Universal Studios!

We had a great time at Universal Studios!! My mom picked us up at the airport the night before and we went to Tony and Alissa's for dinner, which was really fun! Then we stayed at the Hilton Hotel right next to the park.   I read that you should get there early, so we walked over from our Hotel at 8:30am, and they let us in the park a little before 9.  We headed straight to the Harry Potter world, and went on those rides first.  We were so lucky that our first ride, Flight of the Hippogriff, didn't have a line! We even got to stay on it and go twice! That was a great kick off to the day, and helped me feel more relaxed about the potential for super long lines!! It was a fun day and fun to have my mom join us! 

I bought a wand for the kids to share so they could do spell around Hogwarts! It was pretty cool! Below are Annie and Will doing the spells! 

As you can see from the pictures, Harry Potter was the main focus of the day:), but all the other parts of the park were really cool as well!! I want to add some more pictures later, but this is what I have so far:)! 

I ran into my friend, Shelly, when we were about to leave! It was so fun to see her! And it turned out that she was also heading to Palm Springs for the rest of the week, so we were able to connect there as well! 

Leaving our hotel to head to Palm Springs! It was so beautiful out!