A vacation for the New Year

Caulder at the beach near Anaheim

Me and Kess at a beach near Anaheim

The gang - Grandma Deedee, Grandpa Dick, Caulder, Uncle Joe, and Aunt Denice heading into Disneyland

The favorite ride - The Matterhorn

Aunt Denice

There's no crying at Disneyland - Well maybe if we've been going all day and it's 11:00 pm

Having fun at 'It's tough to be a Bug'

Enjoying the 'tame' rides with Grandma Deedee

Monster's Inc - Strangely the only Disney characters we saw in the park.

Entering Joshua Tree National Park

Hanging out in a tree at JT NP

One wacky dinner

Swimming in the pool in San Diego

The high surf

The visitors

The beach in Oceanside near San Diego

Shamu getting us wet - Yes Denice insisted on sitting in the 4th row of the 'splash zone'

Shamu 1 and Shamu 2

The sisters

It's 2012 and we're going to Disneyland! My family decided to meet in Southern California this year for a post Holiday vacation. Grandma Deedee and Grandpa Dick along with Aunt Denice and Uncle Joe met in Anaheim just after New Years. We stayed in a condo Near Disneyland and took in the park over three days. It was not only a first trip to Wallyworld for Caulder and Kessler, but also a first trip for Mat and Joe. I was a little worried that Caulder and Kessler would be a little too young for Disney land, but it turns out that they were just the right age. They could go on everything (but Indiana Jones), and had a great time. They loved 'rides'. We also enjoyed the hot (85 degree) weather, as did many other people. The park was packed. After three days in Anaheim, we took a trek over to Joshua Tree National Park, and then went on to San Diego. In San Diego we enjoyed the beach, Seaworld, and the San Diego Zoo (actually Mat, Kessler and I did not go). We had fun catching up and seeing the sights.