Disneyland!!

finally here

A trip to Disneyland is just the ticket for someone who doesn't want to grow up.  Derek says its for newlyweds or old people or families with little kids. I say its for anyone.  Despite not wanting to go, he had a great time. A threat on the morning of our departure helped sway him in the proper direction:  No Satellite, No Internet, No x-box, No car keys, and I would call  a babysitter. Tyler got home late from his last basketball game in North Sanpete (we lost again). No one was packed and ready to go, but we arrived at our awesome motel around 6pm, 9 hours after leaving UT.
I wanted to go to Cars Land. It was awesome, however, Cameron didn't like Radiator Racers. Too much jerking, up and down, dark and loud noises, and too fast.  I thought the second time would be better, but it wasn't.  Maybe another time. The weather was ok, not too warm, rainy on Sunday (50 degrees) with a gradual warming trend that hit 70 on the day we left. The Mater's tractor ride was way cooler than Luigi's flying tires.
I went on Tower of Terror, California Screamin' rollercoaster, two rides I never thought I would go on. We got Tyler on the Matterhorn, Jeremy loved that as well. Indiana Jones was great! It was perfect to be able to say to the boys, "go have fun, meet us back here at ...." or stay at the motel and we'll be back later."

waiting for Radiator Springs racers

rain on our first day

luigis Flying tires

Cars Land At Night

last night at Mater's Petting Zoo

wilderness area (from movie UP)

Jeremy driving in Autopia

Tyler in Autopia

Derek And Chris on California Screamer (jennifer Rode before Derek)

Jennifer and her cousin Claire

Cousins Derek, Summer, and Cameron

waiting for Star Tours (again)

After 3 days of disneyland we spent a few hours in LA. We got to go to a train museum in Griffin Park. Its a huge park with everything from horses, trains, and hiking trails.

found a train museum in los angeles

then of course we had to find the hollywood sign.

We even got to see the real space shuttle. It was so cool. The California Science Center is a quite an awesome place to visit. Wish we'd had more time.

WE got to see the Space Shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Center

Tiles on the shuttle

Let's not forget the Coliseum at USC which is right next to the Science center.