Saturday, April 7, 2007

mile 2641 7.5 days - THE END

its over.. spring break 07 is in the books.. We all had a great time and will cherish the memories forever.. I had a lot of time to think while driving so long.. Why did I feel I needed to take the kids to Disneyland? My mother took my sister and I some 30 years ago and it left a life long impression. I still remember many of the things we did so long ago. It had to mean something to not lose those memories. I wanted my kids to have the same experience. Also, It was great to see family that we just don't see enough. To family I missed on this trip, you were not forgotten! We will come pay a visit! you are warned. :)

I will do one final post of pictures on Monday or Tuesday..

thanks everyone!

Tired Craig

mile 2120

nearly home, we stopped last night in Rogue River, OR. Its very beautiful here. We are going to take as quick swim..in the rain. more picts when I get home..

Craig

Thursday, April 5, 2007

picts day 6









wed picts - Disney and Laguna Beach





relaxing by the pool.. had a nice breakfast on the
beach, then a swim in the ocean..
here are picts from yesterday... today is our last day of fun before the big drive home :(




relaxing by the pool.. had a nice breakfast on the beach, then a swim in the ocean..
here are picts from yesterday... today is our last day of fun before the big drive home :(
























Wednesday, April 4, 2007

picts from day 4-5






craigs laguna post

I have done a poor job of feeding these kids.. by the time we arrived at Laguna, around 2:30, no one had eaten more than a churro and an order of fries. . no wonder we are so wiped out!

Our big plan was to get food on the way to Laguna, but there really was nothing until we got here. So, we checked in and planned on eating.. I went back to the car and by the time i got back, they were in thier suits and headed for the pool! finally, I drove down and picked up KFC..

just got back from the beach where kelsey promptly lost her glasses in the surf and then fell onthe rocks.. perhaps we need to get rested and try this tomorrow!

oh, weather is mild, 70 degrees and a bit overcast. no great cali sunset tonight..

picts to come next

Kelseys blog

We are in laguna beach and we are having so much fun. we are done with disneynland.jessica is funny.dad is tired we are too.I had fun at the Holywood terror.

Jessica's blog at Laguna Beach

When we woke up Wednesday morning we all went to disneyland again! We went on this really cool ride called the haunted mansion, it was really scary we all went into this one room that started going down! Then this voice came and said a bunch of scary things, and the lights went out and then there was a light that flickered on the roof, everyone looked up and there was a skeleton hanging from the roof! Next the side door opened and everyone got out, we walked down the hallway untill we got to our doom buggies! Me, My sister Kelsey, and our Dad got in one together, it went through this really dark tunnel, later in the ride there was a bunch of ghost and way to many other things to explain!

We left disneyland and drove to Laguna Beach our dad told us that it would only be a half an hour drive which was pretty nice because we had been driving for about 15 hours to get here. The car ride was only wnat felt like a 20 minutes. We checked in to this really nice hotel with a big pool, plasma tv, and a spa in our room! We got right into our swim suits while our dad chilled in the room. The pool is really disapointing because its only 4 and a half feet deep. The other hotels pool was 7 and a half feet deep i couldn't touch the bottom and in this hotel i can!

Right now my sister is watching Madigascar on the tv while our dad gets lunch at 4:00 pm we have been at disneyland all day and haven't had time for lunch! That's like yesturday when we stood in lines all day in disneyland and forgot about dinner! It was pretty funny none of us where hungry so we didn't check the time and when we did it was 8:00 pm and we where in the California Adventures park across the lot from disneyland, we went on all the big rides that had lines that went on forever! I can't wait for tomorrows adventures!

wiped out..

it took me 4 days, but I broke em! the main gate is open and both my kids are sound asleep!

yesterday was pretty gnarly.. after our afternoon break and 4 pm lunch, we headed back for more. This time, we went into the California Adventures park.. This park has the crazy rides. We went on a bunch of rides, the first big one was the Screaming Cali rollercoaster.. It launches you from 0 to 50 in 5 seconds. there is a big loop in it, so I decided to sit this one out. The kids loved it of course.. Then we went on the river run, but it was dark by then and we got wet... so, one more ride then we head back.. the last ride was the new one, the Twilight Zone Hotel of horrors. It was the scariest ride I have ever been on.

Back to the room at 8:30 to change. We left at 9:10 to get ready for the fireworks.. We waited on Disney main street in a huge crowd when it was announced the show was cancelled due to winds.. Before the message was even over, both girls take off for Space Mountain.. I tried to keep up but finally caught them in the line. .With the estimated wait time of 90 minutes! at 9:30 at night.. .the longest line we have encountered. Jessica had to do this. I tried to talk her out of it, Kelsey tried.. heck, we havent even had dinner at this point. Well, the line moved along quicker than it was posted. And the ride was really cool!

11 pm we went to a restaraunt right across from the gate to get dinner.. back at the room at 1145 i went out side to get some stuff out of the car..I came in and both girls were in bed, tv OFF! talking about the great rides and experiences. I sat with them for a while then we all wentto bed.

so, here it is, our last day at disney, and the kids cant get out of bed.. well, I am up and I need a double Green tea.

More to come from LAGUNA BEACH tonight.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

morning at disneyland



back in the room to rest after a crazy disney am...

we left the room at 7:45 and got in a few minutes after it opened.. We headed straight for the Matterhorn. waited in line for 30 minutes or so, not too bad..

after matterhorn, we went on the Star wars ride, buzz lightyear, indiana jones, and the Jungle tour.. OH! and of course, Its a Small World! a classic, probably hasnt changed since I went on it some 28 years ago..

Gonna chill in the room for a few hours, then go back until late tonight.

last note, the lines arent as bad as I thought... so far its been faster than Silverwood.

Monday, April 2, 2007

mile 1350





WOW, a lot has happened since my last post.. where to start...

Sunday am, Cap went to church and Gale and us went to a great local restaraunt called Star. Then we went home and Cap drove us in to SF for the day. We hopped on the cable car in the business district and then switched at Powell to go to Fishermans wharf. We checked out all the great sights there and went to a few cool view destinations. Cap drove us over the Golden Gate on the way back to their house.

Back at the house, Cap cooked us up a great meal and we looked at all the pictures we took so far for the trip. It was such a pleasure to spend time with Cap and Gale! Their condo is so cool! Cap sent us off with a bag of lemons from their tree on the patio.

early to sleep, we left Novato at 6 am. We beat the traffic out of the city and soon were cruising on to LA. Ahead of schedule, I decided to take a Hollywood exit and soon we were walking on Hollywood blvd.

Finally got to the hotel and checked in at 3. It is literally right across the street from the main entrance! The kids and I took a quick dip and then showered and got dress for dinner with my great aunt Jean. I have not seen her in 10 years, so I did have some anxiety. I found the place, I actually remember it from when I went there at age 12.. Jessicas age.. We visited for a while, and then went to dinner. After dinner we took some pictures, chatted some more and headed back to DL to get some rest for tomorrow. Which is what I should be doing now.. ok,gonna try to get some picts up now and then sleep. more soon.