SoCal

Our trip to California was awesome!! It was jam packed full of fun, and there was not a minute we werent busy. Just the way I like it! We got to the airport in enough time to check-in, go through security, and board the plane. Bronson was amazing on the flight! He played, and he slept. Bri was great, and Elly was so fun. We landed, got the van, and took off towards San Diego. We stopped at In-n-Out, and then found a beach. Elly, Stac, and I took off running for the water. Turns out the sand turned to pebble rocks fast, and so that hurt a bit. We made it out and started body surfing. Elly did wonderful, and caught on quickly to the waves. We buried each other in the sand, and then it was time to go. We got to Del and Ann's and visited with everyone and swam some more. Then we headed to the hotel and went right to sleep. We woke up early and headed to the zoo. We met up with Courtney and Kelly at the gate. It was a blast having all the kids together. We wore them out, and saw neat animals. Including a four day old giraffe! After the zoo we went back for some more swimming and visiting. It was so fun, and I am so grateful for Del and Ann's hospitality! Sunday was Disneyland!!! It was magical! Elly and Bri were so awesome and tough!!! I was so proud of them. We had the best day ever. SoCal is in a record breaking heat wave, and so the park was empty! The longest line was 50 minutes, and that was splash mountain in the middle of the afternoon. The parade was one of our favorites. Bri got all sorts of attention from the characters, and was loving life. Monday we did some shopping in Lake Arrowhead, ate Carmel apples, watched Shark Week, and hung out together. Elly slept in forever Monday morning, and it was lucky she did! She and Stac shared a bed and they stayed up super late talking Monday night! Tuesday we headed to Long Beach and hit up Sunset Beach (for future reference... Seal blvd. to pacific coast hwy. on 19th). It was an incredible beach. Elly was so happy to find shells, and she even found a sand dollar!!!! Thank you so much California Fam for making our trip awesome, and thank you Elly for being an awesome traveler. Elly had a list of must do's: 1. Disneyland 2. Swim in ocean 3. Zoo 4. Find sand crabs 5. Find sea shells 6. Try candy apple 7. Swim lots. I am happy to report she checked all that off her list!