Sunday, May 4, 2008

Trippin'


We are in CA visiting Grandpa Jim. We have had a blast so far. The first day, we went to the Long Beach Aquarium and it was awesome. I know that the Georgia Aquarium is supposed to be the largest but maybe it's not the best!

Friday we went to Disneyland. Jade was a little quiet at first but then enjoyed riding the Mad Tea Party ride with Benjie, and the Dumbo ride with me. Of course, we got her a pink hat with mouse ears. This was also Ben's first trip to Disney. Since we didn't bring a stroller, we rented one there and it was nicer than what we have, it was a nice big jogging stroller. Many pics to follow on flickr...

Saturday we all went to the Spanier's house in Arcadia for lunch. It is a beautiful house on a hillside with a killer view! The are friends of my parents and knew me when I was Jade's age. It was a nice visit. After, we went to The Alpine Village which is mostly a German grocery store and restaurant. My mom liked to go there. Ben had some bratwurst and sauerkraut and washed it down with a beer. Jade met the cute little wiener dog in the picture. His name was something German that I can't remember let alone spell!

Today, we went to Venice Beach and enjoyed watching the eccentric folk. I got some pictures of a street entertainer jumping in a mound of broken glass. Jade had a hard time walking in the sand, but thought it was the funnest thing ever. We all got sandwiches and sat on the grass and had a picnic. Then we walked to the water which had to be a mile there and back. (the beach went on forever)

We have been crashing around 9pm CA time each night and sleeping until 6am, (at least Jade and I have....) I am worn out at the end of the day! We still have tomorrow, but leave early Tuesday morning. Vacation is always over too soon.

More later....