pool time

These two have been loving the pool this summer. We probably go 3 to 4 times a week. It's going to be a sad day when summer is over and the pool is closed.

Stanley Park

We headed to Vancouver, B.C. today to one of our favorite parks, Stanley Park. We try to visit this park once a summer and I'm so glad we were able to squeeze in a day this summer. The kids had fun playing on the beach and going to their awesome swimming pool. Looking forward to going again next summer.

 

Disneyland/California Adventure

We made it to Disneyland! We arrived on Day 1 around noon. We had so much fun on Day 1. The kids were in awe of the entire park. Murphy loved seeing all the Disney characters. Since we didn't arrive to the park until lunch time, we stayed at the park late the first day to watch the fireworks show at the castle (I didn't get any photos of the fireworks show) but that was probably one of the kids favorite parts of Disney. It truly was magical. Yes, the parks were busy and crowded but not as bad we thought they would be (the third day was probably the worst but not until lunch time). We just had so much fun and I am looking forward to going back when the baby is around 3 or 4.

Waiting in line for our first ride at Disneyland! Space Mountain!

Dumbo Ride.

 Toon Town.

 Chip and Dale's tree house.

 Meeting Mickey! One of Murphy's favorite Disney moments.

The start of Day 2! We spent all day at California Adventure, which is right across the street from Disneyland. We really loved it here. Less crowded and some really cool lands, especially Cars Land!

 Bumper cars.

 Meeting Flik from A Bugs Life.

Meeting Woody!

 The look of awe while watching the Pixar Parade at California Adventure.

 Caterpillar ride. The longest wait time ever and the worst ride ever!

The start of Day 3. Since we pretty much covered everything we wanted to at California Adventure, we went back to Disneyland for our last day to explore everything we didn't get to on Day 1. We arrived right when the park opened and it wasn't busy at all. We were able to go on all the big rides we missed the first day with no wait times at all. It was pretty awesome. The best part was that Murphy was just tall enough to go on a lot of the bigger rides and boy did he have fun. Both kids loved the big rides. Neither kid got sick or scared. It was awesome.

 

Splash Mountain

 Headed to Tom Sawyer Island.

 Ironman!

 Autopia ride.

We headed back to the hotel for a little break on our last day and Murphy fell asleep in the stroller. I guess that'll happen after spending three days at Disneyland.

 The Lego Store

We ended our last night in Disneyland at The Rainforest Café for dinner.