Wednesday, April 8, 2009

OUR CALIFORNIA TRIP!!

MARTY AND ME DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO TAKE THE KIDS TO DISNEYLAND, WE WANTED TO TAKE CONTESSA AND LORIN, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GO. PEOPLE WONDER WHY WE TAKE OUR KIDS TO DISNEYLAND FOR VACATIONS ALMOST EVERY FIVE YEARS, WELL IT IS THE ONE PLACE WE ALL LOVE TO GO, EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAVORITE SPOTS AND THIS IS OUR FAVORITE SPOT AS A FAMILY TO GO, SO WE GOT IT ALL PLANNED OUT AND PAID FOR THEN JUST HAD TO WAIT FOR THE DAY TO ARRIVE!! MARTY DECIDED THAT HE WANTED TO DRIVE THIS TIME, HE WANTED THE KIDS TO SEE VEGAS AND ST. GEORGE AND ALL THE DESERT IN BETWEEN, WE GOT A NICE SANTA FE FROM HIS WORK TO TAKE. MONDAY MORNING BEFORE OUT TRIP BEGAN WAS A NIGHTMARE, WE ENDED UP WITH THREE KIDS SICK WITH STREP HROAT, SO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER WE HAD THEM ALL ON MEDICINE AND PACKED UP READY TO GO. TUESDAY MORNING WE LEFT BRIGHT AND EARLY AND DROVE TO UTAH TO MEET MARTY, WE STAYED THAT NIGHT IN UTAH AND HAD PIZZA AND WENT SWIMMING WITH CONTESSA AND LORIN. WE LEFT ON WED. MORNING AT AROUND 9A.M., STOPPED IN NEPHI FOR A POTTY BREAK, STOPPED IN ST. GEORGE FOR LUNCH AND POTTY BREAK AND A LITTLE RUNNING AROUND FOR CASH, STOPPED IN VEGAS FOR A POTTY BREAK AND ICE CREAM, STOPPED IN BARSTOW FOR DINNER AND POTTY AND SOME MORE RUNNING AROUND, THEN WE HIT ANAHIEM AT AROUND 9:30P.M. THEIR TIME THAT NIGHT TOTALLY EXHAUSTED AND READY FOR BED, BUT CASH NEEDED TO RUN AND CHEVY WANTED TO SWIM, SO MARTY AND ME TOOK CHEVY SWIMMING, I SAT IN THE HOT TUB OH YES!! CHEROKEE TOOK CARE OF CASH FOR US, THE KIDS WERE SO GREAT ON THE WAY, THEY NEVER COMPLAINED, IT WAS ME WHO WHINED, MY BUTT HURT!! WE GOT UP BRIGHT AND EARLY ON THUR. MORNING AND HIT DISNEYLAND AT 8A.M., WE HAD SO MUCH FUN SHOWING CASH EVERYTHING, HIS EYES WERE AS BIG AS SAUCERS, WE HAVE A TRADTITION TO ALWAYS RIDE THE HAUNTED HOUSE RIDE FIRST, HE LOVED IT!! HIS FAVORITE RIDE WAS THE PETER PAN RIDE, HE KEPT WANTING TO GO BACK. WE STAYED UNTIL CLOSING THEN WENT BACK AND HIT THE SACK. FRIDAY WE WERE UP AND AT IT AGAIN EARLY, WE WENT TO CALIFORNIA ADVENTURELAND, THE KIDS LIKE DISNEYLAND BETTER, CASH FEVERED UP AND SO WE GOT HIM ON ANOTHER KIND OF MEDICINE, WE ALSO WENT TO DOWNTOWN DISNEY, IT WAS WILD ON A FRIDAY NIGHT!!! SATURDAY MORNING I STAYED AT THE HOTEL WITH CASH UNTIL ABOUT 3P.M. HIS MEDICINE FINALLY STARTED TO WORK AND SO WE TOOK HIM BACK TO DISNEYLAND, OF COURSE OUR TRADTIONS WITH OUR KIDS IS THEY EACH GET 100.00 DOLLARS TO SPEND, SO WE SHOPPED ALOT AND THEN WE EACH PICKED OUR FAVORITE RIDES TO GO ON BEFORE THEY CLOSED THAT NIGHT. CHEVY AND CHEROKEE PICKED SPACE MOUNTAIN AND SPLASH MOUNTAIN, MARTY AND ME PICKED THE HAUNTED HOUSE AND PIRATES, AND CASH DID PETER PAN AND SNOW WHITE, WE LOVED IT AND IT WAS TONS OF FUN!! WE STOPPED IN VEGAS ON THE WAY HOME, I HAVE NOTHING NICE TO SAY ABOUT IT, IT IS FILTHY!! THE ONLY FUN THING WAS THE MANDM FACTORY!! WE LEFT MONDAY MORNING AND ARRIVED IN UTAH AT ABOUT 3P.M. WENT TO THE PARK AND LET CASH RUN, ATE DINNER WITH CONTESSA, AND THEN ME AND THE THREE MONKEYS HEADED HOME, WE GOT HOME AT AROUND 10P.M., I WAS POOPED!!! THANKS MARTY FOR ALWAYS FINDING A WAY TO HELP OUR FAMILY HAVE FUN, I LOVE BEING WITH YOU AND YOUR KIDS, YOUR MY PRINCE ON A WHITE HORSE, LOVE YA, C

7 comments:

Rambling Rita said...
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Rambling Rita said...

Glad you had fun. Vegas isn't all bad but it's true it's not for kids; but there are a few things there for kids, you just need to know where they are. The Freemont Experience is really neat and it is free. Good for the whole family. Every hour they light up the sky with videos and music. All family friendly. They also have lots of shows that are for the whole family like magicians and hypnotists. Of course those shows can be very expensive, but some are reasonably priced.

shawna said...

glad you had a fun time. can't wait to see ya at sister's week. what day are you going? love ya, shawna

Tulabell said...

Sounds like you had a blast and made some new memories, that is what having a family is all about isn't it?

nate_clarlaw said...

Sounds like a way fun trip! How did you like your Santa Fe? We bought one a few months back and absolutely LOVE it!!

The Bandleys said...

Stopped in NEPHI for a potty break? Man, do I feel deflated... Mona would have been 5 minutes earlier and a whole lot more hospitable! I probably would have given you free treats just for stopping by. Oh, well. I still luv you. GLad you had a great time!

riehle mom said...

I loved disneyland1 I am glad you went and created some fun memories with your family. they grow up way to fast!