THE NEWTON'S

Wednesday, June 5th.  We were so excited to see the new Cars-land in Disney's California Adventure.  It did not disappoint.  The builders did an amazing job and as we were waiting to ride the big cars ride I looked up and felt as if I could have been hiking in Southern Utah with the amazing striations of the rock and mountains they build around the Cars-land.   We had so much fun on the new rides.  Angela even joined the rest of the family on California Screaming and has now become a roller coaster enthusiast like the rest of the family.     We rode all the rides and had the most amazing spot for the World of Color show.  We got there about an hour before the show and decided to take the risk and sit in the wet zone.  We sat right at the front railing to the lagoon and were front and center for the show.  It is AMAZING!  Worth getting wet for, and we were in luck and most of the water did not spray onto us because the wind help...

Sunday, June 2nd.   After church in Santa Rosa, we made our way south to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Monday, June 3rd.   Ashley had been waiting forever to go to this amusement park.  She is the thrill ride queen and can't ever get enough of the fast crazy rides.  Rich's brother Dave and his family (who the kids and I stayed with on the drive out) drove out from Arizona and joined us as he and Amanda are thrill ride junkies too. :)  We had a great time- so good that I didnt take very many pictures, but we spent two and a half days at Magic Mountain and had fun the whole time. Tuesday, June 4th.   After spending a few more hours at Magic Mountain, we drove down to Hollywood.  We stopped and walked along the walk of fame and found the stars and handprints of famous actors we like.  Most of those pictures are on Ashley's phone, so I'll have to add them later. :) That evening we checked into our home for the next four nights- Disney's Grand California H...