Part 2

Saturday we headed off to Hollywood. We have been there before but there is a lot to see. We went on a celebrity tour of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Bel Air. Definitely the way to go you get to see so much more. We got to see a lot of celebrity homes and hang outs. Kevin would tell you the best part was all of the amazing cars. We saw one that costs a million dollars...what the??? We went to the wax museum and through the Guinness book of world records museum. We drove up into the Hollywood hills and around Beverly Hills before heading over to Universal City Walk. We had so much fun and we were exhausted on the way home.
Side note: My mom let me borrow her GPS to take with us. If you are ever going anywhere and you don't know your way around then a GPS is awesome if it were not for it we would have been lost several times.
On Sunday we had a graduation/Father's Day party at my dad's house. It was nice to see so many family members and friends that we only see once a year. We had my Grandma's sauce that we had made and it was super yummy.
Monday we went to Disneyland. Jacob is definitely at the right age to go. He had so much fun and thought everything was so cool. He was able to go on every ride and said that Space Mountain was his favorite. At the end of the Star Tours ride they dump you into a big store (imagine that!) where you are able to build your own light saber...kind of like build a bear but with light sabers. Jacob (and Derrick too) thought that this was the coolest thing ever and we now have a double light saber that makes noise when you fight. We were walking through the park and Jacob asked for something and I said, "mommy is done buying you stuff today." He quickly responded with, "well Grandpa isn't." He has the right idea even at 7! Outside of Disneyland is Downtown Disney with different shops. We told Jacob there is a Lego store and so all day he was looking forward to it and Grandpa told him he could pick something out. We asked a guy who worked inside the park what time the Lego store closes and he pulls out a paper and tells us 12 am, which is what time the park closed. We thought he was a pretty reliable source. So at about 10:55 we decide to head to Downtown Disney. We get to the Lego store at 11:04 and it looks like it is closed. We try the doors and they are locked. Now remember Jacob has been looking forward to this all day long. I tell him I'm sorry buddy but they are closed. He puts his hands and the door and just started balling. (My brother Derrick said later that as soon as he saw Jacob began to cry he knew we were getting in.) Of course my heart is aching for him. An older lady (she must have been a grandma) comes to the door and says they are closed. I told her that in the park they said it didn't close until 12. She looks down at Jacob and says do you know what you want and are you buying something he says yes and she lets us in. They had not closed down their last register so we were in luck. Jacob picked out an Indiana Jones set and while Kevin paid I took pictures of him with the life size Lego statues. All in all it was a great day!
Well after being so busy the rest of the time we just kind of took it easy on Tuesday and hung out by my dad's pool. Wednesday was pack up day and we left in the afternoon. It was so much fun and I am thankful that we were able to create some great family memories.