Day 4-Had no plans for today, Mike and I went for an early morning walk to the 7-eleven and got some cereal, fruit and milk. Had breakfast at about 11 in our room then we decided we were wasting a day and Mike couldn't contain his Disneyland excitement anymore, so we headed to Disneyland. It's a 5 minute walk to the entrance, and we have two day hopper passes where we can go in and out as we please. We spent the whole day at California adventure park, went on mos...

Day 3- Didn't wake up until 10 this morning. Mike and Connor went running and by 11 we were waiting for our shuttle to Citadel Outlets. Beautiful day, sunny but cool in shade. Arrived at 12, the mall is massive outside shopping, with over 600 shops! Spent first hour in Vans store, kids bought two pairs of shoes each, very cheap. Nike, Gap, Columbia, Puma, Fossil and Tilly's all benefited from the Handley's visit! The queues in all the shops were long, and it wa...

Day 2- All slept 12 hours, Mike and I went for 30 minute jog/walk at 6am. Nice to get bearings and see whats around us. Went to Millie's for the most gigantic breakfast ever! Onto the bus at 8:30am, upgraded our trip to Universal Studios by adding on a trip downtown Beverley hills for $10 each, which we'll do at the end of the day. Had a most helpful tour guide who gave us great tips on where to go at universal so we avoided any queues, it was great. Enjoyed the ...

Day 1- 12 hour flight to LAX went pretty fast, arrived just before 2pm to a sunny and pleasant LA heat. Had close to a two hour bus trip out to Anaheim, the motel is across the road from Disneyland, so there is lots within walking distance. There is a real Christmas buzz and loads of tourists around. The motel is clean, tidy and staff really nice. Went to Captain Kidds all you can eat and drink buffet for $ 10 each!!! Short walk down the road. Very tired as we di...