Disneyland for Pa's 70th Birthday

So about a month or so ago, Pa and Toots asked us if we could go to Disneyland to help Pa celebrate his 70th birthday!  The kids thought it was a great idea!  So we left Thursday evening, and spent Friday at California Adventure Land and headed to Disneyland on Saturday.  We did as much as we could with the time we had.  It was a lot of fun.  We also got to spend a shot time on the beach and eat some delicious food.  This trip was fun for the kids, Drew continued to love the thrill of a roller coaster and Anna got brave on us all of a sudden!  She wasn't as into the characters as she was two years ago in Disney World (that made us a bit sad), and Wyatt was all about the characters this time.  So much fun!

family shirts for Disney in honor of Pa's birthday

on the shuttle on our way to the airport

ready to fly!

beautiful California sunset from the plane

first ride

Pa and Toots

hard to get all 3 to cooperate at the same moment!

the big guys 

Anna was so brave and rode most rides, unless the ride was known to make your tummy feel funny, she doesn't like the stomach drops

so excited!  

Pa loved the carousel

riding on the trolley, we waited a long time to catch the troller and this face made it worth it!

these two were not near as excited about the trolley as Wy was....

Huntington Beach - this girl loves the sand and waves

Pa and his grandkids

time to relax and watch Cars 3

birthday dinner at Duke's

2nd day in Disney and boy did he need to nap!

on the ferris wheel, Drew was not a fan!

waiting in line at Mickey's house, about to meet the big guy, Mickey!  

train ride

Wyatt took Pa for a ride

Anna drove her mom around

parade time, Wyatt loved it and Anna tried hard not to care about the characters (she's trying to grow up on us)

break time

the wait to meet Mickey, was worth it!  Look at that face, he was smitten with Mickey!

such pretty clouds and mountains

waiting to load plane #2, traveling home is never as fun!

we were welcomed home with a beautiful KC sunset!  

Pumpkin Patch

We made our way to Johnson Farms this past weekend and we were so excited the Dawsons could join us again this year.  It was a very beautiful fall day, a bit chilly and very sunny!  The only bummer was the pumpkin patch was off limits due to all the rain they received the night before.  Good thing I already picked out big pumpkins at the store for the kids (and I must say way cheaper than buying them at the pumpkin patch) so the kids all picked a little pumpkin out of a bin of pre-picked pumpkins. It all worked out, especially since they still gave hay rides (Wyatt's favorite part) to the fields, we just weren't allowed off the trailer.