The Quidditch Game!

Harry Potter Day!

Mason has been working on a Harry Potter Day for a long time now and we finally pulled it off yesterday! There was wand shopping, a ride on Hogwarts Express complete with acid pops, licorice wands, and Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. There was breakfast served in the great hall, a sorting hat, potions class, a game of Quidditch, and much more! Now that I see what a great job Mason does planning these things, I am hiring her to plan all of the upcoming birthday parties!

Waiting outside Ollivander's Wand Shop!

Tasting one of the gross flavor jelly beans

The sorting hat!

Potions Class!

More pictures tomorrow of the Quidditch game! (Did I spell Quidditch correctly???)

Sweetness...

I wonder if he dreams about pirates, too...

Buddies!

Cliff Walks!

Enjoying the Pool!

Swimming with the Big Boy Cousins!

Medieval Times Castle!

Rather than another trip to Disneyland, we decided to visit a Medieval Castle and were so glad that we did! We got to watch two hours of sword fighting, jousting, and horse shows while being served a delicious meal that we had to eat with our hands! The kids were thrilled-- the excitement on Mason's face when we first walked in was priceless! Dylan was fascinated with the sword fighting! Sparks were flying off of those swords!

The knight below was the knight that our section was supposed to cheer for! Alas, he did not do well in battle, but he did hand a rose to Mason from the arena after kissing it...

At the Beach!

We had been to the beach the day before (yes, I forgot my camera) and did not expect to end up there again. That is why two certain kids are in their skivvies...

Joshua Tree National Park!

We stopped but we didn't stay. Again, it was over 100 degrees, no hook-ups, no water. To me, we can just call that Death Valley... Andy really wanted to camp there so maybe we will go in cooler weather sometime...