Californ-I-A!

Bryson, Aimee, and I had the chance to go with my parents and brother to California for a couple days, right after our Utah trip. I felt a little crazy doing it, but we went. Brenton had to work but was kind enough to let us go! We left Thursday July 14th at 7 AM and drove straight to Knott's Berry Farm. Grandma and Grandpa took the kids on kiddie rides and Judd and I went on a few crazy coasters. We didn't get to do everything we wanted to with the long lines, but we had a good time. Bryson loved the little kid rides. Aimee was hesitant, but didn't cry. We also saw "Happiness is Snoopy" on Ice and went on the log ride all together. We left late and went and stayed the night at my Aunt Terri's house. The next morning, my cousin Chelsey went with us to Sea World for the day. We had so much fun seeing all the shows. The kids really liked all the animals. It was neat to see how much more aware Aimee was of everything. She loved the Shamu show and spent the time dancing to the music. Bryson kept asking all day when we were going to see Shamu- that's what he was looking forward to most! It was also Bryson's 3rd birthday so for dinner we bought him a piece of choco cake and sang Happy Birthday! We stayed until late and the kids ended up falling asleep in their stroller since they hadn't napped that day. At the end of the day Dad, Judd, Chelsey, and I rode the "Journey to Atlantis" Coaster and got soaked! So, we went again. Judd and Chelsey were crazy and went 2 more times. We headed back up to Aunt Terri's house to spend the night and then drove home on Saturday. It was a quick, but fun trip!



(This pic deserved it's own caption: The dog came out and the announcer said : Ladies and Gentleman, the moment you've all been waiting for... Justin....Beagle!!!!" It was the highlight of my day... made us all laugh!)