Robison Family - Ryan & Josie, Pierson, Madilyn & Jensen

Robison Family - Ryan & Josie, Pierson, Madilyn & Jensen

Thursday, January 21, 2010

"Sandy-Ego" Trip - Day 1

We finally made it to San Diego to visit our fabulous friends- The Rollins!

Kenny and Erin are 2 of our favorite people in the world and we have such a special friendship with them. Ryan and Kenny have been BFF's since high school and as Erin put it, "any trouble Ryan got in was because of Kenny, and any trouble Kenny didn't get in was because of Ryan." And since Kenny and Erin dated in high school they all go way back- and now that Erin and I have bonded when the 4 of us get together, well, we just have way too much fun! It also works out nicely that their two cuties, Ellie and Addie, are the same age as Pierson and Madi, and they have become such cute friends.

On Christmas we told the kids that we were going to get to go to California and stay with Ellie and Addie and they have been SO excited! For 2 weeks before the trip that was practically all we talked about, it also worked nicely as an incentive for Pierson to be good, all I had to do was mention "California" or "Disneyland" and I had instant good behavior. Pierce asked me, "Is it really sandy in San Diego?" I thought it was so funny he was totally thinking of the word as "Sandy-ego", (thus the post title.) We always see them when they come to town (luckily both of their fams are in the area so we usually get to see them a few times a year), so getting to go to their house was building major excitement!

We arrived Friday night after bedtime and were greeted with a pile of notes that Ellie had written for Pierce and Madi. Ellie and Addie were just as excited for our arrival as we were! The kids were beyond excited to get to sleep in the playroom and were practically drooling over all the fun toys they could see and could not wait to wake up in the morning and start playing! Pierce woke up around 3:30 and came in and found us announcing, "I'm awake Mom." Luckily he went back to sleep, until Miss Madi woke up around 5:30 and could no longer resist, they were up and playing and it was only a matter of minutes before Ellie and Addie ran in to join them. They were so excited to see each other and had such a fun morning playing together. We all enjoyed some yummy waffles made by Kenny that morning, and getting everyone ready and out the door before 9:30 to make to it Sea World early was a breeze. (I know, can you believe it, I was ready, the kids were ready and we were out the door on time! I guess that's what happens when the kids are up at 5:30 AM!)

Sea World


Addie, Ellie, Pierce, Madi

Sea World was great! It was my 1st time and was more intrigued than the kids. We had a grand time checking out the polar bears, sharks, walrus, whales, and all kinds of amazing animals. The Shamu show was so incredible! WOW!


Pierce & Ellie were so adorable together, cracking up at each others silly jokes and running all over the place holding hands.

One of my favorite shots from the trip, I'm thinking we'll have to frame this one for their wedding

Shark Teeth! Erin & Me with the kids

Checking out the Sea Stars and Sting Rays- way cool!




The whole gang- Kenny, Erin, Ellie & Addison, Ryan, Josie, Pierson & Madilyn (The kids really were having fun, not sure why it's so hard to capture in a group photo!)

We had to hit the rides to wrap up the day, the kids had a ball!


Kenny- what a man, taking all 4 kids on the "Sea Star Spin"

We had an awesome day at Sea World, loved it! After some yummy dinner and getting the kids in bed we had some good talks and great laughs. After checking the weather for Monday, which we planned to spend at Disneyland, they guys headed out to pick up ponchos for all of us. Kenny was convinced that it really wouldn't rain, little did we know! And we all got a kick out of checking out the book, "The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland", all I can say is, wow! Rather hilarious, but worth checking out. It was Ryan's kind of book.

12 comments:

Erin said...

YEA! I'm reliving the trip all over again! That was really all just too much fun. Loved the post - you did a great job including so many details from that day. I want to do it all again next month! (I'm sure the kids wouldn't object!) We seriously LOVED having you guys here.

I'm trying to get the energy to post - maybe I'll just let you do all the work and direct people to your blog. ;)

Great pics. It was a perfect trip. Love you guys! :)

Staci D. said...

I was excited to see you already posted pictures from your trip. What a great time! I love the one of the kids all squatted down looking through the glass. Glad you guys are back :)

Lori said...

aren't great friends the best? i'm glad you had a good trip. we LOVE san diego.

Kim-the-girl said...

That looks like so much fun! And it gets me excited for our trip to So Cal in the fall! Yay! And I know I say it all the time, but seriously, you are gorgeous!

kate said...

oh wow! what fun! you captured it so well.

Jessica Duff said...

Looks like a lot of fun! I can't believe how big your adorable kids are getting.

And I have to say... Josie, girl you are looking great! That blue looks really good on you.

Angie Black said...

What a fun trip you guys must have had! There isn't anywhere else I would want to be in the entire world than DL and Sea World! How fun for you guys! SO jealous. Looks like you have some wonderful friends to go and play with. I bet your little ones had a ball! I wished I could have snuck in your suitcase!!!

Katie said...

Josie, I've been dying to see pics from your trips. It sounds so dreamy. I love all your pics and what fun to go with great friends. So glad you're back, though :)

Bobbidee said...

It looks like an awesome trip! Glad you guys had such a great time! :)

Lyndsi said...

The kids' faces just say it all - so fun!! Such cute pictures of everyone. I'm so glad you were able to go and spend time with great friends and have such a wonderful time in California. I think you and I were so busy chatting about our worry over the changes that I didn't get to hear enough about your trip! So thanks for posting about it. It was so fun to read!

And...it was good to see you and your kids yesterday! We missed you!

Colett's Corner said...

One of my favorite places in the world. We took our kids a year and 1/2 ago. I can't wait to go back. Thanks for sharing.

Melanie and Curtis said...

How fun Josie! It makes me want to visit Sea World. I love the one of Pierson and Ellie running together. So cute!