Sunday, January 22, 2023

Some stuff before our trip to LA and the first half of our trip to LA


Sport Bowl!






Mommy is the reigning Wolfer family bowling champion

Sportbowl curds

Immersive Van Gogh









NYE cocktails






 
The annual smashing of the gingerbread houses



Skating at elver




Nibbles likes to shake paws





Packing for our trip to LA



First stop on our trip... Lego Land Schaumburg
























Checking into our O'hare hotel

Chicago deep dish for dinner


Runway view from our hotel room

Heading to our plane

Breakfast at the gate

Preparing for takeoff



Checking out our Disneyland hotel pools







Dinner at Tangaroa Terrace


Exploring Downtown Disney

Disney The Birds?














Up before the sun to get breakfast and get in line

Totally awake in the line for security

Heading for the monorail


On the monorail!


Waiting in line for Dumbo

Dumbo



In line for Star Wars ride

Still in line for the Star Wars ride

Getting our instructions from hologram Rey

Our ship was captured in a star destroyer tractor beam and the door opened to this...

Being taken for interrogation 

View from our prison cell



Haunted Mansion





Big Thunder Mountain.  Video to come later.



Back to Star Wars land


Waiting in line for the Millennium Falcon ride



Learning about our next mission




Lunch time




Waiting for a parade with the Disneyland band and Mickey and Minnie and friends


Submarine ride


Astro Blasters

Checking out the Star Wars gift shop



Splash Mountain



Picture from the 50 foot drop

Exploring Tom Sawyer's Island 









Super bouncy bridge








On the raft back to the mainland 

Dinner at the French Market Restaurant in New Orleans Square




Nathan has constructed his own lightsaber 

Exploring Main St.



The Matterhorn (Elly and I went on it earlier... it was not super fun)

Waiting for the monorail


Monorail ride back to the hotel

View of the fireworks from our hotel window


Breakfast with Minnie and friends



S'mores pizza for breakfast dessert 






One last gift shop before we head out

View of Star Wars land and snow-covered mountains from our window

Off to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach

Grump fish

Hugging the sea turtle







Lunch overlooking the sea lions and seals

Touch tank with sea urchins and starfish




Petting the rays




Petting some sharks






Checking into our oddly large hotel room in Santa Monica

Doodles enjoying our deck

Heading out on the Santa Monica Pier















Heading back to the hotel

Elly showing off Disneyland souvenirs 


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