California and Disneyland

We stayed with Danielle, Danny, RBJ, and Sonny in Los Angeles for a couple of days before heading on our Cruise. This was part two of the Davenport Family Vacation Extraordinaire or DFVE as we now call it. After the American Girl Doll store we headed over to the Dunlaps for the evening. We bought some pizza which was delicious, but was also $50. L.A. needs a Little Ceasars pizza, $5 bucks for a pepperoni or cheese pizza. What a deal! Little Ceasars pizza is also gross, but five bucks. Again, what a deal! Like they say about pizza and "other" things, "when it's good, it's great! When it's bad, it's still pretty good!"

We all woke up early the next day to head down to Disneyland. Rosabell Jo is awesome! She rode with us and that girl is smart. At two years old, that girl knows how to make deals. The movie in the car stopped playing so she said, "Let's put in another movie, deal?" I told her, "no deal," so she just started Toystory on her iPhone. Totally true story.

Disneyland was packed, the most I have ever seen, but it was a Saturday and it was also decorated for Halloween. This meant super long, suicidal lines. I stood in line at the Huanted Mansion for over an hour and 20 minutes for a ride that sucks. Afterwards I went over to Pirates of the Carribean and tried to fall on Captian Jacks sword, but it was made out of rubber.

The girls had fun with RBJ, and Dani and Danny, Sonny too. They met the princesses and we also saw some villians (since it was Halloween) like the witch in Snow White, Cruella Deville, and the Queen of Harts, Captain Hook, etc. Kaitlyn was sick most of the day with a fever. We either held her or had her in the stroller. She didn't vomit, but it was close after Splash Mountain where she got soaked. Megan and I were fully drenched. Megan was being sassy all day so as punishment she had to ride in the front. Overall, it was a good day.

The next day, just before boarding the ship in the afternoon, we went out for breakfast with the Dunlaps and to hang out at the beach in Santa Monica. Good times, sand, and wet clothes. We also hung out with the ultra conservative folks at the farmers market, great juice there.

American Girl Doll Store at the Grove

Our visit to the American Girl Doll store in L.A. was the first part of the Davenport Family Vacation Extraordinaire. We drove from St. George that day and this was our first destination in California. I wisely counseled Danielle and Danny to keep Rosabelle away from this place. Once a girls gets a taste of the AGD store it's like crack; they just can't get enough. It's all they think about for birthdays,Christmas, Easter, and Yom Kippur. A word to the wise for Dads: Keep this store a secret from your girls as long as possible. Each doll cost like $100, clothes are like $35, shoes, yes, freaking shoes are like $12. These are all sales prices as well. If you want to get something when if first comes out, you'll pay a premium. The girls loved the store. Shocker! There was even a doll hospital (picture below) where you could drop off your AG doll if a sibling or dog got a hold of it. Total extortion! At least the girls liked it and it was interesting to see the similar behaviors of meth addicts and AGD fans.

What Kaitlyn Learned in Preschool This Week

The Green Room at the Fair

So we went to the fair tonight, Utah State Fair. The cow manure and white trash were plentiful. We rode down the big yellow slide and went the FFA kids area. The girls paid a buck each to see a 13ft alligator (last year it was the World's Smallest horse). We did something that we haven't done before though. There was a green room (green tent to be exact) at the fair. You know, like what weathermen use to show the 5 day forecast. I believe that Ron Burgundy also used one ("Stay classy San Diego!"). We had the girls do it. The sat on stools in front of a green screen and then put on green capes so the video camera wouldn't pick up their bodies, just their heads. There were several screens to watch from. The girls had a screen right in front of them that they watched. Kaitlyn didn't get it. She saw her body moving on screen and kept looking down to see why her arms and legs were moving while she was sitting still. Take a look at the video. I talked Tara into doing it as well.

Best Friends

Britney and Kam love each other. Kam is always chasing Brits and biting her bum. Surprisingly, Britney still like to play with Kam. We're trying to get him to stop biting, but puppies like to play. Kaitlyn won't even go outside most days. Kam has been fun. He's sleeps good at night and whines less. He's getting bigger ever day though. Anyone know where to buy a dog sled?