The Magic Kingdom

This past weekend we went to Disneyland...and left Carina with her grandparents! We dropped her off at my mom's house on Friday night and drove to Camarillo to stay with one of Dave's college friends. We woke up Saturday morning and headed to Disneyland. It was my first time leaving Carina overnight so I was feeling a lot like this poor guy we saw at Disneyland...

Luckily the spirit of the Happiest Place on Earth caught on quickly and we had a nice time. The best part was going back to the hotel both Saturday and Sunday for a nice long nap! We did call to check in with Carina a number of times. She did very well with my mom and step-dad and with Dave's parents who took over on Sunday afternoon.
On Monday we slept in (this may have been the best part of the whole weekend :-), and after we got up we started to head to Lompoc. We made a stop in Carpenteria to see one of Dave's friends from elementary school and then stopped in Santa Barbara to visit the Queen of the Missions (yes, I'm a nerdy fourth grade teacher :-)

When we were almost to Dave's parent's house I thought I was going to explode. I was so excited to see Carina. When we finally got there she was excited to see her mommy & daddy...and her new stuffed Piglet. We stayed the night in Lompoc and then headed back home Tuesday. Overall, it was a great time and Dave and I enjoyed the time together.

Other fun stuff...Carina rummaged through my closet at some point and pulled out my purses. She now loves to walk around with them. She puts stuff in them and then takes it right back out. Here she is in action (and as you can see her hair is not only getting long - but curly too)...