More Spring Break Fun

Everyone was up early except the Water's Family.  The MacPherson Boys were off to Las Vegas for a Cubs baseball game.  That left the girls to hang out and all they wanted to do was shop.  We headed off for some retail therapy.  I do believe these girls are crazy and could keep going all day.  One of the last stops was to PetSmart.  Rylee needed some animal therapy after so much retail therapy.

In heaven with a snake?

Grace was the brave one
willing to pet it.

Everyone was keeping a
safe distance away.
I was even further back.
Thank goodness for cameras with a zoom feature.

Other customers checking it out.

It's Raining!!!
At Devan's Ultimate Frisbee Game

We got to spend a little of time with Devan & Kayla in between games.  The day had turned down right cold.  It was time to head home, warm up, and find something to eat.

It was a great break from school.  Now it's time to get back to work and finish the school year strong.  It will be a busy 11 weeks but I am sure we can do it.

Heading Home

It's Friday already and time to head for home.  We still had plenty of time to have more fun before catching our flight home.  We had to pack, clean up, and eat.  The kids begged to try the Cheesecake Factory.  We have passed it so many times when it has been packed to overflowing.  Today we were going to beat the crowds and have an early lunch.  We arrived just as the doors opened and where treated to amazing service.  The food was amazing with amazing portion.  Everyone was stuffed some of use still had room to try the Oreo Cheesecake.  It was big enough that we had a hard time finishing it.  This is definitely an addition to our list of places to eat when we are back in town.

We were stuffed and still had 7 hours to kill.  It was time to head to the beach but not to play in the sand but to check out the shops.  We were headed to Long Beach.  It has changed a lot since our last visit but not the shops.

Wanted Poster?
We definitely want her alive.

Peter Pan or Reganne?

Fun Shop Pirate's Cove

While everyone was shopping it was time to check flights and make sure everything was on track.  Surprise or Not!!! the flight was down to 1 seat.  We were still first for standby but would it make a difference with the 5 of us.  Thank goodness for friends who were still working and could give me some good alternatives.  There wasn't any except driving home.  Thank goodness our rental car was able to be dropped back in town.  One last call to the rental agency to make the adjustments.  Thank goodness I followed the advice given to me before we left and picked the right company.  The one call did the trick and we could enjoy a little more time shopping before we had to start driving.

Ryder & Rylee saw these two
cars back to back.
Who knew you could ever see these together
anywhere.

Walking on the pier.
It was chilly the closer we
got to the water.

Family Selfie
Only one of 20 Dave snapped.

We needed another
group photo with the Queen Mary in
the background

Look at all the boats.
Could we take one for a test ride?

Walking back
and watching the clouds roll in.

Our ride home.
What an airplane!!

Getting everything adjusted for the long ride home.  Could we beat rush hour?  We hit the road and with no such luck hit the traffic right off the bat.  We plugged into Google Maps and tried to follow the crazy directions it kept giving us.  We saw a lot more of Long Beach than we wanted to.  We made through the traffic, a few rain showers, a few bathroom breaks, and car sickness.  Over all we made great time and got to the airport just before closing time.  

We made it home just a 1/2 hour after the flight.  There were two empty seats left on the plane and the other 2 standby's made it home.  All said and one we would have still been one seat short.  I a glad we decided to make the crazy road trip home.  We made it home to a house full of company to share the remaining couple of days of spring break.  Let's have some more fun.

Disneyland...

Ryder was up really early and could hardly wait to get the day started.  One problem the sisters weren't ready to get moving yet.  Dave took pity on them and got Ryder ready.  They headed off for an early adventure.  We were about an hour & 1/2 behind them with a quick stop at Starbucks for breakfast on the run.

We met up in Tomorrowland and ready to play.  Ryder couldn't help bragging that they had already rode everything they wanted to without any lines.  The girls weren't impressed but were eager to ride the ones they wanted to.

Getting along??
Maybe?  Not so much.
The preztel M&M's were soon rolling down the path.
So much for sharing.

A little better while waiting
in another line.

Or even the same line.
Do I have to pose again?

Submarine Ride

Take my picture!!!
Everyone found a seat and was ready for the ride to get start.

Picture perfect!!
The Matahorn is the perfect backdrop.

The only way to ride this ride is the single rider line.  It takes about 15 minutes to get a seat versus 2 hour wait in the regular line. 

Small World with Reganne
I amazed her with knowing all the words to the song.
That includes both versus.

Autotopia
Driving himself.  One minor problem
His legs weren't long enough to press the gas pedal all the way.
Mine were just long enough but of course he wanted to go
FASTER!!!!

Can we take these home as pets???
That would be the only way Rylee is going to get a snake.
They decided not to spend their money on plastic pets.

Waiting for Pirates
The girls were happy to ride this twice.
While the boys bragged that they got 3 rides.

Love these smiles
I hope they enjoyed the day.

There is one more ride that I didn't get any pictures of.  It is the Search, Scan, and Wand ride as you enter the parks.  Disney is determined to keep their parks safe.  They will search your bags as you walk in.  Then if is off to the metal detectors, and if you beep then the wand comes out for one more check before you can enter the lines to enter the park.

