Christmas Vacation Part 2

We traveled down to Southern California the day after Christmas. It was a LONG drive, but fun at the same time. We stayed in Newport Beach, CA. Our hotel was right across from John Wayne Airport. We had a PERFECT view of the runway, which Preston thought was the coolest thing ever. He stood out on the balcony squealing every time plane landed. After a little swimming in the pool, we crashed. The next day, we made our way to California Adventure/Disneyland. We started out in California Adventure. It was a blast!!!!!! We got to ride all of the rides that wanted. Preston even rode California Screamin'. This was HUGE for him!!! However, it wiped his nerves out!!! The girls had a great time though.
After California Adventure, we park hopped to Disneyland. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!!!!! We had to wait in line to even get into the park. They shut down the park to everyone later in the day. The upside to waiting in line to get in... Morgan and Shelby got to see Drake Bell from the Disney show " Drake and Josh" They were pretty dang stoked!!! Disneyland was wall to wall people. We only got to ride one ride because of the lines, but it was still fun. The kids were completely wiped out by 8:30, so we went back to the hotel. For the record, I HAVE NEVER, EVER, EVER left Disney before closing time.... EVER!!!!
We will definitely make other trips to Disneyland, but I will never do it at Christmas time. Lesson Learned!!!