Happiest Place on Earth

We're going to DISNEYLAND!  We've gone to Disneyland almost every year.  For as long as my daughter loves to go we will take her.  Besides, I love it there too! I think it's the fact that it's for families, the joy in my kids face on how much fun she has fun there or the rides.  It's all that and more.  All though our experience there is a little different now that we have a tween.  So that means no character dining to see all the characters, definitely no picture taking with them...ughhh.  Just enjoying the Magical place and the rides.  We usually do a park hopper where you can go to the main park DISNEYLAND MAGIC KINGDOM and DISNEY CALIFORNIA.  They're right across from one another.  Then there's Downtown Disney which I LOVE.  There are shops and restaurants.  My fave restaurant there is the HOUSE OF BLUES which is a concert music hall and restaurant.  Oh and part of the experience are the lines. Gotta love the lines! ha!  Here are some photos from the HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH.

Every night they have fireworks but we didn't stay because well...we were exhausted!!  So we went for a swim at the hotel and watched it from there.  Suffice to say we had a MAGICAL DAY.  Off to Disney California the next day.

Summer is over

It's been about 2 weeks since my daughter went back to school but the weather here has been HOT HOT!  It's ok.  I love it!  I love the sunshine.  The happy people.  The places, things we go to and see.  This year has definitely been another busy summer.  I work every other weekend so I don't have too many weekends to get away but that didn't stop us from doing things.  With the many life changing challenges my family dealt with this year we learned to cherish and make every moment count together.  So the little things that doesn't really matter I try not to let it get to me.  This summer we went to SoCal.  We went to Magic Mountain which was my daughter's first time there.  Then we hit Universal Studios, Disneyland, Disney California and Santa Monica for some beach time.  Along with some family parties,  Birthday celebrations, family visiting from out of town,  beach time and just plain hanging out around town.  I think this year we watched a lot of movies...it was definitely, a Super Hero kinda summer.  I brought my DSLR and have my trusty iPHONE which I LOVE!  Here's a glimpse of our summer. Warning...photo heavy.


On the ROAD.

Here's an INSTAX  picture of my daughter and niece.  More on this printer in another post. These two are best Cousins!  When they're together they're in their own world and just laugh the whole time!  I kid you not.

Magic Mountain.  Now this park is for big kids.  They have BIG Roller coasters!  I mean your tummy will turn upside down!  Wet rides..well you might as well wear a swim suit.  You get that drenched! Haha!

Magic Mountain has a Super Hero theme.  Pretty cool!

OMG!  This ride was Craaazy!  You are faced down with your legs locked in place the whole time!

Here's me and my girl.  She's all grown up.  We get to go to a lot of places now that she's older like ride these big roller coasters!  

This Green Lantern ride looks crazy!  I passed this up.  It was the end of the day and I was roller coaster out!

This was the very last ride before closing and it was their favorite one of all!

Be prepared for HOT weather and LONG LINES!!  About an hour to an hour and a half wait!  

After an exhausting day and fun we headed to Anaheim to our hotel which was probably 45 min away.  Not too far.  If you know SoCal it was better to drive at night.  No traffic!

Next day...to the happiest place on earth!

Last week of SPRING BREAK

Last week it was my daughter's and my nieces last week of Spring Break.  My brother and his girlfriend decided to take BART to San Francisco despite the bad weather.  It was my daughter's first time riding on BART.  Let's say she had tons of fun!  They even got a chance to hop on to a CABLE CAR.  How cool is that?!!  Sadly, I've never rode on one.  I know...that's sad.  Someday.

(pictures taken from my brother's Point and shoot)

See the rain pouring?

I'd say they all had a BLAST!

Grandma turns 90!

Last Saturday we celebrated my husband's grandma who turned 90!  Her family organized this huge event and it was so fun.  I'm so glad I was able to be there especially I had to work that night.  She's so sweet and such a strong woman.  Her story is amazing!  Between her children, grandkids and great grandkids there are 45!  Yes we have such a HUGE family!  We've been together since high school and let me tell you..it wasn't easy getting to know who's who in this family.  I love them so very much and I'm so happy to be part of such a wonderful family.  Mind you this is only his Dad side.  Don't let me get started with his mom's side and my side.  Yup! It's huge.  Here's some pictures with Grandma.