Road Trip

We just got back from our road trip to Sunny, California! The trip was fantastic! We filled each day with a new adventure, and we were SO HAPPY to see our friends.

Here is Ethan leaving for the 18 hour (with out stops) drive:

13 hours later:

We decided to stop in Stockton, CA (funny, I know;). They have a great Children's Museum:

Then we swam in our hotel pool:

We finished the the drive, and stayed with the Miccio Family.

Here is Ethan chatting with Julia:

Chatting with Maya:

Watching TV with the girls:

We lounged in the lazy river at water park with our friends:

Then we went to DISNEYLAND!!!!

We saw Mickey right away (Ethan go to pinch his nose):

Then we had breakfast with other characters, which Ethan wasn't too fond of. He would hide next to Daddy, and then wave good-bye excitedly!

Here is his first park ride on Dumbo:

Here he is singing "It's a Small World" while on the ride:

I would say his top 2 rides were "Buzz Lightyear and Dumbo".

Oh yeah, here he is with his new (1st) gun, and some Cars 2 gear:

The next day, we drove up to Hollywood to watch Cars 2 at the El Capitan Theatre. This was Ethan's first movie in the theatre:) When I booked the seats, I didn't realize that it was in 3-d nor that there was a special Cars 2 event afterwards.

Here are Daddy and Ethan with their glasses on:

Meeting McQueen:

Meeting Mater:

Meeting Finn:

and here is a McQueen made out of Legos:

The next day we went to Manhattan Beach! What a beautiful day with friends!

Here are the many pics from that day:

We were supposed to leave on the 1st, but our friends were going out to the Burbank Bar and Grill, so we decided to stay an extra day....so GLAD that we did:)

Here are some pics from that night:

On the Road again....

Ethan and I went on another road trip....to IDAHO with GMa:)

It was so great to see family!

I was disappointed in that I didn't take very many pics...

This was the first time Great Aunt Judy met little E:

E and his GG Snider:

Watching Baby Einstein on the way over (every time we got in the car, he would point to the DVD--HAHA):

California trip

We had a GREAT time in Cali! It was wonderful that Ethan finally got to meet his Cali-family. THANKS to the Miccio family for hosting us, and showing us a good time! There were way too many pictures to post on the blog; so, I posted them in an album on my facebook account. You can view them by opening the link below.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2027722&id=1423362515&l=18f63e9446

Btw, you don't have to have facebook to view the pics:)

I promise not to do this very often, as it is nice to view photos on the blog....but there were just sooooo many!!!!

Brrrr....

It is a bit cold in forks...must be all the vampires!

Our friend from Cali is a HUGE Twlight Fan...so we took a day trip on over. It's pretty neat to see how the town has embraced this fame, and even though I haven't read the series yet, it still was a great drive. The cold, misty weather added to the experience!

Here is Ethan at Mt. Rainier...it was chilly and bright...luckily, I had Lily's sunglasses in the car!