Dad's big birthday surprise!

For Dad's 70th birthday we pulled off quite the surprise. Leslie, Jason and I all flew to California to surprise my parents for a long weekend. The idea and planning (and money) credit goes to Josh- he pulled everything together. I think it was the first time in almost 20 years that it was just the 6 original Elciks without spouses and kids.

We all arrived on Friday, November 30th and headed to Disneyland Hotel where we hid out at a bar. The craziest waitress waited on us, and she was AWESOME! She even managed to take a picture of us that resulted in Josh looking like he weighed 600lbs. See? (excuse Josh's horrible pedophile mustache for "mo-vember". We made him shave it that night)

Then we all got dressed up, met up with our parents "adopted kid"  Eileen and Dave and met Josh's girlfriend. Then it was off to our parent's favorite restaurant, The Napa Rose, for the big surprise!

  

The big surprise. Not the best shot, this is what happens when you ask a waiter names Saucy to take a picture. And we tipped him.

The Elciks by the Christmas tree

The entire group enjoying breakfast the next morning.

Celebrating Dad's birthday

And Leslie got to celebrate her birthday at Disneyland too!

Christmas in Disneyland!

Our first visit to DisneyWorld in 1978

And us trying to recreate that picture in 2013.... Obviously mom couldn't hold Josh...

Of course in rains in California while we are there!

Practicing our photo bombs!

You are never too old to ride the carousel with your dad!

The last night of our trip. Hanging out with Santa. We were a little drunk. 

That's a lot of fruit in a grasshopper.

annnnddd, that drink belonged to Jason. Who then spilled it.

Learnings from the trip: always clean your hairbrush (leslie!) cause you never know what your brothers will do ....