One of the great things about our trip was all the cousins we got to see! We took a not so quick drive to Pasadena to spend a much too small amount of time with Kristi and her girls decorating the only Easter Eggs we got to this year.

Xander wasn't sure about painting the Easter eggs, but quickly adapted with his Q-tip paint brush.

Cutie Charley pausing to get her picture snapped by Aunt Julie. How weird that AJ would paint his egg blue... ;p

I love this picture. When you don't have a pillow...use your brother's head!

Xander's FAVORITE ride was, of course, Star Tours. AJ wouldn't go on it, so he and mom spent time in the Star Wars shop waiting for Rod and Xander to go on it, "just one more time"!

Waiting in line, happy as a clam surrounded by all the life sized Star Wars stuff.

We took this trip smack dab in the middle of my student teaching stress. Rod loved this door, I felt I should have had this tattooed on my forehead.

Monsters Inc. was so much fun!

More cousin time! Steve and Vicki were our life savers. They loaned us their car for the week, taught me the SMART Board (so I could impress all the teachers on my return), and even brought their kids to the hotel to go swimming in the much to cold pool and watch fireworks from our balcony...hmmm, do you think the fireworks were a hit?

Rod and I took the boys on the Nature Walk at California Adventure. It was my favorite part of the resort. It was so peaceful and well done. The boys LOVED the rope walk above the trees, it was obvious they do NOT have a fear of heights...which is more than I can say for me!

Rod and the boys checking out the compass (I think that's what this is!).