Partusch Pride: Carlsbad, California (2-7-12)

Warning: This is a very, very long post, with lots of pictures and video, but I didn't want to divide it up into too many posts! So. . .enjoy!

We were anxiously excited for this vacation, because this was Ashley's first PLANE RIDE! We had a great flight over, had great luck with our rental car, and had a phenomenal vacation! We were super prepared and had no issues through security. We took Ashley's stroller to get us through the airport easier and we put her in her carseat on the plane; we wanted her to feel super safe and comfy and she flew like a champ! We had a very quick flight over to CA and an even smoother ride home, so we are so thankful for such a great experience and we are ready for many more flying adventures! :)

We felt so relaxed on this trip and really enjoyed every minute of our time in CA. We flew in early enough the first day, picked up our rental car, and drove straight to the beach! AshB couldn't wait to play in the sand and run through the water with her Daddy! We got cleaned up after checking into hotel and then went and made a pizza with Uncle Brian at a friends Pizza place! :)

We took Ashley back for 2 days of fun at Legoland and she was so excited! She remembered everything and couldn't wait to ride her favorite rides again! She was super brave and even tried a few new things! She was so excited to drive the race cars again. She was older and a little taller so she was able to keep the pedal of the car down, and she was making laps around the race track! We were all so excited! :)

First Plane Ride

Waiting oh' so patiently to board. An airport volunteer/security person gave her a squishy airplane toy as we were waiting in the security line.

Daddy surprised her with a fun new shirt for her adventure, and of course her toy plane is ORANGE!

Family picture on the plane :)

She politely ordered her own apple juice on our quick flight to San Diego

Helping Daddy secure her carseat in the rental car

She is the best little traveler; so patient and always a smile on her face! :)

Beach fun

First view of the beach and pure excitement in our car!

When she gets older, she may not be happy with me, for ever taking/posting some of these hilarious pictures! :)

She is in pure heaven, playing on the beach

One of my favorite pictures; they are my world!

Pure joy

The sand made really cool patterns, this was our favorite beach

Plane/Beach/Pizza Video

This is a longer video; but there was so much laughter and playing while we were at the beach, I wanted to catch and show those fun moments! I could watch her run around and play at the beach all day, but the best part is her laughing with her daddy! :)

Making her own pizza at the Partusch boys favorite pizza place!

She adores her Uncle Brian and he was so good with her!

Light sauce, Uncle Brian!

Oh' yea, dump on that cheese! :)

It has been a busy day of traveling, beach fun, and pizza making, but she STILL has energy!
Cutie Pie! :)

Legoland (2days)

The hotel van drove us to Legoland, she felt so special to have a carseat in the van just for her!

Pure excitement to be back at Legoland!

Driving Daddy in her zebra safari car

She was so anxious to drive these cars again, and make it around the track!

Oh' yea, she got her driving license! :)

Helicopter fun

Driving the boat

She is such a big kiddo and we ADORE her! :)

Legoland Video

Okay so this is a little long, but they are hilarious. I laugh hysterically as the kiddos bump into each other; she has such a great time and is so proud of herself. They are hilarious to watch, but really show you her personality and how much fun she is! It is a compilation of our two days at the park. Day 2 (blk and white outfit) is to show how much better/smoother her driving got after two days of practicing!