We've made it, folks. The very last post of the Jones Family Vacation of 2016. And yes, I'm just as happy as you are that we're done! On Saturday, we packed up our Anaheim hotel room and headed to I5 towards San Francisco. This was definitely one of the advantages of having a vehicle versus flying; we got to take a few little detours on the way home. We stopped off in Santa Barbara at East Beach Tacos (thanks Yelp!) and to our surprise there were batting cages there too. We figured this was a ... Read More
Disneyland Pt. 7
On Friday we woke up bright and early to drive the hour it took to get to Universal Studios Hollywood. This was the first time for all of us and we knew there were a few rides we were interested in, but none more than The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. And it did not disappoint. It was amazing. It actually felt like you had been transported to Hogwarts. Minus the 80 degree weather. The Forbidden Journey was incredible. It was mostly 3D, with some fun turns and small drops, and ... Read More
Disneyland Pt. 6
Here we are folks. Our final day in Disneyland. Bless you, if you've made it with us this far. I'm even tired of writing about it, but I know I'll regret it later on down the road if I don't memorialize our trip. Our last day was so much more relaxed than our first day. There was no urgency to do anything, mostly because we had already done it. So we just took our sweet time and rode our favorites again and tried to beat our high scores on the Buzz Light Year Ride. Aidon loved this rocket ride ... Read More
Disneyland Pt. 5
Day 2 of California Adventures. While we had SO MUCH fun in California Adventure, I think it's safe to say that we only needed 1 day in the park. We got to do everything we wanted at least twice. So the second day was just us going around and doing everything a third and fourth time. :) The first thing we did when we got into the park was jog up to the Grizzly River Run and get our Fast Passes for the World of Color that night. I had read on Yelp that if you wanted good seating for World of ... Read More
Disneyland Pt 4
My goal is to finish blogging about Disneyland before the end of the year. Keep your fingers crossed, folks. This was day 1 of 2 at California Adventure. We got in early and made a beeline for the Pier so we could get lots of rides in on California Screamin'. When we got there though, Aidon had a little freak out moment and decided he didn't want to go on the coaster after all. Which was fine by me. 9am is a little early to be scared outta my pants. Huz, Trenton and Jackson got to go on about ... Read More