It is a long flight from Tampa to LAX, but the girls did great. Grammy joined us on the trip and got her first taste of flying with 2 under 2! We arrived late Thursday evening and checked into our hotel, the Hilton Universal City at Universal Studios Hollywood. On Friday we took a sightseeing tour of Los Angeles, including Hollyood and Beverly Hills.
We enjoyed our New Year's Eve dinner at Samba Brazilian Steakhouse at Universal City Walk. The food was great and we even got a little show!
We went back to the hotel and watched the ball in Times Square drop on tv. Melia enjoyed yelling "Happy New New!" before we all went to bed.
We awoke bright and early (4AM!) on New Year's Day to head down to the Rose Parade. We had grandstand seats that provided a great view of the floats. They are even more amazing in person! Melia went back to the hotel with Grammy and Makena headed with Chris and I to the game. TCU beat Wisconsin 21 to 19.
Sunday after church we all headed back to the airport for the long flight home. Both girls did well on the plane, except during descent. We were all congested and the pressure was pretty rough on the ears. After a little TLC and some Tylenol, everyone was happy again.
We are looking forward to a healthy and happy 2011!
