Our final day on the road today. We were out the door by 7:00a and unfortunately we had a Callie melt down as soon as we got in the car. We drove her to Starbucks with no seat belt hoping she would start to calm down on her own. Our excellent parenting trick this time was to point out the cops in the parking lot and tell her they would take her away if she didn't put her seat belt on and calm down. It worked. The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful though traffic was horrendous.
Kerry had been dreading this part of the drive for months but with my excellent navigating I dropped us right off on the door step of our hotel. (Kerry's driving was pretty good too.) We've stayed at this hotel in the past because they take dogs. Technically they only take one dog but our dogs all look alike so it's just a matter of walking them individually and no one can tell. The hardest part is keeping them quiet as we get in the door. Captain is the oldest but he's got the most piercing bark I've ever heard.
We unpacked the car and took out a bottle of wine. Kerry and I seem to be out of town for most of our anniversaries and this one was no exception. (Our second anniversary was spent driving to Vegas through Death Valley) That wasn't an omen however and after 10 years we're still going. Kerry is an amazing wife and even better mother. A toast to another 10+. Our anniversary dinner consisted of pizza and wine since we had to get ready for an evening in Disneyland.
Callie was raring to go on some rides though Carter was a bit more apprehensive. We decided to do Buzz Light Year first since Carter likes Toy Story. Unfortunately it's about shooting bad guys and he wasn't too impressed. He had his hands over his eyes the whole time. The next ride choice wasn't much better with 'Pirates of the Carribean'. Callie never made it on and Carter peeked out periodically. I think he ended up liking it though.
We finished up with the Pooh Bear Ride. This was my nemesis last time because it's really not that exciting but the kids love it. Callie didn't have a great time in line because a bird poo'd on her. As parents we of course decided to use this as lesson for being good. (The bird must have known she wasn't very good in the car.) We finished up with Haunted mansion for some reason. We think it's because it was available and Callie was hell bent on going on three rides. Both kids covered their eyes the whole time. After Pooh Bear we took the kids back to the room and Kerry and I headed back to finish off our anniversary. Our first stop was the Churro stand. We'd been craving one for months. I think the last time we were there they made them fresh but these were similar to what you get in Costco so they were a bit disappointing. We finished up the evening on Indian Jones and Big Thunder mountain. A great first day.
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