California Vacation Highlights:

• Riding Jackson's first roller coaster ride with him
• Holden's expression of sheer joy on the Nemo Submarine Voyage
  
• Getting to and from DIA and LAX, and back again, with little issue -- this includes toting 2 enormous suitcases, 1 pack and play, 1 double stroller, 2 car seats, 3 carry-ons, 2 kids and of course, Shawn and I and a pocket full of one dollar bills to tip anyone who would assist us
• Watching our boys and the Nash girls play together
• Eating at a Character Breakfast...twice
• Our children sleeping through the night most nights (never mind that they woke up at the hiney-crack of dawn because of the time difference)
• California Screaming roller coaster ride (big kids only)
  
• Swimming in our own heated pool at our rented house in Palm Springs
• Eating till it hurt
• Clean potties at the Park!
  
• The Paradise Pier Hotel on the Disney property
• Jackson's love of anything that was ridable - especially Autopia (we stood in line 4 times for it)
• Fast Pass
• Disney at Christmas
• Monday night, our little family walking around the California Adventure boardwalk, everyone happy and glowey
  

California Vacation Lowlights:

• No decent coffee/espresso
• Boys who wake early become boys who are cranky
  
• Travel can induce marital stress and needless bickering
• Lugging gear
• Paying $2.75 for every diet coke I consumed
• Holden's immense dislike of all Disney characters, especially Gepetto!