Disneyland!

Landon and I just got back from an amazing trip to California and no we did not bring our kids! Are we the meanest parent's or what?! Who doesn't bring their kids to Disneyland?

After the two miscarriages I told Landon I needed a vacation to forget about all of my woes. Not a relaxing vacation, I needed a vacation where I was busy and didn't have time to think about things. What better place to forget about my troubles then the "happiest place on earth!"

We planned to go the middle of September and the timing could not have been more perfect. I actually had another miscarriage at the beginning of September which caused some depression. This third miscarriage has been the hardest to swallow because I feel like the one thing I want so bad, another sweet baby, may not be possible for me again. Disneyland was the perfect place to stay busy and keep my mind off of the heartache and hopelessness I felt. We spent two full days from 10 am to 8 pm and another day from 9 am to 12 pm walking around Disneyland and California Adventure. We had sore legs and feet and we were completely exhausted when we got to our hotel each night but we loved every second of it!

Even though it was nice not to have to worry about the kids I wanted them to be there so bad! After almost every ride Landon and I would turn to each other and say, "the kids would love this ride!" We are planning another trip to Disneyland next year and the kids are definitely coming with us! This trip would not have been possible though if it wasn't for my amazing parent's! They watched our kids for the 4 days we were gone and I didn't have to worry about them at all! We got home late so I didn't get to see the kids until they woke up. When Avery came into my room in the morning I was so excited to see her and the first thing she said was "I want nana (what they call my mom)..." Yeah, they didn't miss us at all...

The first day of our trip we flew in to the Long Beach airport around noon, got our rental car, and drove along the Pacific Coat Highway until we made it to Huntington Beach. I LOVE this beach and grew up vacationing here with my family almost every year! Landon and I lived in Costa Mesa (which is 15 from Huntington Beach) for 4 months when we first got married so we have many fond memories of this beach. After we ate lunch at Ruby's we drove around our old stomping grounds and saw the apartment we lived in.

We stayed in a hotel right across from the main gates of Disneyland which was so nice! Landon snapped this picture on his morning run around Anaheim.

I didn't even bring my camera but we snapped a few pictures with Landon's phone. Here we are on our first day at Disneyland waiting for the parade. The weather was perfect, the lines were short, and the food was amazing! Disneyland did not disappoint!

Here I am at California Adventure. I love this park too!

On our last day we spent the morning at Disneyland before heading to Crystal Cove beach in Laguna Beach. The last time we went to Crystal Cove was right before we moved back to Utah 4 years ago. We loved this beach because you can see all different kinds of sea life living among the cliffs and large rocks surrounding the water.

Don't be surprised if we move to California in the next couple of months... I am missing it really bad!