The first few days were spent in Fresno. My dad and I went biking in the park one day and we came upon a flock of ducks and geese hanging out in the shade. I stopped to take a closer look, and apparently they thought I had food because they all started charging towards me while making loud noises. It was slightly terrifying. I almost had to make a break for it.
Fortunately they didn't attack us and eventually they calmed down. So we sat and watched them for a bit.
Also while in Fresno, we did one of my favorite things: drink wine! We visited a couple wineries, and Ficklin Winery was my favorite in terms of their facility. The winery was started in the 1940s by a Portuguese immigrant and they still use the same equipment today.
These bottles of wine date back to when the winery first opened.
Grape vines as far as the eye can see.
The sight of canals makes me a little nostalgic. When I was training for basketball, we had to run the length of the canal in front of our high school - about two miles - twice a week. It felt so far.
Now for the really exciting part of the trip: Disneyland!
I hadn't been there since our senior class went on a graduation trip in 1998. It's amazing how much smaller the park feels when you're a grown-up. For instance, I could've sworn that Sleeping Beauty's castle was the size of a small skyscraper. It's not.
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Little Alex was in a foul mood for the first half of the day.
We went on the Jungle Cruise, which was always one of my favorites.
Everyone had a good time...
Except Alex. I guess he doesn't like animatronic elephants.
We then took a steamboat ride on the Mark Twain, which I think made everyone happy.
Grace and I getting ready to go on Thunder Mountain, during which I discovered that I still scream like a little girl.
Hanging out in New Orleans Square.
The Teacups and Matterhorn.
Action shot!
It's a Small World: The Happiest Cruise That Ever Sailed!
We saw Mary Poppins and Burt! I kind of wanted to ask them to sing "Jolly Holiday."
The day ended with fireworks over Sleeping Beauty's castle. The whole day seemed to go by so quickly! Sigh.
The next day we had cake for Tricia's birthday, which of course mesmerized the kids.
Then on my last day in town, we visited the Simi Valley Historical Museum.
They basically moved all of the city's oldest buildings onto one site. This was Simi Valley's first church.
The oldest house - El Rancho Simi - was built in 1795. I was surprised they had anything that old! This is the only building that is original to the site.
This building was used for fruit packing. I love the murals; if I remember correctly they were painted from actual photographs.
I enjoyed my visit with everyone, and I wish I could've spent more time out there. It's too bad we didn't make it to the beach! Maybe next time.
2 comments:
FYI - It's a gaggle of geese! I love that word.
Hmm...but what about ducks? Is it a flock or gaggle? Or something else entirely? And what if you have a mixed group? This is important stuff.
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