Fall Break CA Trip

In October the kids all had a few days off school for Fall Break. Now let's rewind for a minute...back in the early summer I told the boys that if they saved all of the money they earned over the summer and could earn enough to pay for half of their ticket I would take them to Legoland for Fall Break. They did jobs all summer and saved all their money. There were times they wanted to buy stuff but I reminded them that they wanted to go to Legoland and they always chose to keep saving. They both had over $30 by the time Fall Break came, so we headed to California.

This was my first solo driving trip to California. Ian didn't have enough extra days off to come with us and I thought I would give it a shot taking the kids by myself. Ian taught the boys how to set up the tech stuff in the car and we moved car seats around so that Weston was with Talia in the back and Davin was in the middle next to Beckett. The boys took care of their little siblings and made sure they had shows to watch, snacks, etc. They were SO good for the drive. It went really fast too. We drove out on Tuesday. That night we played with toys and hung out with Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie Jules and Dean.

Wednesday was a mellow day. We woke up to donuts on the cat! Grandpa Bob is so fun. :) We babysat Dean in the morning. The house cleaners were there that morning too, so I took the kids for a walk down to the neighborhood park for a bit. It's been re-done recently and was a lot of fun. Dean seemed to like the umbrella stroller too. He fell asleep on the way to the park!

By the time we were heading home from the park Dean was tired and fussy. Beckett fell and skinned his knee. But we all made it home in one piece. The house cleaners were still there, but as soon as they were done with the living room we went in and turned on a movie. Dean snuggled up and napped in my arms for a bit. We spent the rest of the morning watching movies and playing with Dean. At one point I didn't see Beckett. I found him playing all by himself with the trucks in the backyard. So cute.

Jules got home from her hair appointment around lunch time. We fed the kids and hung out that afternoon. Dad made us a yummy dinner of carnitas tacos and fried tortillas with homemade guacamole. My favorite. Julianna agreed to watch Talia while we were at Legoland and since we were leaving early Thursday morning Talia went home with Jules after dinner. She got to go to Young Women's with her auntie and have two sleepovers. She was pretty excited for her sleepovers and time with Auntie Jules. She was a little bit disappointed about not going to Legoland but it worked out well for everyone. I SUPER appreciate Jules taking Tal!
PS-There were a few reasons Talia didn't get to go to Legoland. First of all, she didn't earn the money to go. Second, she is super whiny and hard to take places. Third, she got to go to Disneyland with Grandma all by herself last summer. This was the boys' turn. 

That night we packed up for Legoland, took baths and showers and went to bed early!