We had an AWESOME trip to California. But the trip didn't start out so great. We left right after Tyler got off work to head down to Cedar City and spend the night and Jeff an Jenny's before we hit the road to Cali. We hurriedly got everything packed up so we would be ready when Ty got home from work. I thought I had everything. However on Saturday morning at Jeff an Jenny's I realized I did not have the travel bag I had packed, with extra snacks, medicines, and of course our tickets to Disneyland and SeaWorld. We called out neighbor who built our home to see if he could get into our home, we weren't very hopeful because Tyler had went around and made sure all the windows and doors were locked. Darin tried the back door first then went around the front door and went right in. Apparently the bolt hit the plate on the door and did not latch. Long story short he found the bag with our tickets and gave them to Tyler's brother who overnighted them to our hotel in California. They got there just in the knick of time Monday morning and we picked them up at the front desk on our way to Disneyland. Phew!! Sunday we found a meetinghouse and went to sacrament meeting, then went to Newport Beach. It was a great day the kids loved looking for seashells, and tried to stay out of the water. We spent the nest 2 days at Disneyland and California adventure. Then tok a break from the parks and went to the beach for the day. We rented a boogie board and the kids all had a blast riding the waves, building sandcastles, and being buried by mom and dad in the sand. then we went baack for one more day @ the parks. We traumatized all out kids(except Layton) on Splash Mtn, but really enjoyed it. Kinsley & Madison LOVED It's a Small World, and the Ariel ride, and LOVED the parade. Everytime they saw a princess the would shout, "Hi, Belle", "Hi Ariel", it was so magical for them. Layton loved the Jedi training and battling Darth Vador. Sydney and all the kids really liked Pirates of the Caribean.Everyone LOVED cars lans and al th rides there, especially Mater's Junkyard, and Radiator Springs Racers. And of course we all loved World of Color, we met lots of characters, and were all worn out at the end of each day.
Then we spent the day at Sea World. The shows were so fun to watch, we rode a few rides, and Layton even went on the MantaRay rollercoaster with me. The kids like seeing all the animals, but we were all a little let down after Disneyland. But it was still fun!
Lastly, on our way we drove right through Temeula, where Mason was serving his mission. I so badly wanted to find his apartment, but my older brothers and Tyler who had all served missions said that I should so we just pulled off the exit and took a picture to send to Mason to prove we were there. I guess Tememcula is a pretty big place, who would have thought we would pull off the exit drive a ways then turn on the street where Mason lived! We had no idea, and didnt get to see him but it was fun to know I was close to him.
All in all it was a great trip!! We loved having the family time and being together and cant wait until we can do it again!!
Then we spent the day at Sea World. The shows were so fun to watch, we rode a few rides, and Layton even went on the MantaRay rollercoaster with me. The kids like seeing all the animals, but we were all a little let down after Disneyland. But it was still fun!
Lastly, on our way we drove right through Temeula, where Mason was serving his mission. I so badly wanted to find his apartment, but my older brothers and Tyler who had all served missions said that I should so we just pulled off the exit and took a picture to send to Mason to prove we were there. I guess Tememcula is a pretty big place, who would have thought we would pull off the exit drive a ways then turn on the street where Mason lived! We had no idea, and didnt get to see him but it was fun to know I was close to him.
All in all it was a great trip!! We loved having the family time and being together and cant wait until we can do it again!!
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