California and a Fall

We took our first family trip to Dana Point, CA and boy was it exciting....in several ways. Kevin, Kenlee and I flew down (on her first flight) on Tuesday, December 1. Kenlee was really good on the flight and was really excited when she saw the airplane. Wednesday was full of fun. We woke up, went to Ralph's grocery store, came back and took Kenlee to the beach. She absolutely loved it! She ran straight for the water, laughed, got pummeled, and loved it so much she kept signing "more" as she was shivering.

Then we went to dinner at the Chart House (our favorite) and came home to relax.

Thursday around 3 a.m. my family arrived. Then that morning around 8:30, I was carrying Kenlee down the stairs and I slipped and fell. When I fell, Kenlee cried, I freaked out and we didn't know if she was hurt or not. My dad took her and tried to console her...so did my mom. When my mom tried to put her down, Kenlee just collapsed to the floor and started crying. I knew something was really wrong. We gave her some Tylenol and a bath and that helped for a moment. We then took her to an UrgentCare and they thought it was her hip - so they x-rayed her hip and there was no breaks. So, we were told to giver her Motrin and haver her rest. they said if by Monday she wasn't walking to bring her back in.

So, the next day we went to Disneyland. Kenlee was still not walking, but was in great spirits. We rode Peter Pan first,

then Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, the Carousel, Storybook, Pirates of the Caribbean, saw Pluto and then went to lunch and California Adventure Land.

There we went on Monster's Inc. and the ride broke down so we had to get out and walk. Then we saw Mickey Mouse, went to Bug's Life, watched the Pixar Parade, and then went to the roller coaster (Kenlee and I watched). We went on the Haunted Mansion and Kenlee slept the entire ride. It was great as they changed the decor to the Nightmare Before Christmas. Then Candie, Blade, and I went on Splash Mountain. After that - we headed home.

Saturday we relaxed. Had breakfast, our friend Scott came over, we got in the hot tub, had dinner, and then Kevin and my dad went to the beach and went night surfing. Candie and Blade soon joined them and they all had a blast!

Sunday we woke up and went to breakfast and my family went home. We then went on a boat ride with Santa, visited an aquarium, and headed back to the beach house. We went to a Japanese restaurant for dinner and then went back to the beach house to relax.

Monday we relaxed again and packed to go home. It was a crazy day for weather - the ocean was dark and seemed angry.

We came home to snow, snow and more snow. It was soooo cold, but good to be home.