Though not for too long, we had a great little getaway to California for a few days! The boys excitedly went to bed the night before and excitedly woke up the morning of :)
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| At 6AM Aaron woke up announcing he was ready to go - apparently all he needed was his blanket and coloring material! |
Uneventful drive there. On our way to Anaheim, we decided to stop at Huntington Beach so we could enjoy some ocean waves a bit.
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| So excited - he got knocked down a few times! |
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| The weather was so refreshing for third trimester me! |
After six hours on the road it was good for us to stop and stretch out our bodies a bit - plus, this was the coolest point in the trip. Anaheim, while cooler than hot AZ, proved to be warm for CA standards. We had lunch as soon as we arrived and it was just so wonderful to sit next to an open window on the beach! Nothing like that ocean air/breeze...
Our first full day in Anaheim we spent at Disneyland (but of course!) I just have to say already - I was so happy and proud of our boys - with two full days at theme parks, they never once complained about lines, about the amount of walking or how warm it was (and it was!) I was so impressed that I kept my third trimester complaints to myself too! :p Just thank goodness for endless drinks, Nathan's squirt bottle/fan we let him buy, comfy shoes and my back brace. By the end of the day though I had to untie my shoes to allow for my feet to breathe a bit.
A handful of people were concerned and surprised I think that we would be going to theme parks with me as heavily pregnant as I am, but it worked out well actually - even though Aaron was tall enough for some bigger rides, he's still a bit nervous and timid. So, while daddy took Nate on all the "big rides", I hung with Aaron and did whatever he wanted to do (some small rides, but otherwise he wanted to just browse/shop and play with a toy we let him get). We connected to do a few rides and meals together.
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| The first time to Disney that Aaron will remember |
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| His toy he got to pick out - some Star Wars figurines |
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| One-on-one time with littles |
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| Lunch at the restaurant inside the Pirates of Caribbean ride - tradition! |
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| Mommy's fancy mint julep, light up drink (we got to keep the cube) |
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| Happy with a basket of bread |
A successful day for Nathan going on all the major rides, and Aaron happily getting to do whatever he wanted to. We left early that night so the boys could rest up for another busy Disney day, this time at California Adventure.
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| Radiator Springs |
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| Aaron loves the movie Cars, so he just loved Cars Land then! |
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| I'd like some Mickey bread mama! |
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| Drinking out of a motor oil cup |
You'll notice how there's more pictures of Aaron - Nathan has become a bit anti-camera these days!
Again, we had another good, full day. Nate did all the big rides with Josh while I had Aaron for the most part again. But they each had fun, so that's all that mattered!
The next day was unfortunately time to go home. We decided to just go straight home as to miss traffic everywhere, and the boys seemed pretty pleased with our trip that we didn't feel like we needed to do anything else. It was good, we got home by late afternoon so they had time to play before it was time for bed.
We had such fun that the boys are already looking forward to our next visit!
