During Spring Break we went to Southern California! It was one of those trips that we've been thinking about doing for a couple of years but were waiting for the "right time." I was nervous about going during Spring Break because I thought half the world would be there, but it was the only time that would really work for us. And the crowds really weren't that bad...and the weather was absolutely perfect! We went 4 years ago and had fun, but the girls were more "into it" this time, and Kasidee was tall enough to ride pretty much all of the rides. I'm so glad we went - we made lots of happy memories!
We left Easter afternoon, after church and dinner at Mom's house and drove to St. George. I think the St. George Temple is one of the prettiest temples. On Monday we drove from St. George to Anaheim.
On Tuesday we went to Disneyland!
(Giving singing lessons to Tinkerbell's friends....)
The highlight for Kasidee was being able to meet Minnie and see her house and Mickey's house - Kasidee just adores anything Minnie!
We met my Aunt Loreen for dinner at a cafe in Disneyland - she lives just a few miles away from Disneyland.
On Wednesday we met my aunt and cousin Kanevin for breakfast, then we spent the day at California Adventures.
(Sharing a Mickey Mouse-shaped pretzel)
On Wednesday night, Kasidee's tooth (which had been hanging by a thread) finally came out. At about 4:30 in the middle of the night, she came over to my hotel bed and woke me up. Thinking she had to go potty, I led her into the bathroom. She spit into the sink and her tooth was there - it had fallen out while she was sleeping and she felt it floating around in her mouth. It's amazing she didn't swallow it! Anyway, she wanted to keep her first tooth and wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy explaining that - the Tooth Fairy let her keep her tooth and gave her 2 golden dollar coins too! Lucky girl!
On Thursday, we visited the Downtown Disney District (the pic below was at the Lego store)
Then we drove from Anaheim to San Diego. In the late afternoon we went to La Jolla Beach, just minutes away from our hotel.
On Friday we spent the day at Sea World. The girls loved seeing all kinds of animals. I think they're favorite part was being able to touch and feed a dolphin - something I don't think they'll ever forget!
(Getting ready to get wet in the "Soak Zone.")
Saturday we drove from San Diego (we stopped at the San Diego Temple on our way out) to Las Vegas. We made a quick stop at the M&M Store and then relaxed in our hotel room (which was actually in Henderson, NV - it was so nice to be away from The Strip!)
Sunday morning we took a dip in the hotel pool and visited the Las Vegas Temple before we began our 7-hour drive from Las Vegas to home! It was a fun trip full of fun memories!
