Happy Birthday to me:)

We have returned from our little family vacay. It was such a fun birthday trip and amazingly it was really relaxing. Our first day we settled into our cute little beach house in Balboa, ate fish tacos at Sharky's and roamed around the Newport Pier. Day two was my big B-day and we partied at Disneyland. It was so much fun for Hazel. She just lit up as soon as we entered the park and heard the music. First stop was Sleeping Beauty's castle. Hazel was in princess heaven. We met Sleeping Beauty, Mulan and Cinderella. I didn't realize we could have come back to meet the rest of the princesses...ooops! She'll never know. She was so star struck, it was hilarious. Bri hadn't been to Disneyland since he was like 12 so he had a "magical" experience also:) We got to see our good friends Kevin and Lindsay which was a highlight. They are Disneyland experts, we're talkin season pass holders. They knew all the shortcuts and best spots to eat plus they were so awesome to watch the kiddos while bri and i went on a few rides....thanks friends:)

I think we will return once max is 40"...which by the way may not be too far off! He just weighed in at over 17 lbs. He is barely 4 months....Hazel weighed 17 lbs. when she turned one! The dr. informed us that he will likely be a linebacker and that we will need a convertible carseat soon! I don't know how i am going to lug him around until he is old enough to walk. He sure is the sweetest little chubber though. Love him!

The rest of the trip we lounged on the beach. This was my fave! The weather was perfect, the beach was empty except for a few and we even saw a huge group of dolphins so close to shore. They were jumping and playing right in front of us. So awesome. We did some shopping and ate some really good food...King Crab legs, finga lickin good ya'll!


first balboa bar
It's a very unique "approach" at eating the corndog...this takes skill and precision.


crab cooker:) yum