We decided to head to California this year for vacation!
Rachel had never been, and Preston didn't remember because he was so little when we were there last. We took a family vote and decided to spend some tome in San Diego and L.A.
Our first day there was spent at the San Diego Zoo! None of us had ever been, and it is definitely the most beautiful Zoo we have ever seen.
We're here! 
This is how Rachel spent a lot of the day! (San Diego is much "hillier" than Texas!) Thank goodness she has such a strong big brother:)
The polar bear was so cute! He seemed to really like Rach.
All of us at the bird show
Look at this view!
The sky ride was a hit!
The next day, we spent playing around our hotel. We were right on the bay and it was a gorgeous day!
Sometimes Preston can trick us into thinking he is not like a normal teenager because he is so sweet, but this proves it! He is laying on a lawn chair about 15 ft away from Jeff and I!!
Rachel has a fun daddy!
Preston and Rachel spent 2 hours building this huge castle!
This is the view from our room! I can see why people pay the big $$ to live here.
We went out in the evening to Mission beach for some dinner and fun!
Back to our hotel for a fire in the fire pit and s'mores!
Falling asleep by the fire!
After a fun few days in San Diego, we drove up the coast towards L.A.. Our first day was spent at Disneyland! 
This is how Rachel spent a lot of the day! (San Diego is much "hillier" than Texas!) Thank goodness she has such a strong big brother:)
The polar bear was so cute! He seemed to really like Rach.
All of us at the bird show
Look at this view!
The sky ride was a hit!
The next day, we spent playing around our hotel. We were right on the bay and it was a gorgeous day! We rented a small catamaran and had so much fun!
Sometimes Preston can trick us into thinking he is not like a normal teenager because he is so sweet, but this proves it! He is laying on a lawn chair about 15 ft away from Jeff and I!!
Rachel has a fun daddy!
Preston and Rachel spent 2 hours building this huge castle!
This is the view from our room! I can see why people pay the big $$ to live here.
We went out in the evening to Mission beach for some dinner and fun!We rode some rides at Belmont park
Back to our hotel for a fire in the fire pit and s'mores!Jeff and Preston getting the fire going.
Did I mention it was very chilly at night!! Here we are all snuggled up toasting marshmallows:)
Did I mention it was very chilly at night!! Here we are all snuggled up toasting marshmallows:)
Falling asleep by the fire!
After a fun few days in San Diego, we drove up the coast towards L.A.. Our first day was spent at Disneyland!
on the tram headed to the park.
Posing it up in front of the castle (which you can barely see!)
Teacups
Dumbo ride
Waiting for the 4D movie
Rach and Pluto
We decided to ride this river boat and were chosen to go to the very top with the captain! We were the only ones up there and it was really cool!
Rachel got to blow the whistle!
The Captain took our picture
Teacups
Dumbo ride
Waiting for the 4D movie
Rach and Pluto
We decided to ride this river boat and were chosen to go to the very top with the captain! We were the only ones up there and it was really cool!Rachel got to blow the whistle!
The Captain took our picture
Getting ready for fireworks. (They were amazing!)
We had so much fun and it was a very long day! We stayed until midnight so needless to say we were all exhausted! Rachel fell asleep in Daddy's arms on the way to the car...
And Preston was asleep soon after we got to the car!
Back in Santa Monica at the pier.
On the big Ferris wheel:) Did I mention it was cold at night??
We had so much fun and it was a very long day! We stayed until midnight so needless to say we were all exhausted! Rachel fell asleep in Daddy's arms on the way to the car...
And Preston was asleep soon after we got to the car!
The next day we headed up to L.A. for some sight seeing!
Hollywood!
Back in Santa Monica at the pier.
On the big Ferris wheel:) Did I mention it was cold at night??
