This October my Nonna (Grandmother) had a big birthday and the family thought about what we could do to celebrate this milestone. She doesn't need anything. She loves her family. She hates that we aren't all living close together. That's it, we'll take a trip and all get together!
This lead us to southern California. My parents, Nonna, Nick, Miles, and I hopped on a plane (standby that is) and headed to LA. We met up with my Aunt, Uncle, and cousins who live near San Francisco, rented a house near the beach and went to Disneyland...all in four days (including travel days). Needless to say it was a whirlwind trip, it was a lot of fun. Miles loved seeing his family and playing with his cousins.
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| This blanket kept him busy for a long time on the plane. Who knew? |
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| Cousin time! |
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| Liked the sand, hated the water. He was so afraid of it. |
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| Running to Papa |
He had a good time at Disneyland and did really well waiting in the long lines. It was so packed because we had to go on a Saturday and it was close to Halloween. He was a trooper though. The first ride we went on was Pirates of the Caribbean and he was not such a fan. He buried his little face in my chest and closed his eyes. No crying but he clearly did not enjoy it.
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| Disney day! |
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| Cousins! |
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| Getting some Auntie attention |
Had no hopes of him napping at Disney but he actually fell asleep in his stroller. NEVER happens people.
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| Family shot |
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| Happy Birthday Nonna! |
And just out of sheer coincidence my good friend
Cari and her husband Andy were in the area visiting her lovely
sister and her family. Craziness right?!?! So my Indiana friend met up with us in California...naturally.
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| Indiana and Chicago collide in California |
We had to know something was not going to go perfectly on this trip and it came in the form of being stuck at LAX all day trying to get on a plane. Needless to say I was rather apprehensive about this with an active toddler and a small supply of diapers (had a whole bunch packed in my checked luggage. I was optimistic. Why don't they sell diapers at the airport?). Miles was such a good boy at the airport and again took a nap in his stroller. Shocked people, shocked! We made it on the last flight out and with just enough diapers.
When we got to Chicago the airport was a ghost town because our flight left LA late and we got back around 11:00. Miles had a great time running around.
Fun trip, but went by way too fast. Hope we get to see our California family again soon.
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