Trip to California

I think that I am going to put these pictures of Balboa beach and pier on my wall. They are so beautiful and calming.

We have been back for exactly one week from our 9 day trip to California and I still have not had time to update my blog. I have decided to just start tonight. I have a million pictures (not kidding!). We had a really fun time and I think it will be a trip that the kids will remember. We spent 4 days at Disneyland, 1 day with my friend Shawna in Irvine, a day hanging around Irvine and Newport and the rest was travel time. After 11 hours of driving, we arrived very tired and sticky (we had to feed Ella a lot of treats to keep her happy) at my friend Shawna's house. The kids were so excited to see her. She has a beautiful home and Riley said that it was the most beautiful he had ever seen. He also mentioned that she must be rich. We had a wonderful meal of my favorite Persian food! The kids made cookies with Shawna and we had her famous hot chocolate. I really miss seeing her and the kids love her too. When I go to Irvine, I always shed a few tears. It feels like home even though I have not lived there for 10 years.

We left Shawna's house around noon and went to have lunch at one of my family's favorite restaurants, Asia Noodle. The food was excellent as usual. After that we headed to our hotel near Disneyland. My friend Sara recommended the Candy Cane Inn and so we tried it out. We actually really liked the hotel. It was close to the park, clean and had a shuttle to the park. My mom and Ben arrived that night and the next day the fun began!!!

I will write about Disneyland tomorrow!