Random pictures of a GREAT California trip!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
We are back from LA safe and sound and no gun was needed. Our trip was wonderful, but as usual too short. We started our trip by getting up at 5am to leave by 6am to get to the airport on time. Our plane left at 9:30, so we actually made it through security and everything with only a couple of minutes to spare before they started boarding the plane. We waited till the last call to get on because who would want to get on first and be crammed that much longer with a baby, right? So Reighlyn had her first flying experience and it was great. We gave her medicine to help her sleep,but that didn't kick in until the last 20 minutes of the hour and half flight. But we just read books, played with toys, snacked and kept all the people on the plane entertained. When we got there we had to wait a bit for our shuttle to take us to the hotel, but from there the trip was pretty low key. We ordered some room service and just got settled in while we waited for Marc and Angie and their girls to get there because we were starving. Once they got there, we went to In N' Out, a burger joint only in California for a quick bite and then headed to Venice beach. It was so beautiful there, with wonderful 70 degree weather with a nice ocean breeze. We walked around the 100's of shops they have there and trying to avoid any drunks and bums. Mike bought some new sunglasses and a new shirt so he was pretty excited. Then we stopped and watch the "Calypso Tumblers" do an act. I'm not sure if any of you watched "America's Got Talent", but they were in the top 15 I think, so it was cool to see them in person performing on the street. Then Reighlyn and I made our way onto the beach for our first ocean experience. The water was a little cool, but so beautiful. I will be posting a cute video Mike took of it. Then we headed to dinner at the Universal City Walk.It was really neat walking around, but the place we ate at turns into a night club, so as the night went on more and more people were showing up wearing less and less....kind of weird for a couple of Mormon families out for dinner.
The next day Mike and I got up and ate breakfast at Denny's then went to the grocery store for a couple of things. Then on the way home we saw this place called "KJ's Diner" So I stopped in and asked if I could get a shirt since my name was KJ. They were so nice there, they gave Reighlyn and I a free cup of fruit while we waited for the manager to come in on his day off to get me a shirt....nice people in LA. Then we met up with Marc and the girls and went to Manhattan Beach for a little bit before catching some quick lunch. Then it was time for them to drop me off at the hotel and so they could all go to the BYU vs. UCLA game. While they were gone Reighlyn and I chilled in the room for a while, then we decided to go swimming...also a first for Reighlyn. She loved it! We brought a little floaty for her and some of her bath toys and she went to town. We were down at the pool for about an hour, then it was time for a nap..for both of us. After a nap and Reighlyn waking up having peed through everything, I decided I better do some quick laundry since she had successfully peed through all the extra clothes I brought, included all over me on the plane. So after laundry we ordered some room service, had a quick bath and then Reighlyn was down for the night by 8. Mike didn't get home until about 9, so I just read while I waited up for him.
Sunday was mostly a travel day. We got up and had some breakfast we had bought at the store the day before and then packed. Then it was time to go to the airport to catch our flight that left at 11:20. Well right before we were to board they announced they had over booked the flight by 19 people so they were looking for people to fly at a later time. We decided why not, we didn't have anything pressing to do. So we got bumped from the 11:20 and re-booked for the 4:05 flight. And for doing that they gave us each $400 delta vouchers that are good for a year....YEAH! So we will probably take a trip sometime in March once the baby is born...who knows were though. The wait at the airport was very chill, we just walked around got some lunch and looked at all the shops they have there...it was like being in a mini mall or something. Reighlyn did great on the flight home after the first 5 minutes of crying....she slept the rest of the flight and the whole drive home. And to go with that slept through the night till 7 the next morning....what a good baby.
So all in all it was a very fun trip,but it's good to be home. I was sick of eating out that's for sure. Reighlyn and I will only be home for a week though before we head out to the Midwest to visit good old Iowa for the first time for Reighlyn. We are leaving the 17th, so less than a week! We are traveling fools. So the next update will probably come after we get back from that trip with fun pictures to follow.
The next day Mike and I got up and ate breakfast at Denny's then went to the grocery store for a couple of things. Then on the way home we saw this place called "KJ's Diner" So I stopped in and asked if I could get a shirt since my name was KJ. They were so nice there, they gave Reighlyn and I a free cup of fruit while we waited for the manager to come in on his day off to get me a shirt....nice people in LA. Then we met up with Marc and the girls and went to Manhattan Beach for a little bit before catching some quick lunch. Then it was time for them to drop me off at the hotel and so they could all go to the BYU vs. UCLA game. While they were gone Reighlyn and I chilled in the room for a while, then we decided to go swimming...also a first for Reighlyn. She loved it! We brought a little floaty for her and some of her bath toys and she went to town. We were down at the pool for about an hour, then it was time for a nap..for both of us. After a nap and Reighlyn waking up having peed through everything, I decided I better do some quick laundry since she had successfully peed through all the extra clothes I brought, included all over me on the plane. So after laundry we ordered some room service, had a quick bath and then Reighlyn was down for the night by 8. Mike didn't get home until about 9, so I just read while I waited up for him.
Sunday was mostly a travel day. We got up and had some breakfast we had bought at the store the day before and then packed. Then it was time to go to the airport to catch our flight that left at 11:20. Well right before we were to board they announced they had over booked the flight by 19 people so they were looking for people to fly at a later time. We decided why not, we didn't have anything pressing to do. So we got bumped from the 11:20 and re-booked for the 4:05 flight. And for doing that they gave us each $400 delta vouchers that are good for a year....YEAH! So we will probably take a trip sometime in March once the baby is born...who knows were though. The wait at the airport was very chill, we just walked around got some lunch and looked at all the shops they have there...it was like being in a mini mall or something. Reighlyn did great on the flight home after the first 5 minutes of crying....she slept the rest of the flight and the whole drive home. And to go with that slept through the night till 7 the next morning....what a good baby.
So all in all it was a very fun trip,but it's good to be home. I was sick of eating out that's for sure. Reighlyn and I will only be home for a week though before we head out to the Midwest to visit good old Iowa for the first time for Reighlyn. We are leaving the 17th, so less than a week! We are traveling fools. So the next update will probably come after we get back from that trip with fun pictures to follow.
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