Disneyland and Beyond

Eden rock climbing at Knott's Berry farm...it's in her blood. She like her dad can't resist a rock wall.

Cooling off under the watering can at Knott's Berry Farm

Knott's Berry Farm garbage can my kids were so enthralled with this garbage can!

Lola on the scrambler at Knott's Berry Farm

Tinker Bell and some other fairy I can't remember

The girls enjoying the pool

Our palace hotel...it's so beautiful

Nana and the girls at the Hotel Courtyard

The rose garden at The Sheraton Anaheim hotel

The girls enjoying the day at the Sheraton

San Diego Zoo

The girls at pooh's corner

Saturday Easter Egg hunt with the Bunny

For Spring break we took a trip (me, the girls and Nana) to Disneyland, San Diego Zoo and Knotts Berry Farm while Dad stayed home and worked. We decided to leave early Easter Sunday. We had the best time although everywhere we went it was terribly crowded! We've been going to Disneyland for 4 years now and we've been there at different times of the year. We've even been there during spring break and it's never been this crowded. We only got on some of our favorite rides once or twice because the wait was around 40 minutes or so for each. We had an early entrance day and we took advantage of it and got on some of our favorites. Peter Pan ride is one of our favorites and so is the Alice and Wonderland Caterpillar ride. My favorite is Winnie the Pooh (so childish, but I have a soft spot for old pooh) and I was so surprised that this ride was a 20 minute wait! It's never been that before, but it was well worth it. We always have the best time when we go there. We had a picnic, we saw a parade, we met the Tinker Bell Fairies, we saw the old Mickey Mouse flicks, and did a little bit of shopping...and eating. The girls got face paintings and were spoiled with tons of fun treats.

We even took a trip to San Diego Zoo which was a ton of fun once we got there. We saw a side of the zoo we'd never seen before. As one might know you need at least two days to explore the zoo entirely and we only had a few hours so we ventured into the Africa side of the zoo this time around. The girls had a blast and Nana and I were totally wiped out at the end of the day.

Next,we decided to go to Knott's Berry Farm I think mostly because of the chicken dinner at the end of our day at Knott's Kitchen. They have the best biscuits and chicken ever! It was such a surprise to see this place absolutely packed! It was such a hot day and by this time it was the fourth day into vacation and I was exhausted from pregnancy and the heat. We made a fun day out of it as we usually do (so optimistic are we all) though we didn't really get on very many rides...I think Lola got on the most. The chicken dinner was such a wonderful treat and the biscuits with Knott's jam...mouth watering. This day was definitely worth it and the girls always get a kick out of seeing the wandering roosters outside of the park.

We all had such a great time on this trip! We took advantage of the Sheraton Hotel and it really truly is a magnificent and beautiful place. You feel like you are in a palace; a queen for the day. Our usual wait staff remember us every year and are always so very welcoming and fun to talk to.

But as all good things have to come to an end, we headed home a week later and made a few stops at various snack spots (something the kids find enjoyable) and we ended our vacation with a dinner at Anderson's Pea Soup restaurant, though neither of us got the pea soup this time around.

We all kept saying next year Baby Boy Herrera will be around 8 months old when we take our trip to Disney. The age Lolie was when we first took her to Disneyland. Maybe dad can come with us for a day or two next year.