After having ice cream, we got back in the car and headed toward Los Angeles. We wanted to try to make it to Medieval Times for dinner. We got caught in LA traffic and couldn't make it. So we drove south of LA to spend the night in a hotel. We ended up staying at a Holiday Inn in Diamond Bar. It was a really nice one. We ordered room service for dinner and breakfast. We left the hotel around 10 am. We stopped at a Dinosaur exhibit in Cabazon. The kids had so much fun. Their was a gift shop inside the Brontosaurus and you can climb all the way to the top of the T-Rex and look outside. Jaron and Jenna also dug for rocks in the Dino Dig. If you find a rock with a dinosaur name on it, you win a prize. We also looked for gemstones.
Then we got back in the car and drove to Mesa, Arizona. We arrived at Jacob's Aunt's Rosie and Terry's house around 5 pm. The kids did so good in the car. Jaron and Jenna warmed up to Rosie and Terry in no time. They made themselves right at home. Jacob's brother, sister-in-law, and nephew got into town on Friday just in time for lunch. We decided to go to the Cracker Barrel. It was so good. Jacob, Jaron, Jenna, and I did a little shopping after lunch. We went to a mall. The mall had a Lego store. Jaron has been wanting Lego's for a long time, so we got him some. He loves them!
Saturday, Jacob's parents, his brother's family and us went to a souvenir store to get some goodies for the kids. Then we headed to another mall. It was a pretty good mall. I got the kids some clothes from The Children's Place. They were having a big sale. We all met back for lunch. We went to the Rainforest Cafe. The food was ok, but the atmosphere was awesome. The kids loved it.
After shopping and lunch we went back to Terry and Rosie's house to rest a little before Aunt Ada's birthday party. Ada's birthday party was a Hawaiian theme. I got the kids dressed in their Hawaiian outfits and we went to the party.
It was at a really nice house with a beautiful backyard. They had an in ground pool and a nice outdoor kitchen. The dinner was delicious. They even had a whole roasted pig.
There were also Hawaiian dancers. They were very entertaining. They even pulled Ada and Rosie up to learn some dance moves. The man also did a dance with fire. It was so awesome.
We decided to head back home on Sunday morning. We left Arizona around 9 am and arrived in LA around 4:30. We decided to go to the Pirate's Dinner Adventure in Buena Park. The doors opened at 5:30. We went in and they had appetizers. The show actually starts in the lobby. They bring some audience members on stage. Then pirates attack and kidnap the princess. Then there are 6 different pirates and each have a different colored section. The pirate leads you to your section. We had the purple pirate. He was hilarious. He was kinda goofy and very funny.
After the show, Jaron wanted to have his picture taken with the purple pirate. Jenna and I took a picture with the princess, but Jenna was being shy. Jaron also took a picture with the bad pirate. It was an amazing show. We loved it. One of the best parts was watching Jaron and Jenna watch the show. They were so cute to watch. They just stared with big wide eyes. So cute!
After the show, we drove to Valencia and stayed in a hotel. We left Monday morning and got home around 10 pm. We had so much fun. We are so proud of Jaron and Jenna for being good in the car. It is so nice to be home now.
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