It was another fun day at Disneyland.  Even a bad day at the parks beats at day at home.  Our flight home isn't until 7:00 so what adventures can we find to enjoy out last day in California?

Spring Break 2018

Spring Break means heading to California along with everyone else in St George.  This year we decided to shake it up a little and fly.  The Los Angeles flight was reinstated by United Airlines so we hoped to give it a try and get an early start.  Early means up at 4:30 am to get ready for the day and be at the airport by 5:45 AM!!!!  We were in luck and made the flight.  Found our luggage, the rental car bus, and even got to pick our car from what they had.  We were ready to roll by 8:00 am.  The kids were asleep before we found the freeway to head towards Disney.

Lucky us we made it to California Adventure by 10.  That included dropping our luggage off at the hotel, walking to Denny's for breakfast.  Everyone was ready to relax and play!!!

Waiting patiently for the first
ride of the day.

Tow mater's Junkyard Ride

The new Guardian's of the Galaxy Ride
in the distance.
Who would be brave enough to ride this one?

These two crazy guys!!
Were willing to risk it with me.

We survived!!!
Dave looked a little green.
Ryder was ready to try again.

I am not to sure who was more relieved by the wait time for a second ride Dave or Ryder.  Instead we headed to the Frozen play.  It was nice to sit and relax for awhile.  This was another great performance even though we had to sit in the nose bleed section.  There were a lot of rides down for mechanical problems.  The fast pass line for Cars was down main street so quick thinking from Rylee we headed to the single rider line which cut our wait time down to 30 minutes.  We were lucky enough to catch 2 rides before leaving the park for the night.

Everyone is exhausted, hungry, and more than ready to go back to hotel.  We need plenty of sleep to survive the craziness at Disneyland tomorrow.

Lights out by 10:00!!!!

Day 3 SC Jr Olympics

Ryder had been begging Grandma to take him to the mall to ride the animals for the past 2 days.  We had time to kill before leaving for the airport to pick up Dave.  I still wasn't sure of what he was talking about but Grandma knew.  We headed out early and a little too early the shop wasn't open yet.  However, the animals were all lined up in a neat row just waiting for the next customer to arrive.  The clerk came and opened his kiosk with Ryder right behind him.  He picked and was soon off and running.

He picked the bull.

Off and rolling

Get on Grandma!!!

Mom's turn
Not so sure whether to trust him or not.

Headed back to the corral.

Dave made his flight so it was time to head that direction and pick him up.  Today Grandpa Chris was also going to the meet.  I was more than ready for Dave to arrive and take over the driving responsibilities.  We arrived rather early thanks to Dave's amazing driving skills we had an hour to kill before check in.  Let's check out the center and see what fun things we can find.  They had an ice skating rink that would definitely have to wait for another day.  

 

Hanging with Grandpa trying
to decide what to do next.

Found the rock wall.
Grandpa found the track and took a walk around.

We headed back to the swimmer
lounge and waited for it to start.

Final Relay
I tried to film but tonight nobody was moving or sharing
the perfect high spot.  I was lucky to get snap this.
Dave even struggled to see.

The boys did great coming in second.
It was a good way to end the night and the meet. 

They all swam their best even with one boy being sick with what they believed was the flu.  Everyone packed up their stuff and we headed out towards home.  We had a quick stop taking Grandma & Grandpa home and then dinner in Nephi.  We made it home and made great time thanks to Dave's awesome driving skills.

Time to officially start Spring Break.  The girls were begging to sleep in and having a relaxing few days before we head off to Disneyland.

Day Two of Short Course Jr Olympics

Thank goodness we got to sleep in for a little while.  Ryder was up early ready to get the day started and have some fun before swimming.  We were going to head out early and hopefully avoid rush hour.  Our first stop of the day was going to be the SkyWest Hangar at the Salt Lake Airport.  I needed to drop off stuff to my manager and he planned a tour of the building for Ryder.  Grandma & I were just at excited to join and have fun.

We were hooked up with a mechanic/tour guide and off we went.  First stop was checking out an plane just off the tarmac.    

Down came the stairs and up we climbed.

Into the cockpit

Would you like to start it?
YES!!!

WOW!!!
I started an airplane and without a key.

Checking out the engine shop

The accessory shop
The toughest cardboard you will ever find.

It was a fun couple of hours learning about the various groups that work on airplanes to keep them in perfect shape to fly every day.  It was time for lunch and head to Bountiful for another night of swimming.

Found this sign with the offical
title of the meet.
The parking was rather limited sure glad we arrived early.

After warm ups and starving.
Who needs a quick treat?
That would be Ryder and found him
a Snickers.

Time to get on the starting blocks

3rd Place finish

Happy Birthday, David!!!
Team mates relaxing and eating a
birthday doughnut.

 It was still early so we headed off to visit cousins and Uncle Randy & Aunt Janelle.  Thank goodness Grandma is a great navigator and we made with no problem getting there.  Aunt Janelle was at work so we didn't get to visit with her.  The kids quickly ran off to hang out.

Kason quickly decided that
Ryder was his to tease & torment.

And tickle

After a quick dinner with them it was time to head back to Grandma's house.  It was a busy day full of exciting new adventures and new memories.  Ryder was exhausted and ready for some sleep.  One more day of swimming.