Fun!
I was trying to clean out my closet (which was waaaaaay overdue) and Olivia was particularly interested in my old purses. I let her play with them, because they were mostly cleaned out. Of course, she managed to find a few things:
Note the lip gloss on her knees and toenails. I believe she's going to like make-up one day!
Unfortunately, Mom got hit pretty hard with altitude sickness, so we laid low Sunday and left for California Monday (and she felt much better when we were at sea level!). Olivia did wonderful on the flight! We ate dinner (Mexican!) and made it to the condo in time to watch Disney Land's fireworks from the roof. Definitely made us excited for Disney!
We slept in a little, but got to Disney fairly early Tuesday. I was somewhat apprehensive, but she absolutely loved it! The rides, the characters, the food, she loved it all! A few pics from our day:
Dumbo was a hit!
On Mickey's couch.
No tears with Mickey!
The above picture is a playground outside of Goofy's house. The character houses were her favorite.
She did take a nap in her stroller and give us a chance to ride some bigger rides (Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain!).
There are lots more pictures, but we'll move on for now! This Disney trip made me want to take her to Disney World for a whole week (maybe next year?!).
Wednesday we drove south to San Juan Capistrano, which is a mission that was built in the 1700's. It is in pristine condition and beautiful:
Olivia was asleep when we first arrived, but woke up and quickly found a pond with HUGE koi.
She was delighted.
She watched the fish for a long time. Then she chased a butterfly- do you see it in the picture?
This was a gorgeous, peaceful place.
We headed back to LA and did a little shopping. Olivia was a little off with her sleep schedule and woke up at 3:30 AM, ready to play. We walked the halls of the condo for awhile and watched a movie. She finally drifted off again around 7:00. Luckily, she was in a good mood when she woke up again and we headed to the beach! The ocean was FREEZING, but she loved the sand:
That's the Santa Monica Pier behind her. She kept pointing to it and saying "fun!"
We had a picnic lunch, then headed to our next destination: Hollywood!
Grauman's Chinese Theater:
This is where all the celebrities leave their hand and footprints:
We walked up and down, looking at all the stars.
There were some fountains in the middle of an outdoor mall. Olivia loved them:
Just being there was a neat experience. We shopped for a few souvenirs (naturally), then headed to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
Olivia was a bit bewildered. I think she was waiting on them to move!
We left the wax museum, got caught in some traffic, made it to the condo and collapsed. :)
Friday, we checked out, did some shopping, then headed to the airport. We had a fabulous time! Mary Lee was a great tour guide. I haven't flown at night in a year or so. We flew over Las Vegas, really neat! We landed around 11:30 PM, so we slept late Saturday. Mom watched Olivia for us Saturday, so Michael and I went to Blackhawk (casinos!) by ourselves. It was the first "date" we've had since Olivia was born! Thanks!
Sunday was the 4th and mom went with us to a local "fair" before heading to the airport:
We dropped mom off at the airport, then headed home. An hour or so later, we had a HORRIBLE hail storm:
It unfortunately hit right when mom's plane was supposed to take off. Her flight had already boarded, so they were stuck on the runway for almost 3 hours. Because of the delay, she missed her connection in Atlanta and had to spend the night in the airport. Sorry, mom! I'm glad we had a good time, maybe she can forget the end of the trip. ;)
Wow, this was a long post! If you made it this far, you're probably related to us. ;) Have a good week!
What a fun trip!! I'm so glad you guys had a great time in California and with your mom. A perfect summer getaway - and it included a date! Fun pictures of all the fun sights - looks like you guys had a great trip :)
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