Family fun in California

We had a great time on our California Vacation this year. We went to Sea World this year and it was our first stop...

First thing we knew we wanted to do was feed the dolphins. That was a lot of fun. We got to get up close and pet them. Derek didnt like the feel of the dolphin and Courtney didnt like the feel of the fish that you fed to the dolphin. They are amazing animals. After the feeding of the dolphins we wanted to go see the talent of these animals... this is a picture of Derek waiting for the show to begin and it was so hot that he got a little cranky! He was fanning himself with the map! I really cant believe how amazing the weather was while we were down there! The next stop was to see Shamu... it was amazing to watch these HUGH animals and the trainers and how well they work together. Derek and Courtney wanted to sit in the splash zone... I dont think they knew what they were getting themselves into... the trainer told the crowd that if they wanted to be splashed they had to tell Shamu to come and splash them... here is Derek inviting the wetness...
We loved Sea World but I would have to guess the the kids favorite part of San Diego was the beaches we went too. The first night we were there we headed over to Coronado and enjoyed playing in the water at night. Cameron wasnt afraid to have as much fun as the kids.... you can't tell or anything. Then we were told to head over to the Point Loma Tide pools... that was really cool. We went when it was low tide and it was neat to see what the ocean leaves behind after it leaves.

Point Loma

The next beach stop was our way out of town to La Jolla.... it was gorgeous!!!! We want to just go to California to stay at the beach....

I love this picture... I can see Derek moving to California when he gets older and just enjoy the beauty of what it has to offer. He loved the ocean. No fear in this kid. He jumped right in and we had to pull him out! He didnt want to leave! One of Courtney's favorite things was to look along the shore and pick up all the shells she could find!

La Jolla
The next stop was Disneyland for the next 4 days. We got 3-day hopper passes so we could do the Disneyland and the California Adventure...We invited Camerons mom, brother and his wife along with us. It was a tight ride but a great time with them all. We love to find all the characters and get pictures of them. We didnt get some of the ones that we saw last year... we tried to find the ones we didnt have a picture of... but we had to take our favorites again... Who doesnt like goofy! The fanastic duo....

Here is what we all felt like at the end of the third day....

What a vacation! Now we are looking forward to next year!

I am excited to do a lot of the scrapbooking of this vacation!!!!