Living it up in Colorado: Everyday Life In 2009

Recently I went to L.A., California. We stayed at our friends house in San Dimas. The first day we were there, it was raining, so we went to Ikea and Trader Joes. That afternoon, we played Beatles Rock Band with our friends Matt and Denise. We went to Legoland on Thursday Oct. 15th. There were lots of great rides, for example, there were 3 different roller coasters. When we were in line for the first one, I was very excited. I had only been on a tiny roller coaster at a fair. So, watching this one, I was anticipating a lot of fun. The second roller coaster was a Lego dragon, I was a little nervous for this one, because it was pretty big. But when I got on it, the butterflies in my stomach dissappeared like a popsicle melting on a hot summer day. It turned out to be so fun that we went on it 2 more times in a row. The third roller coaster, Technic, was scary because it had a massive drop at the beginning, but it turned out to be awesome! I wanted to go on it again, but we had more to see before Legoland closed! The next day we went to Disneyland with our friends Matt and Denise. The first stop was the Haunted Mansion Ride. It was all decorated for the movie "the Nightmare Before Christmas". It wasn't scary at all, just funny. At the end of the ride we passed a mirror that makes it look like you have a present in the car with you, ours was 2 sticks of dynomite - Yikes! Our next stop was Tom Sawyers Island, to get there, you take a raft. Once you get on the Island, you can freely explore. There is a pirates cave, a rickety bridge, a wheel crank that raises a treasure chest and skeleton out of the water. After lunch we ventured to Splash Mountain, which we had fast passes for, a fast pass allows you to avoid the long lines, you go in the fast pass line and get access to the ride more quickly. Splash Mountain is a log ride, the cars look like logs and fit 6 people, the cars are on a track that leads you through a watery mountain with a bunch of differnt animals in it. At the end you go down a 50 foot drop into a pool of water. I didn't hardly get wet, but our friend Denise who was in the front and doesn't like to get wet, got soaked - thanks to us listening to a stranger, who told us that he was in the front and barely got wet! Then we went to the Pirates of the Carribean ride. It was really dark inside and there is a restaurant inside the ride where you can eat if you have a reservation. The ride took you through scenes from the Pirates of the Carribean movies. The ceiling was painted to look like an actual sky, like you were outside at midnight. We went on so many fun rides, that it would take pages to name them all, but we had a ton of fun on every one! The last one we went on was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, which was an awesome roller coaster, taking place in the setting of a mine. It was dark by the time we got there, so it was extra fun because you couldn't see what was coming next. After that we ate dinner and sat down to watch the Halloween special fireworks. Disneyland was one of the most fun places that I have ever been too! And I would suggest, that if you have chance to go, you should. You'll experience the most fun you have ever had in your whole entire life! Before our flight left on Saturday, we went to Santa Monica beach. I learned to ride the waves with just my body, it feels like you are floating in mid-air. It was exciting because you never knew if the next wave would carry you back to the beach or not. I found a tiny little crab in a huge pile of seaweed, we built a shelter for him with sand and water. As we were leaving the beach, my little brother Harrison found a Zebra Mussel, it was closed shut, but Harrison wanted to open it. It was white with brown stripes on it, about the size of a fifty cent piece. He wanted to bring it home, but it would not have survived, so he threw it back into the ocean. And that was the end of our great trip to L.A. California.

By Hayden