I don't think people realize how hard a trip to Disneyland is to plan for a mom. Especially a mom of 5 kids. I worry and plan and write lists of things I need for WEEKS! And being a crazy photographer I look up ideas and tips on taking pictures at the beach and in disneyland. I plan and buy everything way in advance. We decided to drive to my parents house the night before our trip just so we could be a couple of hours closer to California and also celebrate Blakes birthday! Packing and loading the car on Blake's birthday almost gave me a nervous breakdown I hate to admit it. I tried my very best to make his birthday be a huge deal but it was hard when I was so busy! (More on his birthday in another post). We woke up at 4 am Sunday morning and put the tired kids in the car and off we went. Are plan worked perfect because we were in Nevada before my kids really started to wake up. After a little car mishap at the McDonalds were we stopped to go to the bathroom we were back on the road and making awesome time. Then we hit Vegas and a horrible car accident... so we were stopped again! All and all it took us almost as long to drive from my parents hours as it usually does from our house. We made it to Disneyland at about 2 pm. Once we got lunch and into our hotel room we set off for the beach! Nothing feels better after being in the car for hours and hours then to play at the beach! Of course my boys were in heaven with all of the sand and water. Easton really loved splashing in the water and playing in the sand.
Not only was it the first official evening of our trip but it was my nephews Jett's 1st birthday! Sierra bought a cake before our trip and had it all ready to do his cake smash at the ocean. What a lucky little guy! I honestly love the ocean. I love looking for sea shells and watching my kids play in the water. It's always a highlight of the trip for me.
Now you may or may not notice my photos being a little off- blurry- just not sharp! Well the night before our trip I dropped my camera out of my car. I know! And it seemed totally fine! I didn't test any photos on my computer so when I felt like my camera wasn't working right I couldn't tell on my screen. But it is what it is and I'm not about to toss my photos over a little softness in them. I do want to cry every time I see them though. That's a heavy camera to hall around to get ok pictures!
My mom took this of our family selfie on the beach. It's our tradition. It's blurry but I think it's funny
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