Rachel's 8 year old trip

Written by Rachel

My mom and I got to go to California for my 8 year old trip in May and I got to miss two days of school!  p.s.  Allie and Leslie got to come too!

The airplane ride was fun.  We played on my leap pad, we did crossword puzzles, we at the snacks there, we read and we landed.  We didn't like the rental car very much.  It was so small!  Our hotel room was so fun!  Mom and I slept on the same bed.  We watched Zootopia one night.  We swam in the hotel pool and hot tub.  We played a lot.

Disneyland/California Adventure was awesome!  We went really fast on the teacups.  We went on Goofy's Sky school at least 6 times!  I was scared of some of the rides - like Indiana Jones, the Haunted Mansion and the Ferris Wheel.  We went on this Carsland ride where things would pop out at you.  We got to pick out stuffed animals.  I got baby Stitch and Allie got a little leopard.  My favorite rides were Goofy's Sky School, Soarin', the Star Wars rides, Carsland rides, and Splash Mountain.  It was so funny when mom and Leslie were screaming on Splash Mountain and Allie and I were like, "this is awesome!"

One morning, I got a little cold and woke up with a croupy cough.  Mom went and got some medicine for me.  My favorite food was sliders, churros, cheesecake, ice cream, and the drinks on the airplane.  We went to the beach and there were little, red crayfish everywhere.  Allie and I played in the waves and dodged the little, red crayfish.  My mom had to clear a path for us to get to the water.  On the last day in California, we got our ears pierced and I was sad and happy at the same time!  It hurt for a few minutes, but they gave me a bear to squeeze.  Now I am glad that my ears are pierced!  We also celebrated Allie's actual 8th birthday on Saturday!

Mom's Additions

- Allie & Rachel taking a selfie on Rachel's leap pad on the plane
- On Allie's birthday, I told the Southwest flight attendant that it was Allie's 8 year old birthday and she made an announcement for everyone to turn on their call lights while she dimmed the lights.  She had the whole airplane sing happy birthday to her and then she blew out the lights/candles.  It was so adorable.
- I brought dramamine, but thankfully didn't even need it - guess I am not so old after all!
- So glad that the croup scare didn't hold us down - she didn't end up needing the meds I got her because it was only a brief croupy cough in the morning.  She is finally growing out of her dang small airways!
- Quote:  Leslie said, "Why, Rachel, aren't you just he little peacemaker?"  Rachel responded, "No, I'm not, and I don't even really try to be."  Little stinker!
- Rachel was really into the details this trip - she was asking me about the rental car and how we would get places, and wanted to be involved in the tiny logistics of the trip.