We got back yesterday from spending a week in California. We all had a really good time. We left on Saturday and drove to St. George to visit with Tony's grandparents for a little while. Then from there we drove to Las Vegas and stayed the night. The weather was pretty nice there. Tony's mom, Margie, Tyler and I went swimming there, but it wasn't quite swimming weather, so we spent most the time in the hot tub. Luckily it wasn't too hot, so Tyler could go in it too.On Sunday we headed towards California. We left early enough so
that we could go to a 1:00 pm church near our hotel. While we were driving we saw a pretty crazy accident and ended up pulling over to help and talk to the police about what we saw. It was quite exciting. No one was hurt and we were glad that we were far enough back that our car wasn't affected by it. Even with the delay we still made it in time for church. So we went to sacrament and then headed for the hotel to check in. We got in our room and got unpacked and then decided to hang out for a little bit. Then we went to dinner at a yummy Mexican restaurant. Then we went back to the hotel to get some rest for the day.
Monday was our first day at Disneyland. The weather was a little cloudy, but for the most part it was a nice day. Tyler was really funny when he first went on the rides. He would hold his hand up to his mouth and just look around. He never said that he didn't like any rides, but was very unsure about them at first. After he had gone on a ride a couple of times and new what to expect, he didn't do the whole hand to mouth thing. It was pretty funny to watch him take in all the sites. He really liked all the little kid rides and would say "That was fun" after we would get off. It was really fun to see Disneyland through the eyes of a little kid. Tyler has gone to Disneyland before, but he was too young to show too much expression. Tony and I really loved seeing how much he loved it.We got to see some characters. Tyler and Josh did really good
with them. They didn't scare them at all. Tyler gave them all high fivers and even a hug. Our favorites were Tigger and Pooh...and of course Mickey. They didn't seem to have too many out. That is what we get for going during off peek time. It is worth it for the shorter lines. We asked Tyler was his favorite ride was and he said the car ride. He liked Autotopia and the bumper cars.
Josh did pretty good with all the craziness. He slept pretty good in the stroller and we would either sit on a bench to feed him or we would even do it on a slow moving ride. That is the benefit of bottle feeding. When he was napping is when we would try and hit the bigger rides. One would stay off with the boys and the other would go on the ride and then with the stroller pass, the one who waited then gets to go on the ride. It is a pretty nice system. I got to chat with many nice people while I waited with Josh, or I just people watched. It is interesting to me to see all those different people and to see how they interact with their kids or other people. Their are some interesting people out there.
We did Disneyland on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. It
seemed like each day got a little bit busier, but really nothing too bad. I think that the longest that we waited for a ride was like 25 minutes. Then some rides we were able to pretty much walk right on. On Tuesday and Wednesday the winds picked up and they were really cold winds. We were good with just our short-sleeved shirts on for most the day, but definitely needed our jackets at night. Tyler also really liked the parade down Main Street. He liked to dance with the performers. It was a different parade then they usually do. They had some of the kids from the audience come and dance with them. I didn't really like that. I would rather see professionals dance then some other people's kids. That's just me.
On Thursday we checked out of our hotel and headed down to San Diego. We went to the San Diego Zoo first. It was a nice zoo and it was fun to see all the animals, but I think that the next time that I go it will be with older kids. A lot of the animals were hard for Tyler to see so he got bored pretty easily. There is also a lot of walking at the zoo. Things are hard to get to and it is easy to get lost. A good time was had, but it will be a while until we go there again. After the zoo, we went and checked into our hotel. This hotel had a popcorn machine and that is just great. All the hotels that we stayed at were really nice, but I liked this one the best because of the popcorn.On Friday we got up and headed to Sea World. Tony and I really
like Sea World and so do Tyler and Josh. Josh loved to watch the dolphins, just like his daddy. Margie got us some fish food to feed the otters and the dolphins and Tyler just LOVED that. He then wanted to feed all the animals at Sea World. Tyler's favorite animal at Sea World were the penguins. We even got him a stuff penguin. They are pretty cute, smelly, but cute. They have an awesome play ground there too. Tyler loved being able to just play. They have a couple rides, but he really just wanted to climb things and play. I guess he had extra energy that he needed to get out. I don't know how, I was pooped
with all that walking. Friday was the best weather day. The sun was shinning strong and the wind wasn't blowing very much. I even got a little sun burnt on my arms and my feet (I was wearing flip flops). Sea World is always fun and we really like going there.
Saturday we headed back to Las Vegas where we stayed the night before heading back to Salt Lake. The wind was blowing so hard there that it was hard to even open my car door. We wanted to go swimming, but it was just way too cold. We drove to the Las Vegas temple while we were there. It was really pretty. I hadn't even seen that temple before. Then we ate dinner and then went to the grocery store to get Tyler a special birthday treat. It was his 3rd birthday on that Saturday. We didn't make too big of deal about it because we are going to really celebrate it this coming Saturday with cake and a party.
Sunday we got up, packed, ate breakfast, checked out and then headed for church. We went to sacrament and then started our journey home. Tyler had about enough of the car by then, but still was pretty good for all that driving. Josh did amazingly well. It hardly even fusses and we were able to feed him in his car seat. He was a good happy baby. We had a really good time and we are really grateful to Tony's parents for taking us on this fun vacation. Tony's dad wasn't able to come, but we thought about him while we 
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Looks like you guys had a grand time. I'm glad you were able to go.
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