Spring Break Part 1----California!!!

About 5 months ago, when it was getting "close" to Maren's birthday (in March), she said she wanted to go to Disneyland. I thought, well, Spring Break is about 10 days after her birthday, so, maybe we could. As we were planning on going, Sam of course had that week off as well, and said, "What about MY break? I want to go to Tropic". So, we put both vacations in one week. We flew down to Vegas, rented a car, drove to So. California for two 1/2 days, drove to Tropic for three days, then back to Vegas. It was a very fun filled trip. Here are some fun picts. and things we did.

Dinner at Aaron and Brock's

I can't believe I didn't get ANY pictures of this fun activity. We got to our Hotel at about 3:30, rested for a little bit, then drove about a 1/2 hour to Aaron's (my youngest brother) for a wonderful Barbecue. Aaron grilled some great burgers, potato salad, and strawberries. We then went to a nearby park and let the kids run wild. (We were traveling since 5:30 that morning). Thank you Aaron and Brock for a wonderful time.

The Beach
The next day, we got up, and headed for the beach. Rain was predicted a few days earlier, but ended up being a beautiful 80 degree day.

We were supposed to meet Clint and Amy, but we got our beaches mixed up, and ended up 10 miles from each other....They didn't want to move since they just got settled, and we were meeting Brock and Cameron at the spot we were, so we switched some kids around, and the cousins played together.

Karissa and Aliza

Cameron was a little shy at first......
but later started playing with the kids and had a fabulous time. I guess this was the first time he played in the water....thanks to Karissa (Amy's daughter).

Maren went to play with Randon on "their" side of the beach, and had a wonderful time. Thanks to Amy or Clint who took great pictures, I wish I could put them all on.
Sammy, Patrick and Patrick's cousin, Alex, who lives in California, hung out and boogie boarded the whole time. They had a lot of fun.

I just can't believe I didn't get ANY pictures of Jackson. He was back and forth with Sam and in and out of water. But, overall, we had a fabulous day at the Beach!!!

Disneyland

Tuesday was Disneyland, we met up with the other Pollocks at the front gate...took "The Picture" (without Clint or Sam...great).....then headed off for some fun!

Patrick and Sammy took off by themselves, with a phone, and we didn't see them very often...probably for the best :).

The lines weren't too bad. Normally a 30 min wait. We did wait in one 60 min line for Space Mountain.
Some of the favorites...Space Mountain (Sammy & Aliza), Splash Mountain (Jackson), Matterhorn (Maren), It's a Small World (Becca), and Thunder Mountain (Sam--his hat fell off and the guy behind him caught it...phew)
Jackson and Paige met up with Patrick and Sammy halfway through the day, then I finally caught up with them and got to go on It's a Small World with them. First time for them, second time for me. It was a little chilly when the sun went down, hence the rain gear :) (there was a chance of rain, so we had some ponchos just in case)


After the fireworks show, Sam took Maren and Jackson back to the Hotel, Amy and her girls were shopping, so I got to go on a couple of more rides with Patrick, Sammy and Aliza. When it is dark and chilly, Splash Mountain isn't so "cool" :) They were a bit wet, cold and done!

It was a fabulous day! We are so glad we went, and that Clint and Amy's family were able to be there as well!

Other Highlights of the trip:

• In-n-Out Burgers...three times.
• Swimming pool at the hotel.
• The Roaring Lion at the hotel.
• Having beautiful sunny warm skies.
• Seeing Joleen (one of Sam's assistants) and her family at the hotel.
• Getting to see where Aaron and Brock live (very beautiful).
• Being on the top floor (14th) and facing Disneyland...we had a wonderful view of the fireworks show Sunday and Monday night.