As an early birthday gift for Brian, we took an impromptu trip to Disney's Grand Californian hotel and spa. Brian had been wanting to stay there for awhile because it looked really nice and has an entrance right into California Adventure. Well, we finally went this week and it was such a fun trip! We were originally only going to stay one night, but once we arrived we decided two nights would be a good idea. Here is part of the hotel:
This is a sliding door - the entrance to the hotel
We left our house right on time on Tuesday morning only to get stuck right smack dab in the middle of backed up traffic after a huge accident on the 15 freeway. We finally arrived at Disneyland almost 4 hours later. I was afraid it would ruin our trip but we didn't let it get to us and by the time we made it to the hotel, our room was ready and our girls had both had naps so it actually worked out perfectly!
We went in to Disneyland right away and enjoyed some rides and hardly any lines. Then we came back to our room and enjoyed some dinner and the World of Color show from our balcony!
He was actually much happier than he looks!
The next morning, Brian surprised me with a massage appointment at the hotel spa! Oh how I love that man! It was heavenly and when I got back we headed down to the enormous pool area, complete with a water slide, ate lunch and played.
The girls and Brian took naps and I went to read - by myself! - down by the pool.
We headed back to the park around 4:00 and met up with friends. We went on some more rides, had dinner and watched the amazing Soundsational Parade! Avi's favorites were Ariel, Rapunzel and her conversation with Peter Pan.
Rapunzel was waving to Avi who was wearing her Rapunzel dress!
What a fun family trip! Happy Birthday Brian!
