Julie and Sterling went to California for a week for their honeymoon/6 month anniversary. We decided it was the perfect opportunity to have a family vacation. Unfortunately David was unable to attend, but we still had a great time!
Wednesday night we stayed at Jon and Louisa's house and Louisa, Aubree and Cali took us to the airport in the morning. We landed in Long Beach and piled into Kaylene's car. After a trip to Walmart and a stop for food we checked into the hotel and then headed to the beach. The water was pretty dang cold, but that didn't stop dad and Kevin from plunging right in. Kaylene followed and I finally made it in. At the end Kevin even got mom to come in up to her knees. We had a good time playing in the water and pretty much had to drag dad out of the water. He just loves the beach and wanted to stay forever.
The next few days were filled with walking, walking and more walking. Nothing like a theme park to remind you how out of shape you are.
Disneyland is just a magical place. You get to wear stupid 3D glasses and feel like a kid and hope the ride doesn't make you want to barf.
Sterling was my buddy for Autotopia since Julie went to get us fast passes for something else.
I was the 7th wheel. But I still had fun. :)
This is what it looks like when you put 7 adults in a car that only fits 5 so you don't have to walk to the shuttle. We didn't get pulled over. :)
Why yes, my family is super ridiculous and awesome. Julie did this a few years ago when we went, so we decided to recreate the picture. We rode the entire ride like that.
Best way to find all the Mormons in a theme park, wear a BYU shirt and listen to them say "Go Cougars!"
You'd never know who was related . . . or that we know exactly where the camera is on that ride.
I really wanted to go to Harry Potter Land so I convinced them we should hit up Universal Studios this time around. We haven't been in about 15 years and they have changed a lot! The studio tour was SO awesome! Harry Potter land was also awesome, but we were not prepared for the castle ride and were lucky that none of us lost our dinner.
It was a great trip, but we were definitely worn out by the end. I had great plans to go in for a half day of work when I got back but instead I took a shower and went to bed. I'm fighting a cold now, but it was totally worth it. Great memories with my family.
