Day one: Thursday, we packed the kids up and went to Columbus International Airport for a 10:40 flight to LAX. Oh, first we had a quick lay over at Cincinnati Airport. It was pretty quick though. We got off and right back on to another plane. We landed in LA, got our baggage, picked up our rental car, and then stopped by Jessica' s aunts (Becky) for dinner. We hung out there for a while (pretty late, I guess if you consider we were on Ohio time) and eventually got to our hotel in Palmdale around 11:00 (2:00 Ohio time). I ran to Walmart real quick for a few things, and went to sleep.
Day two: Friday we went to Jessica's cousin Christy's house. Her grandma and other aunt came over too. We ordered Pizza and eventually went home. Christy and Jessica's grandma are pretty religious. I guess Jess' grandma hasn't spoken to her Aunt Becky for years because of their different views on faith. Also, her grandma has avoided all contact with her dad since he came out of the closet. Anyway, it was about 110 degrees out, so I stayed in the AC on the couch.
Day three: We left hotel #1 and went to the beach and then checked into hotel #2 for a night. The beaches were nice. It amazed me the temperature differences from Palmdale (about 100 everyday), to the LA (about ten degrees cooler), and the beach (low 80's). Noah had fun in the waves and Gabriel and Alydia got their feet wet, but were too timid to go in too deep. At hotel #2, the kids all enjoyed the pool. It was a little cool in the water, but we all had a blast. I think we may get a pool next summer. We definately need to get the kids swimming lessons.
Day four: We left hotel #2 and went to Legoland. It was pretty fun. There were all sorts of cool things made by Legos. There are lots of pictures on my Flickr page. Gabriel said that he liked Legoland the best. He had a lot of fun on the rides and checking out Legos. Back to hotel #1 again.
Days Five and Six: We basically chilled out at the hotel and at Christy's again. We swam alot in the pool and went to see Jessica's grandma again. A funny red neck side note: Jessica and her cousin are both on her Grandma Burkert's side. The other grandma is Jessica's dad's mother. Cousin Christy's mom died a long time ago and Grandma Walters divorced and remarried........Christy's dad (Jessica's uncle). So, Jessica's grandma is her aunt and her uncle is her step-grandfather. "You know you're a red neck when....."
Day seven: We left hotel #1 again and went to hotel #3 and Disneyland. It was really weird. The streets and walkways in Disney were packed with wall-to-wall people. Images of standing in line for hours or sitting with Alydia for hours while Jess took the big kids on rides flooded my brain. However, the longest wait that we had for any ride was 45 minutes (Jess took the boys on Space Mountain while I played Galaga and watched Ally). Everything else was 30 minutes or less. If there was a line that looked long, there would be another ride next door that would have no line. The only thing we wanted to go on but didn't was the Finding Nemo submarine ride. We couldn't even find the end of the line for that. One cheesey thing was the Pirates of the Carribean ride. It was just the Pirate Ride, but with "Where's Capitan Jack Sparrow?" dialogue added in. At the end, there was a Johnny Depp animatronic puppet sitting on a pile of gold singing a pirate song. Cheesey. (I had been on the Pirate Ride back in the day)
Last day: Did I mention Hotel #3 was a dive with black mold in the bathroom? Luckily we were only there for one night and only to sleep. Next time (if we go back to Disney) I told Jessica that we can spring for a Disney Resort hotel so that it will be clean. It was nasty. Anyway, we went back to Disneyland and also to Disney California Adventure, which is more of a 'big kid' ride. I got stuck with the little ones while Jessica and Noah went on a roller coaster. We went on a carosel and had some ice cream. I got my turn to go on a 'big kid' ride when we went on the Tower of Terror. It's a left and drop kind of ride. Gabe didn't like it too much since it literally lifted you out of you seat when you fell. The ferris wheel was interesting. most of the cars were on tracks so that you would go up and down and swing back and forth as the wheel revolved. We left the park around 7:00 (after the parade) and made it to the ariport with plenty of time to check and grab some dinner before the flight at 10:40. We arrived back at Columbus at 5:50 am. (remember the time difference) It was a pretty miserable flight since Alydia was having trouble sleeping and there was some turbulance. Still, we made it home in one piece. I am going to add beach pictures to my Flickr site soon.
