We surprised the boys! The first week of October BJ and I, along with our dear friends, the Johnsons, planned a surprise trip to Disneyland. I still can't believe we were able to keep it a secret. A big part of the reason we didn't tell them was because we wanted them to enjoy daily life and not just live, dream, and breath for a five day vacation. :) Packing for my crew was also a tricky task. Weeks before I went around secretly with a clipboard planning out each boy's outfits for the trip. On the Saturday before we left BJ took the five oldest boys during the twins' naps for a five hour outing in the pouring down rain! I went to town pulling their planned clothes off the shelves. Then BJ snuck all the bags out of the house on Sunday morning (he leaves early Sundays anyways) and gave them to the Johnsons. Monday morning we told the boys we were going to spend the day together, but had an errand to run first. To kill a little time we drove to IKEA. Since they were't open yet it was an easy way to offer a trip to watch the planes take off and land while we waited. The boys still didn't catch on when we drove to the departures and saw the Johnsons and Grandma Sally and Papa there waving at us. Jesse's response was, "nu-uh!" It was fun to quickly scramble to get our confused boys out of the van so we could be on with our trip. :)
Leaving our home for a surprise family day.
Airport fun....I couldn't wait to fly again. It had been 10 years since I had flown, but I gotta say, things have changed (like the food) and flying with 2 two year olds isn't very relaxing. :)
Aunt Connie, Corby, and Justin
Josiah and Johnny
The boys were impressed with how high up we were in our hotel.
Exploring the lobby at our hotel.
Gotta love sunshine in October!
Our first night there we spent at Downtown Disney. I think that street alone would have been enough excitement for our boys. :)
The Johnsons were so sweet to buy our boys matching sweatshirts for the trip. :)
On to day two....
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