tuesday, may 18, 2010. maaa...and i were BRAVE enough to take levi, abraham, and espen on a whirlwind trip to CALIFORNIA to visit family this past week. sarah was visiting from colorado with her new be twins (6 months old). and i got to see megan pregnant! i was so sick at the time of her shower i had to miss it:( we left tuesday, may 18 and came back thursday, may 20. what's normally a 5.5 to 6 hour drive ended up being 7 hours there and back due to traveling with toddlers. extra potty breaks and all. here are pics from our 1st day.
maaa...'s present to herself for her anniversary was a dual dvd player for levi and espen. abe got to watch movies from the old player that now only runs off the ipod because he crushed a yogurt covered granola bar in the dvd player:) the boys didn't make a peep the whole way there!!! 
we stopped off at miller park in blythe to let the boys burn off some energy
miller park, blythe
abe so badly wanted to help carry something. he kept his arms up the whole time he walked.
while maaa...checked in i took the boys outside. after sitting in the car SO long they just bolted!
they ran.
and ran.
levi took abe out. abe loved it of course:)
the running continued all the way to our rooms.
seriously, this is the first thing they saw and started whacking each other!
it was hilarious. loud, but hilarious.
abe wanted in on the action.
levi and "scoop". totally matches his shirt theme.
my cousin eli and the boys. levi is scooping bees into a honey pot.
check out espen's form!
my cousin becca teaching abe how to stomp on glowing dots.
abe's turn punching ducks. he LOVED it!
abe kept riding this. it barely moved, but he kept coming back for more.
levi coming out of the ceiling tubes down the slide.
espen and chuck e
i love how abe has his hand on chuck e. before this shot he had his hand on his cheek and was just staring at him.
shootin'.
my cousin megan. prego with less than a week before hunter's due and eli.
abe looking at our family sitting at the tables. yes, i had to crawl around in the tubes for a while because he wouldn't go with anyone else. that didn't last long. he ended up loving them.
waving to the fam.
eli and levi on a roller coaster.
abe being crazy. i kept thinking he was gonna let go and crack his head.
pizza face.
levi flying.
megan and dylan. 9 months prego and she could still crawl around in the tiny tubes. i thought for sure she was gonna go into labour:)
levi and eli tubing.
abe's turn to fly.
then espen's.
seriously. monster truck car crushing. levi thought this was the BEST!
maaa...and abe after getting an astronaut id card made
espen LOVED the ceiling tubes.
abe way up high in the sky.
levi crawling around.
levi turning in tickets to get trinkets. he is super sweaty!
eli and abraham getting tickets.
i LOVE this picture and everyone in it! aunt kelley and the kiddos had the BEST IDEA EVER when they suggested we eat dinner at CHUCK E CHEESE so the kids could run around all night after being cooped up in a car all day! thank you megan, becca, and eli for chasing the boys around and helping them play all the games! the boys had a BLAST!!!
