Our stay at the Lodge
Well, my dh is sleeping and I'm wide awake so I thought I'd do an extra blog post on our stay here at the Laguna Hills Lodge. We checked in on Sunday night- my mom and two boys. The rooms are clean and nice- not fancy, but fine. There is a little fridge (for your meds!) and a microwave. Each morning there is a breakfast that is basically cereal, toast, pastries, hard boiled eggs, juice, and coffee. I've been craving a hot breakfast so yesterday I took the family out to breakfast after my u/s. On Monday morning we swam a little and I went to my appointment at HRC. The BEST thing about staying here is that you can literally see HRC from my hotel room. You could walk but it's about 92 degrees here right now, so I haven't been walking much at all! I drive over to HRC and park in their garage (have cash $$- the first day cost me 5$$ to park!) After my appointment we headed across the street to the mall for lunch (Rubio's tacos-yum!) and then we met up with some friends at their house to play in the sprinklers and have dinner. Tuesday we spent the day at Disneyland. I didn't bring my meds but I should've brought them with me. You can take them to the First Aid and they will refrigerate them for you. Instead, we rushed home at 11 so I could take them. Wednesday I had another appt. so the boys went swimming- then we had lunch at In N Out and shopped a little. We headed over to Laguna Beach and went to the Sawdust Festival which is an outdooor (but shady...) art festival in Laguna Canyon. There is entertainment, food, and tons of amazing art. My boys love it there- lots of waterfalls, yummy food and kid's art classes. Also, all of the artists are very receptive to the kids looking at their work which is nice. Some have trains, or toys to lure the kids in!! After the festival, we drove down to Aliso Beach in Laguna- easy parking and a great playground on the beach. The kids loved all the sea anenomes in the tidal pools. Thursday we spent at Disneyland again. This time I took my meds and did them at First Aid so we wouldn't have to rush back. We stayed and watched the Electrical Parade. On Friday we just stayed around the hotel- swam a little, shopped, headed over the the Irvine Spectrum for dinner at the Cheescake Factory (they also have a ferris wheel, carousel, and little train). Then off to the airport to pick up my dh and send my kiddos and mom home. The John Wayne airport is not more than 10 minutes away and super easy to navigate. One day we had planned and didn't do is heading down to Carlsbad to shop at the outlets and go to the Flower Fields (which I love). My boys also love Legoland, but we did that just a few months ago. So that was our week (so far) at the Laguna Hills Lodge. I would definitely recommend it and the location just can't be beat.