Water, Water, Everywhere

We decided to take a small break from our almost daily swimming to try out something different.

 Itai wasn't convinced at first.

 In fact, he was down. right. grumpy!

 Avi on the other hand didn't need much convincing.

 You could say he was in his element.

After a few minutes they were both very happy and I was just as wet as they were.

 Itai practiced some karate chops...

 And strikes...

 And ninja kicks.

 While Avi was in the thick of it.

 Can you see Itai in this one?  He's looking up at the water in delight.  And some kid is in the foreground pretending to be the focus of the picture. :)

In the end, both boys decided they loved the splash pad!

California Adventure

Debbie spent two weeks working hard on a business trip and was ready to be reunited with the men of the family.  The men of the family were really looking forward to some time with Debbie and a bit of relaxation.  

So it was that I took the two little men, boarded an airplane, and flew to see her.   

 Now, if you know Debbie at all you know that she cannot be within 100 miles of a Disney park without there.  So, we headed to Disneyland.  Itai must have said, "I can't believe we're really going to Disneyland" or "I can't believe we really are in Disneyland, can you?" a thousand times.  

 The weather was beautiful.  We enjoyed a lot of outside time.

 Itai became a pirate captain.

 We found some ghostly fun.

The boys loved and feared Splash Mountain.

 The weather was so beautiful.

 We spent some time with Debbie's parents.

 Did I mention how beautiful the weather was?  It felt so amazing!

 

 We found a place for the boys to be feral for a while.

 And oh, was the weather beautiful!

 We met a couple of real characters out there.

 We took in a show.

 

 We stopped by great-grandma's for a short visit.

 

 Hopefully she's recovered from it!

 And we hit the beach for some much needed R&R.  I'm thinking a small house not far from here sounds amazing right about now.

 And now that the plane has landed, the laundry is done, and the bags are put away, I guess it's time to get back to real life. It was so nice to spend some family time together with everyone.