We spent the night and then we got up and spent the whole day at Seaworld. I hadn't been there since I was a little kid. It was a really relaxing day. We saw Shamu of course and Sydney wanted to ride the whale like a cowgirl but watching the other people do it was just as cool she decided. We also fed the dolphins and petted their heads. Both the girls loved that. Sydney went on a water ride there with a huge plunge and she was giddy and loved it. That was the start of her bravery on rides on this trip. After SeaWorld we went to the airport and picked up Aunt Camille who gladly came early to help us with the kids at Disneyland. We drove to Anaheim and stayed the night in our hotel. It was a suite but it only had one bed so Sydney and Camille shared an L shaped couch at night.
Then we went to Disneyland, and California Adventure for 2 days. It was kind of busy in Disneyland. Sydney was tall enough to ride all of the rides except one. She even went on Splash mountain and Space mountain multiple times. She also squealed on Flying over California and wasn't scared too much even of the Tower of Terror. Mallory wasn't very amused until she rode the spychodelic Winnie the Pooh ride. She was content most of the day in her stroller. Camille loved the Roller Coaster in California Adventure the best! We watched the Fantasmic show close to the water and sat on our blanket. Sydney loved it! Sydney also met many princesses and got lots of pictures with them.
We spent the next few days at Grandma and Grandpa Joneses. We had a big thanksgiving dinner and played games at the Church. That night we watched a 3d movie called Beowolf. It was mostly stupid but had some cool 3d parts. Friday we took Sydney to Universal studios in the morning. We saw some fun shows and went on a few rides. It was quick but the tickets were pretty much free with our costco California City passes we bought. Chad and Ashley watched Mallory. That night was Grandpa Jones' 80th birthday party. Grandma hosted a potluck dinner and then we had a program about grandpa's life and cake. It was fun to learn things about Grandpa.
Last, we went to Disneyland one more day with all the Jones kids on Saturday. It was a blast. Sydney never picked mom or dad to sit by on the rides this time. She loves all her Aunts and Uncles!
We drove halfway home to Las Vegas that night and the rest of the drive home on Sunday. The drive was safe although we had a few people try to slam into our lanes. The girls were really good on the drive and it was fun to visit with Zach for hours about everything under the sun! We all got spoiled. We try not to buy too many toys and don't buy to fancy of clothes but we do like to do fun things and go on fun trips!!!!
