California Adventures!!

So, it's been awhile, and I thought I better fill everybody in!!

Monday the 10th, me, Peter and Jacquelyne took off to California with my mom, niece, and nephew. The kids were so excited, and so was I! So, here's a look at what we did...

10th: Flew in to California, checked in at the hotel. Our room wasn't ready so they held our bags for us, while we went to Disneyland! Went to Disneyland. Right as we walked in, Peter was chosen to play the drums with Donald Duck. Didn't do much, walked around mostly. Had dinner reservations at 6:00... a Character dining. So Fun! It was a buffet at Goofy's Kitchen in Disneyland Hotel. The kids met Goofy, Pluto, Minnie, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Peter was so excited! Jacquelyne loved Cinderella. And the Cinderella was amazing! She spent about 10 minutes with Jacquelyne alone! We went back to the hotel, and went to bed!

11th: Got up and went to California Adventures park. There wasn't as much for Jacq to do there, but she still had fun! They have an awesome roller coaster and a 1000 foot drop there, so it was way cool! We had a princess lunch. Jacq got to meet Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Belle, and Snow White. She loved it. Everyday she asks if she can eat with the princesses. Played around the park and watched the Electrical Parade. Jacq saw Cinderella's mice and almost ran out to see them.

12th: Went to Sea World in San Diego. Saw Shamu and a bunch of other sea animals. But the best was definitely Shamu. I've seen the Orcas a thousand times in the islands, but it's way cooler to be so close to them. It never ceases to amaze me. There were two rides there that got me and my neice Jessica soaked!! It was awesome though! We had so much fun there! Rode a shuttle back and then for the first time in my life, we had room service! It was so cool!! Oh yeah, they have a Sesame Street thing there and the kids got to meet Elmo!!

13th: Went back to Disneyland. Started out with a character breakfast. I got to meet Eeyore! He is by far my favorite disney character!! Had a wonderful breakfast, and Peter got to sing the Bibbidy Boppidy Boo song with Cinderella's fairy godmother. It was awesome. We went to all different places in Disneyland and rode rides. Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones, and meeting Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore were my favorites of the day. Jacq didn't have much to ride, but you'll see there was more for her!! Watched the fireworks that night, and Tinkerbell and Dumbo both flew over Sleeping Beauty's castle. That is all I've heard about from Jacquelyne since. It was amazing!!

14th: Went to Universal Studios. Rode on all the rides. Jacq couldn't do anything there. Shrek 4-D was it. It wasn't fun for her at all. But, Peter and I rode on Jurassic Park and the Mummy ride. They were awesome! Peter's favorite was the Simpsons Ride. It was pretty cool too! We had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. That was the best burger I've ever eaten! Then our bus driver took us through the Walk of Fame, Kodak Theater, and the Chinese Theater where everyone's hand prints are. That night, we got back and went swimming. We left my mom at the hotel.

15th: Went to Disneyland, and rode the rest of the rides. Jacq got to ride everything!! She even rode on the Matterhorn, twice!! It was awesome for her, she loved it! We stayed long enough that it was after 11 when we got back to our hotel! The kids were having so much fun!

16th: Went and did the last little bit of Disneyland! We didn't get to ride anything in Toon Town, but that was because the lines were just way too long, and we were way too tired! So, we looked around, did the souvenier thing, and went back to the hotel. We went swimming! Then had a nice dinner at the hotel. Topped off by going to bed early, it was wonderful!!

17th: Got up, packed up the Hotel room, and checked out. Dropped our luggage off at the front desk of the hotel. We went to CoCo's for breakfast, and then walked to Anaheim Garden Walk (an outdoor mall) where we watched the new Adam Sandler/Seth Rogen movie "Funny People". Not such a good movie for my kids, but the rest of us enjoyed it! Then walked back to the hotel, got our luggage, and rode the shuttle to the airport. Got on the plane and came back to Seattle.

This was the best vacation of my life. I did miss my husband and my baby boy, but all in all, I had a great time!!

I'll post pictures soon!!