Containment

We had a beautiful day today. We got up early and called our hotel in Escondido. They said the air was clearing of smoke, so we drove down to Legoland. It turned out to be clear enough to see the blue sky most of the day.

Legoland is definitely for kids. The boys had fun riding rides, and playing with Lego blocks, and getting wet. When we came in, there was a sign stating our tickets would be good for a second day anytime before the end of February 2008. This was possibly to make up for their unexpected closure, as it sure seemed unnecessary to compensate us for anything today. The park had a very small crowd, and we wandered around and walked right on to rides everywhere.

Not so at Disneyland yesterday. Our Wednesday visit was great, with 5-10 minute wait lines everywhere, but Thursday was a zoo! California Adventure was wide open (we rode Soarin’ twice with only a 5 minute wait each time) and we spent half a day there, then walked across the promenade to Disneyland at about 2:30. Whew! We were glad we had been able to do what we wanted the previous day, as most of the lines were 30-40 minutes that afternoon. We took it slow and did the less popular rides (Tiki Room, Adventures of Pooh, Matterhorn). Brian and Carrie picked up a Fast Pass to Space Mountain and rode that late in the evening while Nathan and I went to Toon Town).

My grandsons LOVE the roller coasters! Robin and Ken went to Disneyland a couple weeks ago, and Robin told me Steven rides everything that he is tall enough for. So does Nathan. He stretched as high as he could to just make the height requirement on a couple of them. He wants to try them all!

We are heading to Sea World tomorrow and then home on Sunday. Hopefully, the weather will be nice again.

Mia and Poppa have been caring for Lauren, and they are having a super fun time at a local hotel this weekend.

When we were checking in to our hotel this evening, there were several fire fighters coming in and out of the lobby. We hear the hotel is giving rooms to them. They sure looked weary. I asked how things were going, and they said most fires are contained except the Witch fire, which is about 50% contained. Unfortunately, what’s been left behind is pretty disheartening. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with those who have lost so much this week.