Disneyland

Rebekah (Daniel's sister) is back in the US after a 10-month tour in Baghdad and to celebrate her homecoming a group of us all met up in good ol' Anaheim, CA to spend a few days at Disneyland. It was great to see everyone and the boys had a blast!

Above: Aden and Cousin Kyle sharing popcorn and swapping stories about their adventures in Tarzan's treehouse.

Below: Anaheim was experiencing a bit of a heat wave while we were there. 100+ degrees in October! Needless to say all the "water play" areas in California Adventure were quite the hit with the kids. Honest to goodness I think they would have stayed here ALL day if we let them.

Jonathan loved playing in the water and was squealing and clapping the whole time! This picture brings a smile to my face because it does such a good job of capturing his sweet excitement.

The Boys!
Uncle Jakey, Jonathan, Kyle, Aden, and Uncle Lucas

Splashing around in the water at "Redwood Creek" (a.k.a Brother Bear Park) continues to be a Disneyland favorite for my boys.

Tuckered out after a several hard days of water play, carousel riding, tea cup spinning, Dumbo flying, and parade watching

Here's proof that Disneyland is (at least for this little one) the "Happiest Place On Earth!" Maddie LOVED the parade and was SO excited to be watching it!
On Sunday evening we met up with the Pages for a few hours and enjoyed watching Aden and Jonathan experience some of Disneyland with their sweet buddy Maddie Ruth.