The Young and the Restless

Spring break Cali style

I love spring break. I love the beach. I loved this spring break at the beach. Hanging out at the beach was the main highlight for me, but for the kids it was Legoland. We stayed in Yuma the first night then drove straight to the Sea Life aquarium (right next to legoland). We planned a whole day for that, so it was a bit of a disappointment when we were done in about an hour. The kids always have fun seeing the fish and sharks and it was cute to see Maddox getting so excited. Since we finished so early we decided to spend a couple of hours at the beach, well Jason and the kids spent a couple of hours at the beach while I spent a couple of hours in the car with a sleeping baby :( . When Madds woke up we got a little bit of sand and sun, Maddox was so fascinated by the "wa-wa" and cool rocks. After that we headed back to the hotel for much needed baths before meeting up with some friends for dinner. We got back late but Jason snuck in some swimming and hot tubbing with the kids. That might not have been the best idea since Jayden stayed up most the night crying that his ears hurt because he got water in them. Jason came to the rescue with a midnight run to CVS and all was well after that. The next day was Legoland and Jayden thought he was in heaven. He loved the big rides, Kylie hated them. He thought the slow rides were boring and Kylie loved them. Maddox was tall enough to go on a total of 2 rides and threw fits whenever he had to get off. We rode the fairytale boat ride more times than I can count. Jayden's favorite ride was "Factor X" (after the first hill I looked over at Kylie and I swear she was going to throw up, pass out and cry all at the same time). But I think the thing he was the most excited about was the $7 lego set we promised he could pick out before we left. Kylie's favorite was the dragon roller coaster, which was much more mellow, and the fairytale boat ride. It was amazing seeing all of the lego creations, especially the "mini land" where they recreated cities made out of legos.
That night the boys had a lego party and put together Jayden's little lego set and the girls had a spa party with pedicures and manicures. The last day we spent at the beach and it was the perfect day...perfect weather, watching the kids play, feeling the sun soaking in my skin, watching Maddox chase the birds...ahhhh.

(don't you just love the muddy trail of drool on his chest??)

Jayden thought it would be a great idea to have Kylie bury him in the sand, but decided it was his "worstest mistake ever" when he had sand in his mouth, eyes, ears and nose. We were heading straight home from the beach, which is never a good idea to drive 5 hours with sand stuck in your underwear. We opted to use the sink in the Burger King bathroom as a bathtub and it still makes me laugh picturing Kylie's naked little bum scrunched in the sink. We grabbed some ice cream cones and headed on our way. I'm still cleaning out sand from every inch of the car and every one of my kids' ears, but it is well worth it for such a fun family vacation!