California

This past week our little family went to southern California. As usual, Clark had business, so Stockton and I decided to tag along. This is the first trip we've ever taken with just the three of us and we has such a good time! Stockton gets an A+ for staying happy through it all, including the 10 hour car ride.

We we're only there about three days, which was perfect for Stockton's travel patience. The first day we just played at the pool and then drove around Hollywood in the evening. The second day was by far the best because we went to Disneyland. I was a little apprehensive about going because I didn't know if Stockton would be able to enjoy it at his age, but he was a trooper and had a lot of fun. He didn't have the magical, running from ride to ride Disney experience, but more of the wonder and awe feeling and fascination of it all. After every ride we took him on he would say, "again" but then felt confused that we had to wait in line again. His favorite ride was either Dumbo or Peter Pan, but probably the best part of Disneyland for Stockton, was the playground and water fountain in Toon Town. No surprise there really. The last day we went to Huntington Beach. I thought Stockton would go nuts here because of his obsession with water, but it was more of a love-hate relationship. He loved going in the ocean, but was a little scared of the waves and the cold water. He liked making sand castles but was absolutely terrified to walk on the beach. We were only there about an hour before we gave up and went back to our hotel to swim.

Overall, a very successful trip and one that we will have happy memories of.