Day 274

  A picture of Joel and Connor at the Catalina Flyer this morning.  I am going to try and do the happy moments in bullet form because there were SO very many today!

• When I woke Joel up...he was very sleepy.  He finally woke up enough to notice the balloons in his room and he said "wow those are my favorite color and you got my favorite shape!"  It was so cute!  He liked the balloons.  We packed up and were off to Newport Beach to get on the boat
• We arrived in Newport about 30 minutes early, so we found a doughnut shop and did birthday doughnuts for Joel...it was a big hit with Connor as well...let the sugar high begin!
• We got on the boat and were off to Catalina.  It was a really bumpy ride there, but the boys were having so much fun with their stomachs lurching every few minutes.  I can't believe my husband who ALWAYS gets sea sick didn't!  It was a fun ride over!
• We found a really cute park where the boys played for a lot of today.  It was nice to have such amazing family time and they played non-stop for HOURS today!
• We rode a yellow submersible out to the underwater state park and fed the fish by pushing a button and releasing food outside of our windows.  The boys had a BLAST doing that and all of the giggles and oooohs and aaahs that came with it was really fun.
• We did lunch at a steakhouse and the boys behaved and enjoyed their food...our table overlooked the beautiful Catalina bay area and beach.  It was a pleasant time and then afterward the boys played on the beach by throwing rocks into the water....total boys!
• We hit the local ice cream store after our beach time and then headed to a park for more playtime.  Connor ate it about three times today and now has boo boos on his knees, face, and feet, but he was SUCH an amazing kiddo!  He barely cried (which is fine with me if he DOES cry, but he walked off two of his falls) and went back to playing right after I wiped off the dirt....one time wiping the dirt out of his mouth...that kid!
• The boat ride home was very pleasant because both of the kids fell asleep for most of the ride back.  Joel says his favorite part was feeding the fish today.  I am just so grateful for a fun filled family day.  NO flaring today...YEA! 

I am so thankful for David being able to come with us and enjoy the boys outside of our home.  It was so nice to get to post pictures on Facebook as we went throughout the day as well.  We made memories to last a lifetime today and SO SO many happy moments that I don't think I could type them all!  I am thankful for the laughter that my children bring me!