Disneyland Surprise!

We told the kids we were taking them on a staycation for fall break.  But we lied!

Instead, we packed up the kiddos and headed to California! The boys were so surprised!

We started with a beach day. The boys loved swimming and collecting shells, while McKenna loved jumping and playing in the sand.

They were seriously faster than me! We buried McKay in the sand, made sand castles, and ran races.

Then we headed to Disneyland! Pin-trading kept McKenna happy while the boys rode the 'big' rides.

Whenever there was a more slow ride all three would go on. I think my favorite was the Matterhorn.

The boys got to do Jedi Academy.  They both fought Darth Vader and won!

It's serious business, this Jedi thing.

McKenna loved the carousel the most.  Which is both awesome and disappointing. 

When there was a little line we had to stand in line to give her a chance.

It was UHEAA weekend, so there were a lot of Utah/BYU fans wandering around. One of them happened to be Logan's very first friend (Daniel) from BYU!

McKenna loved Mickey--although she was too shy to see him at first (and tried to climb me to get away from Goofy). 

By the time Minnie showed up she was confident enough to just go with Logan, but refused to go by herself. 

We rode this ride countless times while waiting for McKay to ride the Tower of Terror (which he loved). 

By princess time she was all warmed up! She said "Bye, Princess! I love you!"

We just missed Mickey on his way out the door. 

Next, a stop at Universal Studios to go to Harry Potter World.  We brought the boy's robes and they got to pick out a new wand. They loved doing magic around the park. 

It happened to be Loren's birthday when we were there, he chose a big donut from the Springville section. 

The kids enjoyed it as well!