Archive for October, 2009

San Diego and Disneyland

October 18th, 2009 / posted by Jake

We recently took a 10 day vacation to the beach in San Diego and at Disneyland!  For Lindsey and myself, this was our first vacation for longer than 3 days in over 3 years, and it was long overdue.

We stayed in cottages on the beach at Pacific Beach for 5 days and it was absolutely wonderful.  The weather was slightly overcast which I felt was better than blazing, unbearable heat.  The kids got to spend time playing with their cousins building sand castles, burying each other, and playing in the ocean while watching the dolphins swim around near us.  Lindsey went surfing and I went body surfing a few times which is always a highlight of any beach trip for me. Nice walks and runs on the beach! While eating breakfast out side one morning a bird landed right next to Kaitlyn’s plate ready to eat!  The kids jumped and screamed making this event the highlight of their breakfast. Because the cottages were on the beach, the crashing of the waves put us to sleep each night.

Both Tyler and Kaitlyn really had no idea what to expect from Disneyland when we would tell them about it.  All they understood was that Mickey Mouse was there which kept them excited.  Tyler is our official roller coaster rider, we were surprised that he liked space mountain with the Halloween additions, let alone Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain!!! Kaitlyn was memorized by it’s a small world! We were able to ride plenty of rides and see some shows! We did some trick or treating at mickey mouses trick or treat party one night.  The kids favorite show had to be the mickey mouse clubhouse show at California Adventure. Tyler loved it although wasn’t the dancing participant that Kaitlyn was. It was 2 great 15 hour days of Disneyland!! When Kaitlyn is a little older we will get season passes!

For our last night at Disneyland we put the kids to bed with grandma and spent 4 hours going on all the rights possible before the park closed.  We had a special way in which we were able to get to the front of the line on each ride so we were able to hit each of the rides multiple times which made it a great way to end our Disneyland adventure.

We also were able to visit Lindsey’s family and hang out along with some horse back riding!

It was a great family vacation to remember (I could have done without the drive home)!! It was nice to be able to visit with everyone and relax!

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The cottages : The cottages Tyler on the beach : Tyler on the beach Typical Kaitlyn pose : Typical Kaitlyn pose Tyler playing with cousin Andrew : Tyler playing with cousin Andrew Tyler and his cousin Caleb : Tyler and his cousin Caleb Kaitlyn being shy : Kaitlyn being shy : Kaitlyn collected water in her bucket : Kaitlyn collected water in her bucket : : : : : : Tyler opted to have his legs buried! : Tyler opted to have his legs buried! Collecting all the water necessary : Collecting all the water necessary Tyler insisting Kaitlyn play in the water with him : Tyler insisting Kaitlyn play in the water with him Tyler went boogie boarding : Tyler went boogie boarding Mommy and Kaitlyn showing off their toes : Mommy and Kaitlyn showing off their toes : : : : : : : : : : Pretty Nails! : Pretty Nails! : : : Daddy with the kids : Daddy with the kids : : : Tyler with Uncle Jeffrey on the Auto ride : Tyler with Uncle Jeffrey on the Auto ride Lindsey, Tyler, Kaitlyn and Jeffrey up high in the sky : Lindsey, Tyler, Kaitlyn and Jeffrey up high in the sky at Toon town with cousin Anthony : at Toon town with cousin Anthony : Jeffrey, Tyler, Grandma, Anthony and Christina on Splash Mountain : Jeffrey, Tyler, Grandma, Anthony and Christina on Splash Mountain Chasing each other with Mickey hands : Chasing each other with Mickey hands Kaitlyn loved these hands : Kaitlyn loved these hands Tyler and Kaitlyn with the cousins at the Mater & Lightning McQueen cars : Tyler and Kaitlyn with the cousins at the Mater & Lightning McQueen cars Tyler Grandma and Lindsey on another ride : Tyler Grandma and Lindsey on another ride

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