2011's Trip

2011 would not have been complete without a trip to Disneyland. We were going early November anyway, and were glad to find out that Ry's whole family could come with us. Lots of people ask us how we "do Disneyland." Do we have any secrets, etc? Well, here's a close look at how we spend two days at the park. And guess what?--I bet it's just like how you do it too :)

But we do have a knack at finding Mickey Mouse within the first 5 minutes of being in the park. That was good because I told the kids that if they got rid of their diapers that we could go to MM's house. Good thing we saw him or they might have believed that he actually lives there!

 

 

 First Ride of the Trip: Peter Pan

 

 Dumbo:

 

 

 

 

 

 There is nothing Rachel loves more than a Merry Go Round. Nothing.

 

 

  

 They're good, but they're not that good...

 Rapunzel was a must...

 

 

 Casey Jr. was not a long line, but Adam couldn't wait to go on the train!

 

 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride: Rachel thought it was too wild. "Drive more safely mom"

 

 The only low part of the trip: Rain! But we were more prepared for it than we've ever been.

 

 

 But rain did not dampen the autopia cars experience.

 

 

 

 Dinner at Rainforest Cafe: Inside, warm, good food, entertainment for children? yes, please.

 

  

 

Day Two:
Start at Tarzan

 

  Jungle Cruise:

 California Adventure:

 

 

  

 Gma's dream was to have a princess lunch...too bad Rachel acted scared, and Adam had an accident under the table. But at least they looked cute.

 

 

 

 Later, Rachel told me that Cinderella was her favorite. I'm guessing it's because she came out last and was a little bit less scared :)

 Oh, all we had to do was find another Merry Go Round. Now she's happy

 

They actually wanted to go on some scary rides...too bad they weren't quite tall enough--

 

 I knew Adam needed to go to the bathroom because he risked missing the bumper cars to go. Luckily, we got to get our place in line back and had a great time bumping Rachel--with permission!

 

 

 Okay, it takes a lot to impress me. But these pictures were painted in a few seconds with water and a broom. I was more than impressed.

 Remember how they weren't tall enough? Well, Ryan plus boots, plus nice people on Splash Mountain found a way around that problem. 

 You would think that having three year olds  on the teacups would slow us down. But amazingly enough, we developed a couple of offspring who love getting dizzy. We went faster than ever.

 

 

 

 Even the hotel is fun:

 

So there you go. Until next year, Disneyland.