We went back to Legoland on Monday. We went to a show and the kids were asked if they would like to volunteer to be in the show. Jacob became a puppeteer and Lilly was a dancer.

My Three Best Buddies

This was the first time the kids went in the water.

Wave chasing

Lilly and I were playing a game with the ocean. We had to chase the waves out to sea, but not let the waves coming in catch us. She was laughing and squealing as we were running.

Our Third Day In California

Even though the ocean is within walking distance of where we are staying, this was the first day that we went to see it. It was so much fun seeing the kids experience the sand and waves for the first time. Jacob was a bit ornery today. Here he is throwing a "sand ball" at Ryan. When he tired of that, he offered to give Ryan a back massage. Just as Ryan got nice and comfy, Jake poured a bucket of ice cold water down his swim trunks.

Meanwhile, Lilly and I looked for seashells and ran along the shore. She spent her time making "sand angels" with her arms and legs. When we were done she looked like a sand statue.

Legoland

Months ago, we promised Jacob that he could go to Legoland for his birthday. We made good on our promise today.

The kids got "eaten" by a lego shark.

Lilly wanted to take her best buddy in the whole world on a ride.

I just had to get a picture of Jacob with his old hero Bob.

The Lego mini city has really incredible displays. The Sydney opera house looks so much like it did from across the bay in Sidney, that it surprised me. In front of the White house was a group of marching soldier. The SeaLife Aquarium is right next to Legoland. We also took a walk through there to see the fish.

Click here: http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad66/Ryand895/Legoland%20June%202011/ to see more of the pictures we took.

Disneyland

Today, we visited Disneyland. We had way too much fun to capture in pictures, but took lots of them anyway. I got Jacob in front of the space ship at Space Mountain, (which was probably our favorite ride.)

Here, Lilly is scream-laughing down a rollercoaster. The only place I have ever heard this laugh was today.

I don't know how we did it, but we got Jacob and Lilly to pose with Pooh--maybe because we posed with him too!

Lilly loves her mouse ears!!!

To see more of the pictures we took today, http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad66/Ryand895/Disneyland%20trip%20June%202011/

Lilly's fish

Last weekend the kids and I went to Ridgway. Neither kid wanted to fish, but when I told Lilly that I thought we had a bite, she was willing to reel it in. She was so proud of her fish. She even ate a good portion of it!