The Beaumonts: California part one

For almost a year we've been planning on a California trip with my family to take the kids to Disneyland but a couple of weeks before we left we were talking to Lukes brother Kiley and decided to fly down early to spend a few days with him. Greatest Idea Ever! We flew down on Friday night and my family didn't join us until Tuesday Evening so we had a few days of really good R&R (and a little shopping too) to kick of our vacation. The kids did perfect on the plane thank heavens, and we had a fun experience with the pilot. He was walking on the plane right behind us and invited my kids to come in the cockpit when we boarded. We took a few pics and he went out of his way to make it a special experience for my kids. He later came over the speaker and said "Chalyn and Beckham put on your seatbelts cause we are about to take off" and then said something to them again when we were landing. It was super cute! Kiley picked us up from the airport and we just headed to bed when we got to his house. Saturday we went to Balboa Island and the Newport Beach area. We started with yummy lunch at the restaurant he works at and then Luke and I and the kids rode the ferry across to the beach. We played for a couple of hours and then went back across to the island when Kiley got off of work to go shopping at all of the darling shops. Kiley spoiled Chalyn and bought her two adorable dresses at the cutest kids store (that is waaaayyy out of my price range might I add :) We had ice cream and then went home to get cleaned up for dinner. Every time we go Kiley plans our entire trip around amazing food. He LOVES amazing food and restaurants and i certainly can't complain. We went to dinner and hung out at Target that night. Sunday we slept in and went back down to the island for breakfast and did a little more shopping at fashion island before getting ready for our nice dinner. We went to Ruth's Chris steak House which was amazing food and really just a nice time. Monday consisted of breakfast at a yummy bakery, lots of shopping, mani's and pedi's, lunch at my favorite place Yard House, did I mention shopping, and watching Snow White and the Huntsman. Tuesday before meeting my family we got to take the kids swimming at the community pool which we had to ourselves which was nice. Kiley is always sooo amazing and spoils us like crazy. My kids absolutely adore him and he is so beyond sweet and generous with them. It was nice to have a few chill days before our major theme park days.... which will be my next post :) This first pic is at the curb of the airport. The kids were super excited to fly again.

Luke and Beck were partners and me and Chalyn were partners.

after we landed

riding the ferry over to newport beach

playing at the beach is always a blast but both of the kids got swept under the water again which always completely freaks me out! You'd think i would have learned my lesson about that already!