FYI
For those of you who don't know, Matt, the girls, and I went to California with Matt's family. We were able to spend 8 days touring Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure, Universal Studios, The San Diego Zoo, Sea World, The Beach, and even Old Town San Diego (which we stumbled across). It was a week of fun.....and stress. We walked 'til our feet had blisters. We ate fast food to the point I can't look at another french fry without gagging. And we had so much fun. In fact, we have over 719 pics to prove how much fun we had! (And that doesn't include all the pics we need to get from the rest of the family who had cameras!) So.....I decided I'm only going to give you a small glimpse of our trip. If you want to see all the pics......you have to come to Washington to visit! :) For now, enjoy!
DISNEYLAND
Disneyland really was the happiest place on Earth. (If you leave out the fact that our feet hurt so much from walking, some of us even got blisters; there were a few tantrums by both kids and adults; we didn't get to meet any princesses....or Indiana Jones; and we were way sleep-deprived; oh yeah, and Matt and I kept getting on each others nerves for no apparent reason! Other than all that, it really was the happiest place to be!)Kids and adults were excited to meet the Disney characters:
Mickey's Toontown was great for taking pics:
But of course, the castle was "the spot" to get a good pic. These are the best we have. We can pay $13 + shipping to buy the pic that the Disneyland photographer took of our family in front of the castle. We just may do that. Because that pic looks awesome! But for now, you'll have to look at these!
DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE
Well, we had quite a lot of fun in this park. We all loved the California Screamin' roller coaster. (No pic...sorry). And we all hated The Tower of Terror. (Again...no pic). We enjoyed the Aladdin Musical Spectacular. (Almost like Broadway). And we all got soaked, literally, on the Grizzly River Run. I'm not joking...we were soaked. (Sorry. No pic.) I guess we weren't up for taking pics this day. I don't know why. We had the cameras. But we did manage to snap a few photos of the best ride of all! The Jumpin' Jellyfish ride. (Okay, maybe if you ask Leah this would be her favorite ride.....)
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Universal Studios was okay. The rides were a disappointment.....not as long as the ones at Disneyland. But they were okay. We made the mistake of taking a few of the younger kids on the Mummy ride. Way too scary for kids under the age of 8! I was even scared. (But I'm kind of a whimp). Matt and I got soaked on the Jurassic Park ride though, that was fun. (We are sitting in the back on your left....the boat's right. You can't see us 'cuz we're covered by water!)
We did manage to spot a few celebs while we were there. The important ones! And at the end of the day, that's all that matters, right!?
THE SAN DIEGO ZOO
Well, after spending 3 days walking around Disneyland, California Adventure, and Universal Studios, we were all way too tired to walk much around the zoo. We rode the tram. That gave us the basic tour. So we really didn't walk up close to see any of the animals. I'm glad Matt and I think alike, "If you've seen one warthog in your life, you've seen 'em all!". (We're not Zoo people). So, that should explain the lack of pics from this portion of our trip!We did manage to make sure we took pics of our girls playing on the fake gorillas! Gotta make sure you take pics of fake animals at a zoo! :)
Don't worry. We did manage to get one photo of our kids with a real animal! A hippo. Look how gigantic that animal is! Crazy! I only wish it would have had it's mouth open! What an awesome picture that would have made.
SEA WORLD
Our first stop at Sea World? A ride. Not just any ride, but Abby's Sea Star Spin. I only have 1 question : "Why are there so many spinning rides?"
After that experience we decided we'd better see some animals. So here's a glimpse at some of the fascinating animals we saw, touched, and smelled at Sea World.
The dolphins were a hit! Shamu was a hit!
The turtles not so much!
The kids enjoyed touching the Sea Stars and the Bat Rays (I don't know why my pic is sideways....sorry).
The Polar Bear was also fun to see! You all better appreciate this pic. I fought about 15 Asians to get to the front of the line! While in the Polar Bear center, we decided to take advantage of the imitation polar bear caves they had. The kids did an awesome job of posing for a pic!
And my favorite animal......
I hope I can always say that this is the closest I will ever be to a shark!
After that experience we decided we'd better see some animals. So here's a glimpse at some of the fascinating animals we saw, touched, and smelled at Sea World.
The dolphins were a hit! Shamu was a hit!
The turtles not so much!
The kids enjoyed touching the Sea Stars and the Bat Rays (I don't know why my pic is sideways....sorry).
The Polar Bear was also fun to see! You all better appreciate this pic. I fought about 15 Asians to get to the front of the line! While in the Polar Bear center, we decided to take advantage of the imitation polar bear caves they had. The kids did an awesome job of posing for a pic!
And my favorite animal......
I hope I can always say that this is the closest I will ever be to a shark!
THE BEACH
We didn't have much time to go to the beach. Our trip was booked, and nobody seemed to plan time to go to the beach. So we got about 45 minutes on our last day in Cali. And, of course, it was cold. We found some local beach and tried not to look like tourists. I don't think we succeeded. Afterall, we were the only ones playing in the water in this seaweed-infested beach! (Not like Hawaii).
Matt and I actually snapped a good pic while we were there, so the trip wasn't a complete loss! (Nah, just kidding).
Hailey and Matt had fun in the waves! Hailey loves the water!
Leah was more content to play with the seaweed in the sand.
Matt and I actually snapped a good pic while we were there, so the trip wasn't a complete loss! (Nah, just kidding).
OLD TOWN SAN DIEGO
The first thing we saw in Old Town San Diego were giant cacti. They were huge! And yes, they are pokey!
Hailey and a giant Cactus.
Mel and the giant Cacti.
The first building we came across while walking through Old Town San Diego was a little school known as the Mason Street School. They had old desks and we made the kids sit and pose.
There was also a "dunce" cap in the front that I really wanted Matt to put on and stand in the corner, but it had a sign on it that said "Do Not Handle". And there was also an old lady watching us that worked there. (And we all know how really old ladies can be.....)
For lunch we decided to try a little local restaurant called El Fandango.
It was way good! Here's a pic of Matt and his parents waiting for their food.
We tried to go see the Mormon Battalion Memorial, but it was closed until next year! Can you believe that? Anyway, I decided I should snap a pic to prove we actually tried!
Hailey and a giant Cactus.
The first building we came across while walking through Old Town San Diego was a little school known as the Mason Street School. They had old desks and we made the kids sit and pose.
There was also a "dunce" cap in the front that I really wanted Matt to put on and stand in the corner, but it had a sign on it that said "Do Not Handle". And there was also an old lady watching us that worked there. (And we all know how really old ladies can be.....)For lunch we decided to try a little local restaurant called El Fandango.
It was way good! Here's a pic of Matt and his parents waiting for their food.We tried to go see the Mormon Battalion Memorial, but it was closed until next year! Can you believe that? Anyway, I decided I should snap a pic to prove we actually tried!
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