For Alyssa's senior trip we decided to go to California for some sunshine and rollercoasters (both things she loves). Scott had a work trip to Phoenix at beginning of February so we headed down there to pick him up first. We had a great time seeing the Bowens again and visiting with the O'Connors. Then we had a chance to go see my grandpa, who I haven't seen for years. So grateful we took the time to do that, as he passed away a couple months later.
At an escape room with the Bowens. It was a fun time, and we were able to find the antidote before the queen poisoned us all!
Isn't he the cutest?
Scott living it up with his work. He gets the best food on work trips.
FINALLY we made it to California. We had a large, if somewhat strange smelling, apartment off Sunset in the middle of Hollywood. You could see the Hollywood sign from the bedroom window. We started the trip at Six Flags. It broke us into the roller coasters. I was pretty sick by the end of the day. But it was a gorgeous day and we had fun seeing all the super hero stuff.
The next day we went to Universal Studios and Harry Potter land. This is one of the 70ish cars they used in the movie. Pretty cool! We tried butter beer, pumpkin juice, and a bunch of the candies. Alyssa got a wand and we practiced our magic around town.
Lunch in the Kung Fu Panda courtyard. It was so beautiful! There were cherry trees in blossom all over and hanging lanterns for the chinese new year.
It was Valentines week so Scott took me to a seafood place that was so yummy! We had a giant bag of seafood that we ate with our hands. Butter and spice running down our chins. What's more romantic than that?
Me and Brad Pitt. He's kind of into me. But I already have my man.
We went to the wax museum and then went on a tour of the stars. They drove us by movie star homes, which isn't really our thing, but it was a gorgeous drive with the top down and we got to see a lot of LA.
Justin Bieber's garbage can
The last park we hit was Knott's Berry. It was such a nice day and we loved being outside. I didn't know Knotts Berry was famous for their fried chicken, so we bought a meal and oh my gosh! It was so good. We also got a boysenberry pie. We took it to the beach and ate it.
Christian was not cooperating in posing. So I got him with these girls. I was trying to get him to do something naughty but he wouldn't.
We went to some tide pools and it was awesome! There were so many sea urchins and a sea slug! It was huge. We made Alivia pick it up and put it on the rock so we could look at it. No one else was brave enough to touch it. It was really neat!
China town. We were there for the new year so there was a parade and tons of people. Then we went to the beach again, but by the time we made it through traffic it was getting cold. So we just sat and enjoyed the sunshine.
Took Lyssa out for dinner since it was her senior trip. She picked a hot pot place and it was good. She loves Asian food!
