We went on our first road trip this March/April from Colorado to California to Arizona to New Mexico. Danny had a bunch of alumni and donors from CCU that he needed to see so Bryce and I got to tag along! We met up with Danny in Vegas, Bryce did excellent on the flight with me due to a bunch on Mickey Mouse stickers he could put all over! We then drove to California to visit my sister. Danny took a few vacations day and we went to San Diego and Sea World. The minute we arrived in CA it was cold and rainy....of course. The morning of Sea World was chilly and rainy but we brought the gear and the attitude to bear it all. The best part was that about an hour in Sea World the rain stopped and it became an awesome day. We watched the shows and rode the rides. The best part that Bryce enjoyed were the pigeons. We're sitting at the Shamu show watching the most spectacular show as a giant orca leaps into the air and Bryce is talking about a bird!
We also saw Big Bird and Elmo and rode some rides. Bryce wasn't so sure about it all but we loved it!
We also spent some time at the beach. Bryce loved all the sand and the sand pipers and sea gulls. It was so much fun with Aunti Deb to play at Cornado Island. We strolled around the island and played at a cute park.
Then we went to Disneyland. Aunti Deb has a season pass so Danny and I were able to ride all the rides we wanted while Aunti Deb got quality time with Bryce. Bryce loved running around but was just too young for the rides and cried or got scared on most! :) Even the silly little caterpillar one in Bug's Life made for kiddos!
If you do go to Disneyland with a tiny kiddo that can't ride the rides make sure you do the child swap passes. Two people are able to go on the ride while one person waits outside and you ask for a child swap card. Once the first two people are done with the ride then you take the child swap card and get to go with the person who didn't go the first time. It's a fantastic idea for Disney!
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| Note the scared face...he burst into tears moments later |
We sadly said good bye to Aunti Deb then drove to Arizona where Danny had some CCU work to do and then onto New Mexico. In New Mexico, we ate the best BBQ at Rudy's and stayed at a great hotel shaped like a pyramid. They had a mariachi band that played in the evening and Bryce was legitimately upset when he had to go to bed and couldn't watch them anymore!
It was a fantastic vacation and Bryce did wonderfully in the car! I was impressed by his "road warrior" skills. It was also nice to get some sun and see my sister!
