Here we are at XNA with all of our luggage. We had two large suitcases that we checked, plus Madelyn's carseat. We carried on three small suitcases. We had a bag for Madelyn and for Andrew and I carried my purse and the camera bag. Oh, we had the double stroller too!
Leaving Dallas and heading to LA!
I brought a paint with water book, play-doh, crayons, snacks, and books for Andrew to have on the plane. I think the play-doh was the best thing that I brought.
Madelyn finally fell asleep after they announced our descent into LAX.
Andrew and Madelyn took a bath together at the hotel. They thought it was great! So did I!
Andrew checking out the hotel. He loved all the fountains.
This was the best plate of cheese fries ever! I ate them twice.
Andrew wanted to have a bowl of strawberries for dinner, so they made him one. He gobbled them up!
What would we have done without the double stroller?
We spent one day at the pool. It was the warmest day, so it was a good choice! The other days were cloudy and kind of chilly for swimming. At least for me, I don't get in unless it's around 100 degrees outside!
Jason and Andrew rode the water slides over and over again.
Splash!
Andrew ended up going down the slide by himself. As long as Jason would catch him. The boy has no fear!
Andrew wanted to apply his own sunscreen. His lips did not burn!
Madelyn fit perfectly on the step of the kiddie pool. She could just splash and splash!
Fun at the pool!
They had a lot of pool toys and Andrew really had fun.
Resting in the shade of our cabana.
We got Andrew a bag of beach toys. He was so proud of his bag. He carried it everywhere, even to dinner! It was a pain to get in our luggage on the way home, but we did it!
We spent a day at Disneyland. It was so much fun! My mom and Emily went with us, which was a big help. We started the day with breakfast with Minnie and friends. Madelyn loved it, but Andrew was a little nervous!
Andrew hid his face when the characters would coem up to our table.
Madelyn was all smiles! She just laughed and would talk to them. It was so funny!
She loved Minnie Mouse! She just was in awe of her!
Andrew was alright with the Fairy Godmother. I think because he could see her face. He still didn't totally love her, as you can tell.
I love Madelyn's face in this picture!
Here we are with Tigger. Andrew informed us that he does not like Tigger. Funny thing is, he choose a Tigger stuffed animal as a souviner!
Minnie came back and wanted to hold Madelyn this time. She loved it!
In front of the castle.
I love Andrew's face in this picture. He is so excited!
I had outfits made just for the trip. They turned out so cute, but I couldn't get a picture of them together. I plan to do that on Sunday.
Checking out Mickey's mop and broom. He was thrilled to see them!
Meeting Mickey!
Andrew has told everyone, "I saw Mickey's hose!"
He also says, "I drive Mickey's car!"
He ate one ear off his Mickey ice-cream bar and then just passed out!
Madelyn was still going strong! She loved everything and was just so happy and laughing at everything.
We had a great time at Disneyland! Can't wait to come back!
We ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney. Andrew wanted ice-cream for dinner. He also ate a kids pizza.
I tried to get some good pictures of us and the kids at the hotel. It was such a pretty place. I thought they turned out pretty good. Especially since I took the family picture with the self-timer!
We walked over to the beach during the afternoon. It was kind of chilly, so we just went in our clothes and let Andrew play in the sand and see the ocean. Andrew ended up soaking wet, because he loved splashing in the water with his daddy!
Another meal of strawberries!
In the evenings they have fire pits at the hotel and you can make Smore's. It was a lot of fun and they were really good!
My dad flew out on Saturday, so we spent the afternoon with him and mom in Santa Monica. Emily had something else to do so she visited with us for a little while.
Saturday evening we drove down to San Diego. It took forever, because we got caught in traffic. Sunday we went to Sea World. We just slept in and went around lunchtime. It was so nice outside! We had a great time!
Andrew wanted a Shamu cupcake with his lunch.
Watching Shamu. Andrew was really amazed!
Shamu saying hello!
These sea lions crack me up! Andrew kept calling them dogs, because they make that barking sound!
Madelyn liked them too!
Andrew tried to feed them, but a sea gull snatched the fish! He told me that I could feed them the rest of our fish.
They have the Sesame Street Bay of Play at Sea World. Andrew was thrilled! We climbed up this rope play thing. I went with Andrew and it was awful! I don't like heights (not even a little bit) and this was too hight for me, plus it was all net so I could see below me the entire time. I also got run over by about 800 kids! I won't do that one again!
Andrew got to meet Cookie Monster, Elmo, and Zoe. He was so excited! He was not afraid of them at all! He gave them hugs and handshakes. He didn't want to leave!
Cookie Monster tried to sit in our stroller. Andrew has told everyone about this!
Madelyn couldn't ride the Sesame Street rides, so she just kicked back and watched Andrew.
Andrew loves The Count, so this is what he wanted from Sea World.
Andrew slept through this whole show on Jason's lap. It was really good. I'm sure he would have loved it!
Checking out the Beluga Whales.
We spent Monday at the San Diego Zoo. We had a great time. The kids were starting to get worn out, but they still enjoyed it.
Andrew was showing Daddy the koala bears. He loved that the babies were on the mother's backs. Fun Fact: Koala bears sleep for 22 hours per day (what a life!) because it takes that long for the eucalyptus to digest!
Checking out the fossils in the bulldozer. We just thought he was really eager to see, turns out his foot was stuck!
Madelyn was clearly impressed!
Andrew's favorite thing from the zoo? Watching the zookeepers clean up poop. We stood here for about 20 minutes watching them clean the elephant area. The elephants weren't in this area, they were just cleaning. Any animal we would walk by he'd say "hippo got poop? Need to clean up?"
Not a real elephant!
Checking out the polar bear den.
Meltdown of the day #982
Time to go home!
These pictures were taken at 2:00am on Wednesday morning when we checked in our hotel after all the crazy airline antics! Madelyn was still going strong, but Andrew was totally out!
When he woke up he looked around and said, "Mommy, there's no vacuum here and we need to do laundry." I had been talking about all the laundry that we had to do when we get home. He did not forget. Thankfully, now the laundry is all done and put away. The bags are unpacked and we are getting rested up again! Madelyn slept from 7:30pm until noon today. She was just so tired from all the fun she had! Sidenote: We stayed at the Hyatt in Huntington Beach (it was AWESOME), but they accidently charged us twice...that was kind of a problem...so to make up for it, they are giving us (drumroll please!) vouchers for a 5 night stay at any Hyatt. ARE YOU KIDDING??? Between that and the airline vouchers, Summer Vacation 2011 is looking pretty good! Apparently, taking the kids is good luck!
3 comments:
Loved your blog. It looked like the perfect vacation. Alls well that ends well. :)
Looks like you all had a blast!!! Thanks for sharing!
So cute!!! It was so good seeing you at the restaurant!! We will have dinner soon!! Your kids are beautiful!!
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