Adventures in Hollywood

While Daisy and I spent a day in Disneyland, Scotty took the other kids on an adventure through LA. They started at the California Science Center. We’d been there a few times, but it had been a while. Some of the exhibits have been updated, and my kids were excited to report that they learned all about reproduction!

Eva was excited to see these tadpoles hanging from the ceiling

After the science center, they explored Hollywood. 

They stumbled into a gift shop where they were able to buy some really cheap souvenirs, much to Zoe and Eva’s delight. Nicky was happy to be out and about - he is not okay with sitting around relaxing. He wants constant adventure. I joke that he is like a high energy dog breed that needs to be walked several times daily.

They had some really yummy brick oven pizza for dinner (I later enjoyed the leftovers).

That evening, Scotty took the kids to Downtown Disney to wait for Daisy and me. They got beignets and watched the fireworks from outside the gates of the parks. 

They also listened to some live music and walked through the stores. They were all really good sports about Daisy and me going to Disneyland. We were expecting a little more pushback, but they were great, and they had a really good day with their dad.

Before we left the Disney property, we hung out for a while and talked about everything we did that day. Happy reviews all around!

The next day we kept things low key and hung out at the beach and pool. Then we had dinner with all our fam and played some games. Nicky got his first seat at the poker table, and he ended up being the big winner. 

On Wednesday we went to Knott’s Berry Farm. Sadly, it was chock full of school buses, and the lines were 2-3 hours long. 

We ended up spending most of our time eating and walking around the ghost town. We gave up on rides. We had a meal plan for 3 of the 6 of us that let us get an entree and side every 90 minutes, so we just wandered around from snack time to snack time. We also had a soda package that let us get a fresh refill every 15 minutes. We were sad that we missed out on a lot of the rides, but we made the best of it. Knott’s closed at 8:00, and on a whim, we decided to hit Downtown Disney again before we headed back to our condo. We watched a band play, watched the fireworks from outside Disneyland, and got beignets. We got back to the condo pretty late and slept in on Thursday. 

We spent Thursday lounging at the pool and getting packed up and ready for the drive home Friday. When we left on Friday morning, it felt like we were heading our way too soon. Our vacation flew by! It was really nice to get away. 

Disney with My Girl

We just got back from a vacation to California. It was a bit of a weird trip because we never really took time to plan it. May was crazy for all involved (we went with some of Scotty’s family), so it felt like we all marked our calendars and then just rolled out of bed and showed up on the right day. 

One of the highlights of the trip was that I decided spontaneously (8:00 the night before) to take Daisy to Disneyland on Monday - just the two of us. I was originally going to send her and Nicky, but then I thought, ya know what? Nicky got to go in March with his school, and Scotty went earlier this year for Brocation. I was going to take a turn! So I got online and bought the tickets and went and told Daisy the news. She was so excited!

On Monday morning, Scotty dropped us off, and we spent the day park hopping. Yes, I’m still mad at Disney. Yes, I forked over all the monies to make it a good experience. Just like they want me to. Yes, it cost a fortune. Yes, we had a blast.