Universal Day 1

We had an awesome day, but a rocky start. We got up early, made it to Universal at almost the front of the line. And then, we got separated. Scary! But Max went straight to an employee and they got him to security. When Heather and I gave up looking and found security, they brought him too us. Then we got an escort to the front of the line for Escape from Gringotts. We were all pretty relieved to be reunited, and the rest of the day was awesome. We had butter beer for breakfast, rode Hogwarts express both ways, explored Diagon Alley, enjoyed several

other rides and met Woody Woodpecker, Marge and Homer Simpson, Beetlejuice, hello Kitty, and The Night bus driver. We got in some pool time and played mini golf at city walk. Then wrapped up our day at Bubba Gimp's. We got over 20000 steps in today, and are excited to do more exploring tomorrow!

Wizarding World!

Early Start this morning

We are ready to head to Diagon Alley! Had a little fun on our walk to the gate. Now if they would just hurry and open!

Our resort is so cool!

The big reveal!

Max finds out he is going to Universal right now!

Max did not have any idea we were planning a trip. He thought he was headed to the dentist.

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Just a few more days....

https://www.universalorlando.com/ It's happening!

Holiday party at AndyB's for the Phantom Bantam league.

0-10 in a blink! I can't believe my sweet boy is in the double digits now!

It was a fantastic trip. One of my alltime favorites. Northern California was just what my soul needed to reset. We had lots of laughs and saw some really cool sights. A few things I hadn't mentioned. On the whale watch, we witnessed the crew pull out a mylar balloon bouquet from the ocean. The crew said they look like jelly fish to the sea inhabitants and are a threat to their survival. It was pretty impactful to see them scoop it out. Also, evidence of the drought can be seen all over as you drive the state. Hopefully they will get slow, gentle rain soon. Lastly, to stand among the giant redwoods is something that words and pictures can not do justice. Everyone should see them in their lifetime.

After that we headed to red rock country and sedona. So pretty there.