The M&M Johnson Family: California bound...

Caleb and mommy took a little trip out to California to celebrate mommy's friend Tierney getting married! We left for Des Moines on Wednesday the 21st and stayed in a hotel with our trip mates Grandma Marjean, Grandpa Dale, and Aunt Anndee. Thursday morning we were up at 4:30 to get to the airport in time for our 6:20 am flight to Denver. We had a very quick layover and made our connecting flight to John Wayne Airport in Orange County California and arrived a little early at 9:05 am (Pacific time). Caleb did really well on the plane and fell asleep each time on the take-off.

Having a snack in the Denver airport with Grandpa Dale.

Ready for take-off!

We picked up our baggage, located our rental car, and experienced LA traffic for the first time (luckily it was at the end of rush hour and Anndee is a great driver!) We made our way to our beautiful hotel and checked in to the Sheraton at Garden Grove. Next we had lunch at Joe's Crab Shack where Caleb really enjoyed the fried walleye. We decided to spend the rest of the day on the beach, so we loaded up in the rental car and headed over to Huntington Beach. We spent a few hours enjoying the sand... Caleb loved the ocean and kept trying to run into it. We continued our way up the coast on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and stopped in Long Beach for supper at a cute little Italian restaurant called La Strada. I loved my chicken fettuccine au gratin, and Caleb loved his ravioli (as you can tell from his face in the photo below)! Then we headed back to the hotel to settle in for the night after a very long and exciting day. Caleb decided he didn't like the crib provided for him, so he ended up sleeping in bed with mommy! Day one completed successfully!!