had our kids. It was a lot of fun! With all of the shows, 

it limits what you can see, so we went back on the last day

of our trip. The second day of our trip, we were going to go

to the San Diego zoo, but where our hotel was, it was right

across the street from Disneyland. Jay, along with 

his wife and her son, had been to Disneyland the previous days.

We had an itch to go, since it was right there. Needless to say,

 we ended up going to Disneyland instead of the zoo. The

temperature was in the 50's, so it was definitely jacket 

weather. But it was much better then teens and 20's, which

was what Utah was! =)

On our way to California! Our kids did SO good! They are

such good kids. They are so well behaved, and I am so proud

of them for the way they acted on our long trip. They didn't 

complain until the last hour of the trip, and they only had 1 nap

that lasted about an hour and a half. I love my kids!

They were pretty excited when we arrived at the hotel. We 

got there with enough time to get situated, and get

to bed.

They love each other so much! I love how they get along!

Venturing in to Sea World!

First we went on the little kid rides. Lowynn

LOVES rides. He is my thrill seeker! 

Oddessey gets so nervous when she first gets

on to a ride, but by the time it starts,

she forgets about being scared!

Oddessey is such a daddy's girl! 

Our little family going on a ride. =)

Watching some of the dolphins swim around. Oddessey

loved them!

Here's some pictures from a couple of the shows.

They were talking to each other about the fish, they

are so cute!

Here's some pictures from the Shamu show.

In all of the pictures of Oddessey, her eyes look so heavy.

By this time, she was starting to get ornery. She was

acting a little sick, thankfully by the next morning 

she was just fine.

Grandma Terri Lynn gave them some money, and they

used it to buy these whales. =)

My kids know that when we go to a hotel, they

get to go swimming. That's all they talk about! They

both love the water, but Oddessey is more daring

then Lowynn. She loves to try and swim. =)

Then the next day was Disneyland day! =) My kids had so 

much fun! I know we only spent a day, and you can't

get to much in one day. We just spent the day in 

Disneyland, we didn't get a hopper, because we're

going for a few days in May. I can't wait!

Then we came and just chilled at our hotel. We 

watched some basketball, and the kids ran around. =)

My crazy girl! I love her!

My mommy's boy! Love him!

Last day of our trip! It was fun to spend time with my 

little family. I love every minute we can spend together. 

I love family time, it's the best thing ever! =)

Oddessey was so scared to go in here! They had the 

sound of a polar bear growling, and so she was not

too happy about going in there, she thought something

scary would be hiding. After she realized nothing was

there, she ran around and played in it. =)

Trying to get a family picture. I took a few! My silly kids

don't like to cooperate for pictures. =)

The wind was blowing, you can tell by mine and Derrick's

wind blown hair!

I think this picture is pretty cool. 

We had a blast! I am so glad we are able to 

go on family vacations! I love my family!