The James Gang: California!!

When my family told me that we would not be going on a family vacation this year Matt and I decided right then that no matter what we were going to go on one ourselves. Of course when either of us think of vacation we usually think of Hawaii, which is a little expensive, or the lovely state of California which is way more affordable. So lucky us, our two favorite people live in Pasadena, California, Luke and Kristen.
I really wasn't sure how traveling with a baby would be, but with thirty toys, blankets, graham crackers, and not near enough binkies, we made it to beautiful California. We actually split the drive in two and slept in the not so beautiful Mesquite, NV for the sake of Lillie. We are actually really glad we did because it was so wonderful to have her sleep all the way from Vegas to Pasadena.
So the first day in Pasadena we spent at the aquarium and Queen Mary Ship. They were both really fun!

Sea Dragon. Ever heard of one?

Lillie would be making such a cute face and as soon as we got the camera out she would make this face.

Spider Crab. All I could think about was how bad I wanted to eat it. MMMM!

Next we went to the Queen Mary. If you buy a combo ticket for both the aquarium and the ship you get to take the haunted tour on the ship. It was a little different than I thought because I thought that they were going to tell real ghost stories from the ship, and maybe they were, but I felt like I was in a haunted house. The funniest part was that it was really dramatized with strobe lights, mist, and loud booms and Lillie slept through the whole thing! Seriously though, she didn't even move. Then right after it, when it was peaceful and quiet, she woke up. I seriously don't understand that child. The Queen Mary was fun though. I totally felt like I was on the Titanic and found myself saying "I will never let go Jack" and "Look Jack I'm flying" over and over in my head.