San Diego

We drove to Las Vegas and stayed at the South Point casino.  We ate at the Garden Buffet and went to the South Premium outlets.

We drove to Mission Viejo, California and stayed at the Ayres hotel.  We ate dinner at El Ranchito.

On Friday, we went to Ruby's Diner at the shops of Mission Viejo.

On Saturday, we went to Pacific City at Huntington Beach.  We ate lunch at the food hall.  I had a Grilled. Spaghetti Cheese Sandwich at Burnt Crumbs.  We went to Downtown Disney.

On Sunday, we went to church.

On Monday, we ate at the Crab Cooker in Tustin.  We drove to San Diego and stayed at the Day's Inn.

On Tuesday, we went to the Westfield Mall and had lunch at Panera Bread.  We ate dinner at Sansai Japanese Grill and walked around the Seaport Village.

On Wednesday, we went to Hazard Center and Fashion Valley Mall.  We ate lunch at the Cheesecake Factory,  We went on the Ghosts and Gravestones tour in Old Town.  We walked through two cemeteries and past the Whaley House.  We took a haunted trolley tour.

On Thursday, we drove to Barstow and had lunch at Tommy's World Famous.  We drove to Las Vegas and stayed at the South Point casino.  We ate dinner at Coronado Cafe and went to the Town Square Mall.

Books I Loved Growing Up

Anne of Green Gables
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
The Babysitter series by R.L, Stine
The Babysitter's Club by Ann M. Martin
The Berenstein Bears
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Fear Street by R.L. Stine
The Ghost of Graydon Place by Dorothy Francis
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Party's Over by Caroline B. Cooney

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Stuart Little by E.B. White

Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal
Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
That Boy by Linda Lewis
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The White Mountains by John Christopher

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

Get Ready Playlist

Be Prepared from the Lion King
Broadway, Here I Come! by Jeremy Jordan
California, Here I Come by Al Jonston
Dress You Up by Madonna
Fancy by Iggy Azalea
Fashion by David Bowie
Fashion by The Royal Concept
Fergalicious by Fergie
Get the Party Started by Pink
Get Ready by The Temptations
Get Ready for This by 2 Unlimited
Happy Working Song from Enchanted
Here I Come by Fergie
Here I Go Again by Whitesnake
I Enjoy Being a Girl from Flower Drum Song
I Feel Pretty from West Side Story
I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music
I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair from South Pacific
Let's Get it Started by Black Eyed Peas
Put On Your Sunday Clothes from Hello Dolly
Put Your Records On by Corrine Bailey Rae
Ready for It by Taylor Swift
Ready to Take a Chance Again by Barry Manilow
Start a Fire by John Legend
Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones
Start the Commotion by The Wiseguys

Swimming Playlists

Beyond the Reef by The Polynesians
Bubble Toes by Jack Johnson
Cannonball by Lea Michele
Drift Away by Uncle Kracker
Drowning by Backstreet Boys
Drowning by Hootie and Blowfish
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland
Knee Deep by Zac Brown Band
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by Backstreet Boys
Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow
Splish Splash by Bobby Darin
Swim by Andy Mientus
The Tide is High by Blondie
Toes by Zac Brown Band
Under the Sea by Samuel E. Wright