Huntington beach and pier

after a day of fun and sun in the waters of legoland, we headed off to huntington beach and made it in time for sunset (crazy hair and all). so beautiful!!


p.s. the reflector on matt's jacket showed up in every picture. so annoying.



we had dinner at the end of the pier in the diner. so fun!!!


not so fun.....dodging the gang fight on the pier after dinner.

back to legoland (day 2)

jake LOVED the lego elephant

and the alligators were okay too.

but of course we had to go back and ride the farm train...many times.

the highlight of the day (and one of the favorites of the whole trip) was the water park at legoland. it was perfect. i say perfect because jake had a great time entertaining himself for hours and i got to lay in the shallow water and soak up some glorious sun rays.

can you hear the music from "baywatch?"

jake and his cousin, jason, got to be good buddies!

great place for little ones!

we should have spent more time at the beach....

chasing waves...throwing rocks...it was awesome!

california dreamin...

the last week in march we went to california with matt's family. i had my reservations...being 31 weeks pregnant and toting around a very busy two year old, but we ended up having a great time. we spent a few days in palm springs with matt's brother, jay and then off to legoland we went. we spent 2 fun-filled days at legoland. a great place for the younger crowd (i think 3-8 years old is perfect). so this post will be pictures of our first day at legoland. all fresh and ready-to-go!

jake is escaping. this is what happened whenever the stroller stopped for a split second. jake had a certain affection for this buffalo made out of legos and shrubbery. he was convinced that it was a cow/bull and that we had to stay by it all day. lots of screamin' when we moved on.

it really was cool, some of the stuff they made out of legos. have i mentioned that i love legos??? i am a lego nerd for sure.

another favorite of jake's. the train in the little farm area. why did he love it so much you may be asking. well, do you see the picture in the background of the 3 cows? yep, there is your answer. we rode this train again and again. luckily it was not one of those high in demand rides, no waiting in line.

another cow. goodie. you got it. jake can sniff them out.

it was hillarious to watch this kid. he scaled the side of this barn several times. i had many thoughts such as "where's your mom? please don't let jake see you doing that. will jake be trying to do that on his own in 2 months?" etc.

pretty sure these guys are intent on finding some animal that will hold jake's interest for a second on this little boat ride through fairytale land.

found somethin'.

another favorite of jake's is african animals. elephants, zebras, monkeys, lions, etc.

and as i have mentioned in previous posts, he loves fish (especially sharks) so thank goodness legoland had an aquarium.

after a long day at legoland we headed off to our hotel and the beach in carlsbad. pictures to follow.