Birthday, Brother and the Beach

This week has been a fun and yet crazy one. My brother and his family came down to SoCal for the week and so we met them on Tuesday at Disneyland. Tuesday was also my 27th birthday and there is no better place to celebrate it than there. It was a fun and hot day. The ride lines were short which makes a huge difference, we were able to do a lot of things without a lot of stress. We came home that evening and had the best cheesecake on the planet from Cheesecake Factory. It's the Reeses Peanut Butter Cup and it is the most delicious thing ever made.
We went down to Anaheim on Thursday to play in their hotel pool. Lillie loved it, especially all the time spent with her cousins. My brother has two daughters, the younger one being a couple weeks older than Lillie and so it was fun to see them play together.
Then on Saturday, we met my brother and his family at a beach in Malibu. The girls loved the tidepools, we found a seal, starfish, crabs, and anenomies. Fun times.
Lastly, today we went to Universal Studios. We got to see the new King Kong 3D attraction and it was really cool. Then we did a couple more kid friendly rides and things and called it a day. By the way, we saw Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) at the park today. He was with family and wasn't recognized by many people so we didn't want to bother him. Eric was in the bathroom with him (Ha!) at one point. So that was our celebrity sighting number 2.
Anyway, it was an eventful week but a really good one. We always love seeing family. It made me really homesick after they left. I love seeing Lillie interacting with cousins. Cousins are and were such a big part of my life growing up and so I want that same experience for Lillie and I feel like sometimes we miss out on great family experiences. Baptisms, birthdays, talks or singing in church, baby blessings, etc. I love my family and can't wait for the day when I can live nearby.

Even though it was a great week, I'd still be happy if this one was a little less busy.