Swimming & Relaxing

Monday, Darren was at his conference all day so the kids and I went shopping at Downtown Disney and the kids bought souvenirs and we ate lunch at a nice European bakery--nice for me, though Nicholas thought his hot dog bun was burned (it was grilled), Maddie didn't like the funny tasting cheese in her grilled cheese sandwich, and Emily wasn't particularly fond of the soup--and she loves almost all different kinds of soup. I could not see what they were complaining about.
We went back to the hotel and swam with our cousins, and later that night Karen and Jeromy watched our kids (thanks again!) while Darren and I went to dinner hosted by his conference. The conference people rented out California Adventure and we got to ride Soarin' Over California with no wait, and then dinner was in a building next to the Muppet 3D show. They had a great live band and excellent food--prime rib, salmon, Chinese food, and most importantly a lot of different yummy desserts. We had a great time.