Day two: Friday we went to Jessica's cousin Christy's house. Her grandma and other aunt came over too. We ordered Pizza and eventually went home. Christy and Jessica's grandma are pretty religious. I guess Jess' grandma hasn't spoken to her Aunt Becky for years because of their different views on faith. Also, her grandma has avoided all contact with her dad since he came out of the closet. Anyway, it was about 110 degrees out, so I stayed in the AC on the couch.
Day three: We left hotel #1 and went to the beach and then checked into hotel #2 for a night. The beaches were nice. It amazed me the temperature differences from Palmdale (about 100 everyday), to the LA (about ten degrees cooler), and the beach (low 80's). Noah had fun in the waves and Gabriel and Alydia got their feet wet, but were too timid to go in too deep. At hotel #2, the kids all enjoyed the pool. It was a little cool in the water, but we all had a blast. I think we may get a pool next summer. We definately need to get the kids swimming lessons.
Day four: We left hotel #2 and went to Legoland. It was pretty fun. There were all sorts of cool things made by Legos. There are lots of pictures on my Flickr page. Gabriel said that he liked Legoland the best. He had a lot of fun on the rides and checking out Legos. Back to hotel #1 again.
Days Five and Six: We basically chilled out at the hotel and at Christy's again. We swam alot in the pool and went to see Jessica's grandma again. A funny red neck side note: Jessica and her cousin are both on her Grandma Burkert's side. The other grandma is Jessica's dad's mother. Cousin Christy's mom died a long time ago and Grandma Walters divorced and remarried........Christy's dad (Jessica's uncle). So, Jessica's grandma is her aunt and her uncle is her step-grandfather. "You know you're a red neck when....."
Day seven: We left hotel #1 again and went to hotel #3 and Disneyland. It was really weird. The streets and walkways in Disney were packed with wall-to-wall people. Images of standing in line for hours or sitting with Alydia for hours while Jess took the big kids on rides flooded my brain. However, the longest wait that we had for any ride was 45 minutes (Jess took the boys on Space Mountain while I played Galaga and watched Ally). Everything else was 30 minutes or less. If there was a line that looked long, there would be another ride next door that would have no line. The only thing we wanted to go on but didn't was the Finding Nemo submarine ride. We couldn't even find the end of the line for that. One cheesey thing was the Pirates of the Carribean ride. It was just the Pirate Ride, but with "Where's Capitan Jack Sparrow?" dialogue added in. At the end, there was a Johnny Depp animatronic puppet sitting on a pile of gold singing a pirate song. Cheesey. (I had been on the Pirate Ride back in the day)
Last day: Did I mention Hotel #3 was a dive with black mold in the bathroom? Luckily we were only there for one night and only to sleep. Next time (if we go back to Disney) I told Jessica that we can spring for a Disney Resort hotel so that it will be clean. It was nasty. Anyway, we went back to Disneyland and also to Disney California Adventure, which is more of a 'big kid' ride. I got stuck with the little ones while Jessica and Noah went on a roller coaster. We went on a carosel and had some ice cream. I got my turn to go on a 'big kid' ride when we went on the Tower of Terror. It's a left and drop kind of ride. Gabe didn't like it too much since it literally lifted you out of you seat when you fell. The ferris wheel was interesting. most of the cars were on tracks so that you would go up and down and swing back and forth as the wheel revolved. We left the park around 7:00 (after the parade) and made it to the ariport with plenty of time to check and grab some dinner before the flight at 10:40. We arrived back at Columbus at 5:50 am. (remember the time difference) It was a pretty miserable flight since Alydia was having trouble sleeping and there was some turbulance. Still, we made it home in one piece. I am going to add beach pictures to my Flickr site soon.
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