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Family Ties, Featured, Travel & Lifestyle · June 11, 2013

California Love with the Kiddos In Los Angeles: Disneyland & More


California Love with the Kiddos In Los Angeles Disneyland & More

Back in January, my nineteen year old son moved to Los Angeles to attend school and pursue an acting career. After not seeing him for almost six months, we decided to go to Cali to pay him and visit and do some fun family stuff. California, and Los Angeles specifically, is a wonderful place for family travel. There is so much to see and do! We only had three days during the Memorial Day weekend to fly to L.A. to visit him, so our schedule was packed with activities and places to visit, but we made the most of it. And I will tell you, this was probably the best family trip we’ve had in a long time.

Par for the course for visiting Los Angeles is taking a trip to Disneyland. But we also wanted to do some other things, like visit the beaches (Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach), the Grammy Museum, Universal City Walk, Hollywood and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and of course Beverly Hills.

We were given a sleek, fun, and fully loaded 2013 Mazda Mazda3 i Grand Touring to drive, compliments of Drive STI. Not only was the car a joy to drive, but it handled the Los Angeles freeways effortlessly and got amazing gas mileage. I didn’t want to give the car up!

My daughter and I stayed at the LAX Hilton, and I really liked the hotel. I am a fan of the more boutique, smaller lodging hotels, but for $99 per night, my daughter and I had a fabulous upgraded room with all of the amenities that we needed. And, to be honest, we weren’t in the hotel much since we were all over Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, so for what we needed, the LAX Hilton was a great spot for the price.

Below are some photos from our trip, including our visits to the Santa Monica Pier, Universal City Walk, Disneyland, Hollywood, and more.

Family Travel Beverly HillsMy son and my daughter reunited again at the world famous Beverly Hills sign.

Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Merry Go Round

Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Pier

Family travel Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica Pier

Universal City Walk Los Angeles at nightUniversal City Walk Los Angeles

Disneyland entrance Entrance to Disneyland

Disneyland Electrical Parade

Disneyland Electrical Parade

Disneyland Electrical Parade

Disneyland Electrical Parade Cinderella

Disneyland Electrical Parade Princess and the FrogDisneyland Electrical Parade

Walt Disnet statue at DisneylandWalt Disney Statue at Disneyland

Disneyland Princess CastleDisneyland Princess Castle

Mark Twain Boat RideMark Twain Boat Ride

Sleeping Beauty CastleSleeping Beauty Castle

Its a Small World DisneylandIt’s a Small World

Goofy DisneylandWaiting for a ride but can’t remember which one. My son is “thrilled”.

Disneyland at nightMain Street Disneyland at night

Disneyland Castle at nightDisneyland Castle at night

Our Mazda Mazda 3 i Grand Touring

Our Mazda Mazda 3 i Grand TouringOur vehicle for the trip—Mazda Mazda 3 i Grand Touring (thanks Drive STI)

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Michael Jackson Hollywood Walk of Fame

Michael Jackson Hollywood Walk of FameMichael Jackson Hollywood Walk of Fame

Mann's Chinese TheaterMann’s Chinese Theater

Whitney Houston Tribute Grammy MuseumWhitney Houston Tribute Grammy Museum

Mind you, I wasn’t supposed to take any pictures during our Grammy Museum tour, but I just had to take a pic of one of the displays at the Whitney Houston exhibit. It was simply amazing seeing all of her memorabilia up close.

Our trip to Los Angeles, California was fabulous, and I certainly had a ball enjoying spending time with my two spacers. They are truly the loves of my life, and I can’t wait for us to do another family trip together. Hopefully before the end of the year.

I hope you enjoyed some of the pictures from our trip!


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  1. Joyce@MommyTalkShow says

    June 12, 2013 at 7:55 am

    Great photos. I plan to visit LA this summer for a solo trip and you’ve given me some great reminders of places I want to see!

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    • The Cubicle Chick says

      June 12, 2013 at 5:54 pm

      Joyce, you will have a ball. Los Angeles is huge and there is so much to see and do. I can’t wait for you to go an experience it on your own. I will be staying tuned to your Twitter and FB feeds.

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It’s always going to be the joy, peace, and grat It’s always going to be the joy, peace, and gratitude for me. ❤️
I'm too classy for this world, forever, I'm that g I'm too classy for this world, forever, I'm that girl. ♍️

This is 48! #happybirthday #hbd #hbdtome
Out of office email auto reply like… ✌🏾 Out of office email auto reply like… ✌🏾
Out here summering and whatnot… ☀️ Out here summering and whatnot… ☀️
Laylah and I had a girlies night out at the grand Laylah and I had a girlies night out at the grand opening of @bbtheatres in Creve Coeur. We definitely will be back soon! ✌🏾#recap #stl #stlouis #gno
When it’s 80 degrees out, and the sun is so brig When it’s 80 degrees out, and the sun is so bright so you have to squint. 😂😂😂 #stl #stlwx #spring
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I could wax poetic and get all mushy and whatnot b I could wax poetic and get all mushy and whatnot but—I won’t this time! Happy 67th Birthday, Mama! I love you! ❤️
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