Koehler Family Vacation!

We are so excited to share with you the events of our recent FAMILY VACATION! For the past two years our lives have been so busy that we decided that it was time for a break. Mom finally got a two week break from school, so what a better thing to do then to spend some much needed family time in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!

For several weeks we planned a family vacation that included a vast amount of activities brought to you by: Universal Studios, Disneyland, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, SeaWorld, and the Pacific Ocean.

What made this trip so exciting was that the girls (Mackee, Keely, & Izzie) had NO IDEA! We kept the vacation a SURPRISE until the morning of. On Saturday morning we woke the girls up early, had new clothes for them to wear, did their hair, blindfolded them, took them downstairs, took off their blindfolds and shouted, "We're Going To Disneyland!" The table was decorated with Mickey Mouse tableware and Grandpa Koehler had HOT and YUMMY Mickey Mouse PANCAKES ready to go!

When we first told the girls they just stood there in astonishment! Then when it finally hit them ~ they all three started jumping up and down with excitement! IT WAS SO CUTE but I don't think they believed us at first. It was less than an hour latter when we were all loaded in the car and ready to go. It was quite the morning because we literally almost MISSED our flight. We had several things come up while at the airport but luckily we made it! The trip home was also event full because poor Mackee was throwing up in a crowded Los Angeles airport and while riding home on a bumpy airplane :(

We did so many fun things that it would take us forever to share them all with you, but we hope you enjoy all the fun pictures and the slide show that we have put together for you. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! If you haven't ever been to DISNEYLAND then we hope you get to go one day. It is truly a place where MAGIC happens and DREAMS come true.

A HUGE THANKS to Grandpa and Grandma Koehler for coming with us and for helping with some the cost for the girls - we couldn't have done it without you!

FAMILY FAVORITES: Eating lunch with the Disney Princesses, seeing Mickey & Minnie Mouse, ridding on California Screamin', Hotel Tower of Terror, Soarin' Over California, and Indiana Jones. We also loved the shows at SeaWorld, feeding the dolphins, swimming at the hotel, and visiting the San Diego LDS Temple. Dad's favorite of course was fly fishing for Mako Sharks!