Thankfully today was the last day of the kids' spring break. Not that it was a horrible two weeks, just very long. Longer than it needs to be. Especially that extra Friday before the two week break. Who needs that? We got home Wednesday and Thursday and Friday were filled with rescheduled appointments that were missed while we were gone so those two days went fast.
We actually had a pretty good time while we were gone. There was some whining and complaining as you would expect with three young kids (okay, most of the complaining came from the girls, but Andy had a few unnecessary gripes as well). The first day we went to Legoland. They have really strange ride requirements there, for example on one ride you have to be 36 inches tall and 4 years old. You could be a five foot three year old and still not get to ride that ride. Amanda is still bitter from when we went last year and she wasn't allowed on that ride. Luckily she met the requirements this time and was able to go on just about everything because she was old enough and tall enough. The few she couldn't go on she was okay with.
The second day we spent at the pool. The water was warm, but not quite warm enough for me because they were going through a little bit of a cold spell and it was only in the 60s. I hung out in the pool with the family, though, because their biggest complaint is that I never swim with them. They're right, but that doesn't make me want to do it any more. I sucked it up this time to spend some time with my kids. See, I do love them.
Thursday we went back out and went to SeaWorld. They have some great roller coasters there that I could do all of once without getting sick so Andy and Sarah were forced to ride together the second time. They also have some great animal shows, but the Shamu show kinds of sucks now because of all the animal activists and the fact that one of the whales accidentally drowned a trainer a year or two ago. I understand it, but the shows just aren't as good. But the kids loved it and the park was empty all morning so we pretty much got to do everything we wanted to do.
Day four was once again spent at the hotel pool. This time I wasn't as loving and spent the entire day on a beach chair. Luckily the kids also spent some time with me on said chairs because it was chilly so I didn't get razzed about not going in the pool.
The next day was Monday and we got really travel aggressive for this part of the trip. We checked out of our hotel in San Diego super early and drove to Anaheim and took the kids to Disneyland for two days. We kind of decided to do this at the last minute, after Charlie had already planned the San Diego part, so we forgot that two long, tiring days at Disney at the end of a one-week vacation wasn't the smartest thing in the world. So again there were times when there was whining and crying and pleas to go back to the hotel, but it was pretty minimal. The best part about the Disney trip was that we didn't tell the girls about it at all. Basically they figured it out, with our help and prompting, as we pulled into the parking lot. The both declared it the "best surprise ever". Okay, that wasn't really the best part. The best part is that we did it all with no diaper bag, everybody potty trained, everybody tall enough to ride the majority of the rides, and no stroller. Strollers at Disney are a pain because you have to weave in and out of everybody, find a place to park it, remember where you parked it so you can pick it back up, blah blah blah. The only good thing about a stroller is that it can hold all your crap, but we brought a back pack to do that. I don't see not bringing a back pack for a very long time, but that's doable and Charlie and I shared the burden.
Overall it was a fabulous trip but I was so ready to come home. I didn't end up cleaning out the suitcases and doing the laundry from the trip until today, so that's when I really knew the vacation was over. I think I'm vacationed out for now, but can't wait for all the great stuff we have planned this summer.
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