Hollywood!

I know it has been a while since the last post and I should be posting Christmas, but I have not posted about our trip to California yet, so first things first!  Christmas and New Years will come next weekend:)

So we went out to California (Hollywood) to visit Cal's brother Luke who lives out there.  We had fun and went to both Disneyland and Universal Studios.  We also went to Santa Monica Pier and of course down to Hollywood Boulevard.  We took Grandpa Dick with us as well, and overall had a good time.

What I learned...

It is easier to go on vacation with just our immediate family.

It gets cold in California and we froze (It may have been warmer here one day)! 

Disneyland is a complete let down when you have already been to Disney World (less magical)!

Everything in California is more expensive.

There is a LOT of homeless people in LA and I felt lucky for what I have.

Makyah DOES NOT like to be surprised! (We celebrated her B-day there).

I would NEVER want to deal with their traffic everyday!

It is ALWAYS good to hang out with Uncle Luke!

Here are lots (68) of pictures! Enjoy!

♥ The Lokkens

On the plane.

 Finally at the Disneyland Hotel!

 Our tower, that Grandpa Dick could never find:)

 The coolest headboard that shot fireworks and played, "When you wish upon a star"'

 Yes swimming despite the cold. (It was heated)

 Downtown Disney...

 Goofy's "goofy" tree!

 Eating at Goofy's Kitchen with all the characters!

 Chip even got dad during one of their dancing numbers:)

 Makyah's special B-day cupcake!  (No this is not when we made her cry it was the next dinner surprise:(

 The castle looks so small here!

 Lots of 3D rides!

 Tea Cups!

 Riding roller coasters with Uncle Luke!

 Cams and I being our own toy story characters in a box!

 Christmas Mickey!

 It's a small world, one of our favorites and it was all decked out for Christmas!

 All of us riding Space Mountain

 Makyah in the sliding ferris wheel.  I wish I could have gotten her face when the carts started to slide!  It was pure FEAR.

 Makyah took a few self portraits!

 It's a bugs life!

 Waiting for the parade!

 The holiday parade!

 It ended with Santa!

 The sliding ferris wheel and roller coaster that went upside down inside the sun.  Cams loved it!

 The best show at California Adventure was ,"World of Color"!

 Makyah the driver and...

 Cambree!

 Toon Town.  Goofy's Camper!

 Pluto's Bed!

 Running into Goofy.

 Makyah thought it was so cool to see studio 365!

 On to LA to a new hotel with a dip in the hot tub!

 Universal City Walk.  We ate at Hard Rock Cafe!

 Santa Monica Pier!

 The bird man let us hold on to the birds!

 The only picture we were all in!

 Dipping our feet into the COLD ocean!

 Hollywood Boulevard!

 The city at night from up at the Planetarium!

 Universal Studios on Makyah's Birthday!

 The "Who"ville Christmas tree with real snow!

 The grinch!

 The Lorax!

 Saying goodbye to Uncle Luke!  We had fun and we will miss you!

 On our way home!