That's all folks!

It was a great trip and now that it is done this blog will be stopped. Well, OK we will be going back and adding more details and thoughts (and days we missed altogether) but this was intended to be a record of our trip and perhaps helpful for anyone else planning a similar trip.

To Start at the beginning of the trip go to Day One.

Kids are getting excited

Brigid in particular is ready to go. She made an advent-style calendar to count down the days. She is most excited about Disneyland and specifically wants to buy a Princess Jasmine costume or accessory set (I'm not sure which.)

Cruising the Disneyland website last night Jacquie was checking out height restrictions and was very excited to report thay have a whole gift shop for Indiana Jones stuff to accompany the ride.

Sean just wants to know what LEGO-set Jacquie will be buying.

Edit: Horror of horrors, It's a Small World will be closed for renovations during our visit!

Documentation

Sean and I already have our passports but at this point it looks like we will be the only two out of all five of us.

Jaquie spent four hours franticly searching for her birth certificate the other night so she could put in a rush passport application. Without being able to find her birth certificate she was hosed. At least the replacement she ordered should be here late next week and won't be the old "wallet-card" style that is so easily lost. I'm lucky, I lost mine years ago, got a replacement and then found the original, so I have a spare.

Technically she does not need a passport to get into the states, yet, but as someone without a driver's license she will need to get a BCID

Just another layer of fun to add to our pre-trip experience.

Side Note: Looking at the Border Services website I see we are each eligible for $750 personal exemption coming home. Hmmm, how much LEGO can we cram into the car?