2924 Miles Traveled

We're home!

It feels so good to be home safely after a fantastic vacation.

We managed to see and do everything on our list.

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Here are some highlights...I was finally able to attend the Rose Bowl flea market. We shopped for 5 hours in the gorgeous California sunshine.Lots of fun things to look at. I was shocked at the prices! I guess I was expecting flea market prices, not antique dealer prices. Things were pricey! I was kind of discouraged at first, but I did manage to find a few good deals so I didn't come home empty handed after all... I'll share my finds soon.

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Next on our list was Disneyland!
We arrived at 10 am along with what seemed like a million other people.

Sydney had drawn this picture map of what she imagined she'd see in Disneyland. She carried it around to each site she visited and compared her drawing to the actual site. It was quite cute, and her drawing is one we'll save forever.

Daphne loved the carrousel. Dumbo was a big hit too.

Sydney was beyond excited to pose (not to mention get their autographs) with Mary Poppins and Bert.

I cried when they got to hug Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, and Tigger.

We stayed for the Parade of Dreams. I cried again. hehe

It was so beautiful. Watching my girls so caught up in the moment was just the sweetest thing ever.

As we were walking out, the night lights were just starting to come on.

It was such a magical day. We can't wait to go back!
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On the afternoons we didn't have places on our list to visit, we'd spend at the pool.

The weather was magnificent the whole trip!

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We spent one day down in San Diego at SeaWorld.

We all loved the dolphin show! Even though we sat in the splash zone, we managed to stay dry.

We watched lots of fun shows. The girls loved all the animals. It was another glorious day.

Before we headed back up to L.A. we had dinner at one of our favorite restaurants on the bay in San Diego. It's always yummy at Anthony's!!!

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I was able to do some antiquing on Pomona's Antique Row.

Still quite a few good shops, but a lot are gone. I always manage to find a souvenir. I'll share what I found here soon too.

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The last thing on our list was the L.A.Roadsters show.

It's a really fun show to attend. All of the big named car builders attend,

and there are lots of beautiful cars to see.

My dad trailered down his 32 roadster, and we towed it home for him.

He just had the bop top made and put on the car on their way down.
I love how it turned out - so very cool!
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All along the trip, I tried to keep track of gas prices. This was the most we paid. Ouch!

It's hard to believe we're home. We all had such a great time. My Daddy told me what my Grandpa always used to tell him. He'd say, "you should enjoy your trip 3 times... first - have fun planning it, second - have fun doing what you've planned and third - enjoy looking back at it".

We definitely achieved all 3 for this trip!