Halloween 2010

Finally, something to blog about besides the vacation!
Here's my little rocker and his groupy!

SAN DIEGO!

We decided to go for convenience in Anaheim and stayed at the Best Western across from the entrance of Disneyland so we could have something a little nicer in San Diego. This hotel (the Manchester Grand Hyatt) was exactly where I wanted to be to end our busy trip. We had been going strong for so long that some pampering and indulging was in order. :)

The view from our room overlooked the San Diego Bay and downtown. Jane and Luke spent hours in front of this window. The night before we left we were all crawling into bed when we heard a loud BOOM...we ran over to the window and there were fireworks being shot off all the bay cruise liners. We had the best view in the city! It was another one of those magical moments.

Sea World

The Sea Lions in Thriller

Touching the Bat Rays

In Old Town we visited the Mormon Battallion Museum. If you're going to San Diego don't miss this! Luke loved it...seriously. At the end of the tour they taught kids how to pan for gold and they even let them keep the "gold" they found. It was great! Our trip had mostly been about fun so it was refeshing to have a more educational activity that was still fun for kids. I love this kind of stuff.

We stayed for an authetic Mexican meal in Old Town....yummy.

And, of course, the San Diego Zoo.

Maybe my favorite picture of Jane ever. Pure joy!

After the Zoo we went down to Seaport Village, which is right outside our hotel, to spend our last evening. We strolled through all the shops and let the kids play while the sunset. These are my favorite pictures, and maybe my favorite memory, from the entire trip.

Finally, someone to take our picture! LUKE!

I love both of these

Seafood!
A rainbow the morning we left. So sad to say goodbye.

Hollywood Blvd. and Universal Studios

How cute are my kids?!

Michael Jackson was one of the very few names that Luke recognized.
This guy really is the most famous person on the planet.
Grauman's Chinese Theater

The majority of actors and actresses irritate me beyond words but you can't help getting excited when you're strolling down the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I loved reading all the stars names and checking out their hand prints and signatures in the cement. Luke had NO IDEA who any of these people were and couldn't figure out why we were even there so we didn't stay long.
But it was really fun for me!

Harry Potter!

Ginger Rogers!

My famous little boy....Lukas

Universal Studios!

It took quite a bit of convincing on my part for Luke to stick his head in Jaws mouth.
SCARY!

Luke and David were all alone on the Jurassic Park ride. It may have rained but it was SO worth it to not have the crowds!

The Studio Tour was definitely my favorite part of Universal Studios.

The top left picture is "little Mexico" where they've filmed parts of Indiana Jones and Nacho Libre...kinda fun. Then there's Wisteria Lane with all the Desperate Housewives homes but it's also the same street that Leave it Beaver, The Burbs, and The Munsters was filmed on. Also there's a shot of the War of the Worlds set.

Knight Rider and the DeLorean

I don't know who the guy is on the top left. Apparently he's famous.