Vacation Day 1

This year we planned a vacation down to California...on the agenda: SeaWorld; LaJolla Beach-snorkeling; Angels Stadium-Redsox vs. Angels (2 games), and school shopping (yep we put it off until the very last minute). The trip was Tanner and Chloe's birthday presents as well. Chloe-would get to swim with the dolphins-she has been planning and saving for years to do this (you have to be 10). She saved up half of the money and we paid the other half for her birthday present. Tanner-would get to go to 2 Redsox games at Angels Stadium with his Dad. (First time at an MLB game for both of them-I don't know who was more excited!)

Day 1-was a travel day. We left home about 11:30 am and got to our motel at about 6:00 pm that night. For the most part the trip went well...Bryce actually handled being in the car for that long like a champ-it helped to have brother and sister in the back with him as well as some great Pinterest inspired activities to keep him entertained. First stop after getting settled into our motel and having the kids jump on the bed for a few minutes-dinner! We were hungry!!! We ended up going to Panda Express since we knew Bryce would eat the chow mein noodles-he is a very picky eater. After dinner we grabbed some sandwiches at Subway for lunch the next day and headed back to our motel. After getting back to the motel I realized I had forgotten a few things so we ran over to Target, which was just across the street. Tanner bought Bryce ninja turtle action figure while we were there-Bryce was so excited about it.

 Then it was time for a late night swim.

 Then time to get a good nights rest. Our next day would be busy from early until late.