August 2011 Beach/Disney Trip

So here we go, round two with the Beach/Disney except this time we were at the Hendrickson's. They were so great to accommodate us. We loved staying there. Aubrie had the girls to pal around with, and their boys are also our boys age. We got to their house Thursday night. Their girls were at girls camp till the following morning. So we woke up and went to Disney first thing, and then LouAnn met us with the boy later in the day. We were able to get on Star Taurs twice in a row, and were happy to FINALLY get all the segments. Not only did we get all the segments, but I was the spy on one of the rides. It was the first ride we rode when we got to the park. Sophia started freaking out, saying she didn't want to ride the scary ride. She was getting it confused with the Tower of Terror since you can't see the ride till your on it. We finally got her on it, and she liked it. Our next ride was Space Mountain, and she fought us the whole time. She was screaming as we were sitting down with her, and so Ben just had to walk off, she was so hysterical. We realized we scarred her by blindsiding her with Tower of Terror the last time we went to Disney. She still will not ride Space Mountain, and even if I mention it to her she gets upset. Disney wasn't very busy, and the weather was great in the morning. We spent the other half of our day over at California Adventures. We didn't ride the roller coaster last time we were there, and so we HAD to get that in! Also, we rode the new Arial ride for Sophia. Our last ride of the night was Soarin over California. We waited in line, right before you get on the ride for 30 minutes. They wouldn't tell us what was going on, but we knew someone had to be hurt. When we got off the ride, we saw a family crying and then saw a person on a stretcher gettting worked on. We still don't know what happened to them, but since they started the ride again, we assumed it had nothing to do with the ride.

Super exited waiting in line face!

Saturday we all met up at the Beach again. It was another relaxing day on the beach. We had to cut it a bit short, so we could get to the Angles game that night. Jon and Lou had 4 tickets, and they invited us to go. It was so great being there. I remember my Dad taking me to the games when I was a kid. I LOVE watching baseball at the baseball stadiums. The crowd is different than any other sports crowd. So great to be there! The Angles stadium is so nice now.

Sunday we went to church with the Hendrickson's. The kids thought it was cool to go to church with their friends. Sophia had no problem going to primary by herself, and Aubrie was elated that she got to go to Young Women with Jamie. I went to Relief Society by myself. It was a great ward. The building was really cool. It's a two story building and has two chapels. The kids thought it was the coolest thing. While there, we ran into the Cooks (Andy and Carrie). It was nice to see her. Later that evening we had a BBQ at the Hendricksons with the Hellewells, and Nelsons. It was so nice to be surrounded with old friends. This trip made me really think about moving there. I realized how much I loved being with our friends, how much I miss the weather, and the people there. It's so laid back, and low drama. I love it there! It actually got Ben wanting to move there, too. Its now in the back of our minds, if there ever is a possibility. It's in the Lords hands, now that he knows we would consider it. So many things I would miss here, and so many things I wouldn't. Ok, can't think about it now. So many attachments here! Anyway, it was a GREAT trip! Also on this trip we were introduced to "Kids History" on youtube. Check it out sometime! You have to watch them a few times to appreciate them!