CHINA TOWN. Mom still has some leverage when she is paying for the vacation and I made the kids eat at a weird vegan restaurant that served only healthy food and no SODA. AHHHH! the inhumanity. I also insisted we visit China Town. It was cool but it was very hot that day. Most of the stores do not have air conditioning. We bought some trinkets and spent a few hours being the minority and feeling out of place. But it was fun. Thanks kids for allowing me my eccentricities. You were good sports.
SURFS UP! Surf city USA Huntington beach CA. The beach boys really new what they were talking about. What a fun time we had. Best friends being silly and Boys testing their metal against mother nature. they were surfing better the second day we went than the first day of course. They were getting pretty good and some of the younger kids were asking them for advice on their technique. Next time Adam wants to rent a real full size surf board. But body surfing was a lot of fun. We had such a good time.
Kids just want to have fun in the sun. Huntington beach was our favorite place to surf and play in the ocean. There was a French bakery that we stopped to buy fresh baked bread to eat on the way home. Yum! Eric had to be rescued by life guards on our first trip to the ocean. It was his first time in the ocean and there was a rip tide that was pulling people out into the ocean. It was a little scary but he is a trooper and went right back in after he caught his breath. We also visited Newport beach for a few minutes but we liked Huntington beach better. 
Adam and Jessica's cousin Eric and friend Janine came with us on vacation to Disneyland and California Adventure Park. We had such a good time. We were worn out from walking both parks for three days. But what fun we had. Our favorite rides were the Tower of Terror (SCARY) ! We had to buy the movie and watch it that night in our hotel room. The Screamer roller coaster was Adam's favorite and Eric loved Space Mountain the best.
