Cruise/Vacation

Our family left for our cruise on Friday 27th. We met up with the Kimball's, Howell's, and Turnbow's in Las Vegas. The kids had fun looking at the volcano on the strip and The pirate ship. They also saw the Atlantis talking statues. By that time the kids were tired that Nathaniel, the kids and I went back to our hotel and ordered a pizza. We then left Saturday morning and drove towards California, stopping off at a Ghost Town called Calico. It was fun for Nathaniel and I, the kids had a little fun, I think. We did a little train ride and had lunch, but the kids had a lot of fun just taking pictures. Especially hanging in the old jail cell like the two little monkeys they are. We then finally made it to our destination in California. We stayed in the Fairfield inn right across from Disneyland. We spent the night and went to Disneyland with the kids, Kim and John; Papa, mom and Josh; Chalese and Jaxon. Rachel saw Minnie Mouse as we where waiting for everyone to get their tickets and was dancing around all excited. The kids went on the Snow White ride, and the matahorn. They didn't like it, but they did like the Dumbo ride, Finding Nemo Sub, Tea Cups, Merry go round. We saw Minnie and Mickey Mouse, Chip and Dale, Goofy, Eeyore, Merlin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Captain Hook, and Captain Jack Sparrow. We didn't get pictures with them all, because they had to get to their shows, but we did get pictures with the ones we could. We stayed until around 6 at night. It kept raining on us so we did rides we didn't have to be outside for. We went on a train ride and the Mark Twain Ferry boat ride. Unfortunately we left the strollers out in the rain, only to get soaked. We still had a very enjoyable time. The kids didn't want to leave. We spent the next night there again and was able to see the fireworks from our room. We then drove to Long Beach on Monday morning and went on the Carnival Paradise Cruise Ship. That was a lot of fun and it was nice to get in our cabin and relax for a bit. We then hit into Catalina on Tuesday. It was good getting off the ship. Monday night, Jarom said that his tummy was yucky, and I went to bed early also. I think we both had a touch of motion sickness. For it was all in our head. Tuesday, like I said, we went into Catalina and let Jarom and Rachel play on the beach. Jarom was having fun in the Ocean and Rachel loved just playing in the sand. We then went into a store where we all received a free ring that was clear and then changed colors in the sun. They loved being on shore. Wednesday, we went into Ensanada. We then took a tour to El Bufadora, or the Blow Hole. We did a little bit of shopping and got the kids and us a few souveniers. Mom, then that night stayed with the kids, while Josh took Nathaniel and I to a show. On Thursday, we spent the day on the ship and got packed to leave Friday morning. Friday morning around 7 in the morning we got off the ship and headed for home. The kids slept until Mesquite, so we canceled our hotel reservation and drove eleven hours home making three stops. Nathaniel and I are so happy to be home. Jarom on the other hand, wants to go back.

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