California 2009

Where to begin?! How about the beginning!!
TUESDAY, APRIL 21:
We left for the airport at 6:00 AM, but our adrenaline was pumping so we were ready to go! Zack did OK, all things considered, but he was pretty tired. Our flight went well... however, Zack did decide to go to the bathroom right at take-off and poor Jared had to take him to the bathroom and change him in the plane's bathroom as soon as the seatbelt sign was off!! Not fun there :>
When we got to Cali, we got our rental car and headed out. We stopped and got a few things at Target then headed to In 'N' Out for lunch (Jared's choice). I will admit that the burgers were good, but not "famously" good. Sorry everyone!! Then we checked into our hotel and went back out to a mall and then to one of the highlights of our trip, the Anaheim Angels Baseball Game!! This was our first major league baseball game, and WOW, it was fun! We did leave a little early because Zack had hit his limit that day, but the Angels won the game 4-3!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22:
We got up and started with a little shopping. We went to Trader Joes and then to a mall... but we were anxious to head to the beach, so we didn't shop much! We headed for Laguna Beach, but had a rough time finding a place to park, so we headed back to Newport Beach. We did make a stop at the Newport Beach LDS Temple, and that was (as always) so beautiful! Then we headed to the beach, where the wind was blowing, the sky was cloudy (or was it the Marine Layer?!), and we pulled our jackets out instead of our swimming suits! Needless to say, not the way we wanted to spend the day at the beach, but we ended up having an excellent time splashing in the water still. That night we went to dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant, and I would give it 2 thumbs up! Lots of fun there!!


THURSDAY, APRIL 23:
Day one of Disneyland. We checked out of our hotel that we were staying in, and headed to The Grand at Disneyland for our next 2 nights. Without saying too much, I liked the room just fine, but not worth paying that much to never be in there! Anyway, Disneyland was great that day. There were a lot of people like always, but we got through the lines really fast! Pirates was our first ride (fairly typical for us), and so on. We kept moving from ride to ride, and made it on everything we wanted to that day. Zack's favorite ride was Small World, which ended up being really fun this time! We also did manage to make it through with some pretty sore feet!
FRIDAY, APRIL 24:
Day at California Adventure. This ended up being one of my favorite days. It was more crowded than Thursday, but if you use those fast passes, it really pays off! We had a great time with Screamin' California trying to take pics right as the 'blastoff' went, but that was tricky. Also, the new Toy Story ride was awesome! That was the longest line we waited in up to that point (30 minutes), but that wasn't even that bad. I must add that Tower of Terror scared the pants off of me! I have been on it once before and it scared me, but apparently, time helped me forget that. I couldn't believe how genuinely scared I was on that ride. My mom and sister made sure to make fun of me pretty hard though!!
SATURDAY, APRIL 25:
Half day and Disneyland and California Adventure. Since we had accomplished all the rides we wanted to the first two days, we decided to hit our favorites and take it slower this day. Our feet couldn't handle much more. **As a side note, why does it always seem that everyone else walking around doesn't have sore feet, but I am ready to cut mine off to help with the pain??**
ANYWAY, we made it through half of the day and were ready to crash. So we said goodbye to the Disney parks and headed. We went to California Pizza Kitchen for lunch/dinner and then decided to go to another Angels game because we had to much fun the first night. We were so tired for this game, but it was still SO MUCH FUN!!! Unfortunately, they lost 8-9 in the last inning. Too bad. I think I am officially an Angels fan now!

SUNDAY, APRIL 26:
Our flight left Cali around 10:00 AM, so we got another early start. Our flight was good, and yes, again Zack needed a diaper change. But, it was my turn to change him this time. I managed to take him into the bathroom on the plane just before takeoff. And as I was changing him, he decided to 'wet' his shirt completely in the front, the diaper didn't hold in the back, so it was up his back, and I was in the smallest bathroom with no changing table in my life! What an adventure that was.
Whoosh! We're glad to be back, but miss the vacation time. A BIG, HUGE thank you to my favorite mom and sister for taking us with them on their vacation. We had such an amazing time and are so thankful for the much needed time away. Loves to you both!!!!