The boys are now 10! Yes double digits. For their birthday we surprised them with a weekend trip to Los Angeles. We all had a lot of fun but are very tired.
What's the one thing you don't want to happen the night before you take off... car problems. We had to drive to Boise in the am and when I was pulling into the garage I saw a puddle, a big one. Luckily it was just an easy fix and we were able to leave.
We told the boys we were going to Lagoon and just drove to Boise. They don't get directions so it wasn't a big deal. We wouldn't let them play their tablets to save them for the flights. They wanted to play them and we told them they could when we get to Snowville. Little did they know we were the opposite way from there but we told them to read the signs. They read Boise, Meridian, Ontario... but no Snowville and they didn't put it together. This is a video where they finally figured it out that we were in Boise not Utah.
We drove to my brothers house so he could take us to the airport and that's where we told them everything. Their reaction was less then what we thought it would be, but I'm pretty sure they were just surprised and confused.
After a few minutes they started to ask lots of questions and get more nervous for their first plane ride. Camden got especially nervous and was shaking. He just said he was cold, but it wasn't cold.
We finally made it to the airport and pass security and now just had to wait for our flight. Cam asked questions and talked non stop and Beck was quiet, that's how we knew they were both nervous.
Once on the plane it wasn't much better, but they did great. They both said they were nervous, but once in the air they were just fine. I realized how much I don't really like flying. Turbulence isn't that much fun.
Camden made sure he was safe and read all the safety rules.
It was a long day once we landed but it was far from over. It's amazing how crazy the traffic was and how fast these big buses weaved in and out.
That night we went to Medieval Times. The boys had a blast. We cheered on the yellow knight and he died first, but they loved how you ate and cheering on the knight when he was fighting.
Saturday we spent most of the day at Universal Studios. So much fun but again so tired by the end of the day.
We started in Harry Potter world and it was amazing. It looked just like the movie.
The big castle ride had a lot of things from the movie. Even some of the pictures talked and moved.
This ride was really fun. It was 3D and moved around so it made you feel like you were flying. We only went on it once because it was over an hour to hour and half wait for the rest of the day.
Brad loved Simpsons land.
They had big doughnuts which we had for breakfast. They were so good .
The tour of the lot was nice mainly to just sit for 45 minutes.
One of my favorite shows right now!
The boys had a birthday button. Everyone said Happy Birthday to them, we got to just go to the front on the Harry Potter ride and we got 7 or 8 of these priority passes for free which was another way to go to the front of the line. The buttons were really fun to have.
After the Jurassic Park ride, we all got pretty wet on it.
We all had to try and make a cool face on the ride picture. We're in the second row.
You could get wands that were interactive in the Harry Potter part of the park, They were really fun to play with.
Birthday button free crowns on Shrek.
After Universal we drove for what seemed forever to our hotel. We drove past the temple.
Although Camden didn't make it long. He was dead tired.
That night we went and saw Captain America and this was at the theater.
Before the movie we ate. The kids just got water and then the waiter brought them back he brought Beck a big cup and Camden a kid cup. Camden didn't think it was as funny.
Camden and Brad shared this for dinner. It was a hot stone that you cooked your food on. It was more of a fun concept then actually a good meal. Cam and Beck loved it.
The next day we went to Hollywood Blvd. to see all the touristy things. The boys didn't quite get how cool it was, but maybe someday.
We went to Ripley's Believe it or Not. The kids thought a lot of it was funny.
We then went to Santa Monica Pier, so nice to be at the ocean. The boys have never been so they loved seeing it.
Although it was a little colder than they thought it would be, Beckham was the only one who played in the water for a while. He liked how the waves would push him around.
Cam got this at Medieval Times, a sweet sword and Beck got a dragon journal.
Their wands.
The trip was a lot of fun but we are all tired. We got into Twin about 2:30 Monday, got Jacks, dropped things at home, had to leave and get Emery and cupcakes for the boys birthday, wished them happy birthday then I worked that night.... Not the smartest thing I did but we all survived. I think the boys had a great day and weekend. We all agreed that living in a big city isn't anything we want to do. The traffic is too much to deal with. Happy birthday boys!
