This is my first official posting... I hope I make it through! Cross your fingers for me. ;-)
I'm not exactly sure how to start this thing, so I'll just dive right in...
I'm posting a few pics from our recent trip to California. The 3 of us (Trav, Afton, and me) headed out (much too) early on April 3rd and landed in southern California around 8 am. We spent the day driving along the coast and stayed 2 days in Del Mar. We put Afton in her Easter dress so we could get some cute pics of her on the beach. This one (below) was my favorite!
(<- second favorite) While we were there, we did a lot of beach-hopping, (minus any swimming- it was way too cold), surf-shop hunting,
and sight-seeing (our favorite stop was the San Diego temple- it was BEAUTY-ful).
On Thursday we headed up to Anaheim where we spent the next two days enjoying California Adventures and Disneyland. My sisters (Mariah and Whitney), step-mom, and Mari's family(Dave & Boston) met up with us there. It was pretty crazy there since it was the weekend before Easter. The lines were way long, but luckily we qualified for the good ol' "Switch Pass" on many of the rides. Thanks goodness for that invention... and for babies! Cutting in line is great- especially when it's completely legal!
I was surprised how well Afton did- she even had a couple naps in her stroller, which must have meant she was tuckered cuz she doesn't normally take a nap unless she is in her car seat or in her bed. While she was sleeping on this particular occasion we bought her a Mickey doll and some Mickey ears that she only wore once (for approximately 20 seconds). Luckily I got that one time on the good ol' digital film:
So even though we had to endure long lines and shoulder to shoulder crowds- we still had a blast. After standing in line for an hour to meet Mickey, seeing the excitement and happiness in Afton's eyes when she greeted him made it all worth it! That's what it's all about! I now understand why they say it's the "happiest place on earth."That about sums it up for the California trip. Hopefully I can keep this thing up. Based on my track record of keeping a journal- it isn't likely- but I'm gonna try!
Signing off!
