Newport/S.CA - may.15th~23rd

we are back from week long of trip and still unpacking ...clothes are everywhere and it will take at least one week(so me..lazy mom!!) or few week

almost everyday was went as i planed
1st day which was Sunday and was Disney day - had breakfast with Minnie @plaza inn, same all stuff dried ham and mickey waffle (and pricey tag...) yet we got lots of pictures with Minnie and pooh -as long as we have pictures with character it is all worth it...
weather was overcast so not many people at the park - we went to all the ride at least twice

this time we did Bibbidi bobbidi boo salon - bun bun always want to try "princess hair" but her being 2 she couldn't do (have to be 3 and older)this time we told her to say she is 3(she is really 2 and 8 months) it was fun and great experience, "fairy god mother to be" did hair and make up, they made sooo fun for kids (for example, they called each child as princess, there is tinker bell flying - you can't see but they said "stop tinker bell, your all over..." i guess you got the idea of this place) it was neat experience for both parents and kid until we see price...$90 can you believe? they said it start t $45...key word start at
my Asian child have pink hair and she choose purple eye color so she looks like "beat up princess on crack" (of cause i did not say to her...i said "you look beautiful!!") well it is one and only time and we had fun...

stayed till 11:30 pm and my first one was just not sleep in the car!! she is crazy princess!!

Monday: we went to crystal cove state park(beach) it was right in front of our hotel and if you stay @ marriott newport villa they have parking permit otherwise $15 per car - water was clear and surprisingly warm even this groomy day, play with sand no one was in the beach so we had whole beach to our self - crystal cove have quite bit walk from the parking lot to beach, there is 3 entrance and middle one have beach comer shuttle for $2each way if you don't want to walk


Tues. went down to san diego whole day @sea world - food inside of seaworld was again pricey and worse than Disney...sea world child switch system was well made you can go head of line and other parent can wait very near the exit so no line for parents with young kids
dinner @ old san diego - casa de r( r something...sorry again but i can give you location - end of court (end of san diego st. have old court, can't miss) and this place is really end of court right next to little stage) Mexican food was good, not great, i personally like taqeria better than this fancy mexican food and they said best Margarita but it was lie, horrible cheap alcohol gave me headache, all out side seating and had chance to see Mexican folk dance while we ate dinner


W. crystal cove again, it was so cold and foggy yet my crazy kids want to play @ beach....went to last Crystal cove closed to laguna side - not clean as much as 1st one, closed to Newport side - there was soooo much flies and some kind of oil chunk everywhere it even got in to my husbands feet and hard to wash off, rest of day we spend at pool


Th. Balboa island, this was only sunny day out of whole week - balboa island have ferry that take your car to balboa fun zone($2 for car and driver,$1 passenger,$.50 per child and each way you need to pay) fun zone is really old classic play place - have classic merry go round and ferries wheel that show up at state fair and arcade, also have state beach - this one is really clean,and on sunny days it can get pretty packed, and end of harbor have ruby diner: great view 360' ocean view but no restroom service and this one does not have tap water service so everything come with disposable dish and cup


F.we finally did some dining!! it was fine brunch @beach house resturant, laguna beach - it was amazing ocean view and really great food (i had laguna omelet which was made with crab and avocado, my husband had breakfast sandwich and little chicks had pancake, everything was sooooo good) but there service was horrible yet weird thing was our waitress was nice to everyone but us so i am thinking either she doesn't like kids or Asian.... anyway i told the manager on the way out so hope she will get the point - even though food was great i will not go back and this place charge for $3 valet fee and there is no other parking spot other than valet...
we walk around laguna had tiny shopping time and went to hotel spend all day at pool
dinner at garden grove Korean restaurant called Shik DO Rak - this is different kind of Korean b.b.q place and our favorite, every time when we were down s.ca we stop here, they used Angus beef make so thin and grilled yourself and wrap with rice paper and vegi. taste soooo good and compare to other Korean place it is very "inexpensive" average tab without drink for four of us $50 that include b.b.q(lots of beef) and soup and rice and free kids meal(soup and rice), every time we need to roll our self out of this place yet this place waiting can be up to hour...

Sat.check out and Universal studio - the originally plan was go to outlet but my husband doesn't want to shop...universal studio was really busy, it was pack with people and this place is not for toddler -this will be good for high schooler or college kids, only thing we can enjoy with our kids was little play area with curious George, had water feature and ball play area
there child swap was very different than other parks my husband think was good but i disagree, they have "play area"(it is more like small room with TV that play weird kids movie) so one parent wait with kids and the other go to line so the first parent have to wait full line and when they return the other can go...it was hard for me to keep them busy(or not bored)since they have one toy to play and at least 10 kids are there...did not like system and there room also did not like whole universal experience...i don't think we will return there for long time, at least 10 years...



we stop at Santa maria(near San Luis obispo) for night, we stay @ fairfield inn which i was little scare about...i thought it will be like cheap motel but room was very clean and bed was comfy, place was modern, free breakfast and 2 pm check out doesn't hurt....if i go back to SLO i will stay here definitely (they do have tiny indoor swimming pool which was good for my kids and hot tub) on the way back we stop at SLO and we had biggest forever 21 experience - i don't usually shop at this place but since this place was size of big macy's i had to stop - can't believe how big it was...and price of cloths was very affordable

this time we did lots of "home cooking" since we had full kitchen wish weather was better but that is up to God....week feels so short this time maybe because we had so much fun

oh, we did stay marriott newport villa and we did got half ocean view and half golf course view (no complain at least it is not a parking lot) and it have to be Bunnie season tiny baby Bunnies was everywhere which make my kids so exiting, every morning we look for baby Bunnie some time in the swimming pool, around b.b.q area...they were everywhere and very cute and sparingly service was good this time, the person who check in us was really nice and can't wait to answer our question....very unusual for this place (her name was bunnie too she was born Easter day)anyway we had good experience on this place and room was nice and roomy and clean(2bed, all this property is 2 bed rooms)
good to be home but i start to miss being on the road...=)
i will put on pictures soon


happy vacation