Disney 2015 Day 2

The second day of our vacation we went ot California Adventure.  The kids loved riding the bus from the parking lot to the park! 

 There was lots of fun things to do and see in California adventure (we didn't even get to part of the park!)

 The kids love a carousel!  (short lines and you get to pick your ride)

 Cash even loved those!

 We waited for forever to enjoy the toy story ride.  (Worth the wait).  The kids loved doing the games throughout the ride.  (Cash took a little snooze with Grandma on this ride- although I'm not sure how he stayed asleep with all the noises and lights and air shooting all over the place)

 The kids were SO excited to meet Olaf!

 Addison did a little FROZEN shopping at Wandering Oaken's Trading Post.  (So neat)

 We got fast pass tickets to see Elsa and Anna, but still ended up waiting for FOREVER to see them.  I think the kids thought they were worth the wait though!

 They were such fun characters!  Totally in character, and totally into the stories Addison and Brogan were telling.  (Cash still didn't trust them though).

 We spent a good chunk of the day in Cars Land too.  The kids love the Racers!

 They also got to meet Doc McStuffins!

I have more pictures somewhere of Addison and Brogan enjoying the "nature preserve" park.  They got to climb on nets, pretend rock climb, "fire jump" on a tire swing (even though only Addison was tall enough for that).  They loved being able to run free a little through that part of the park.  Both kids also got to do soaring over California.  They loved that, and it did not disappoint! Addison was barely tall enough, but she was able to go on the Bear River Run- the big tube ride that gets you SOAKING wet!  Brogan was a little sad when he saw her and I on it, but Grandma got him a special treat and he got over it (although he might still be angry if you bring it up to him) ;)  We also got to watch the Aladdin show at a theater in California Adventure.  It was AWESOME!  The kids really enjoyed it too.  They had fancy costumes, huge animal props, they sang and danced, and kept us pretty entertained (although Cash got bored of it quicker than any of us).  We didn't even really go to the pier part of the park.  They have a whole bunch of boardwalk rides on that side.  We did eat some good clam chowder out of bread bowls for dinner though.  The kids enjoyed sitting right on the edge of "the pier" and watching (and feeding) the ducks.  It was a fun memory!

Disneyland 2015 Day 1

This year we were able to go to Disneyland as a family!  (We even got to take Grandma, which was so much fun!)

We loaded up in the car early on a Sunday morning, with the  back of the black suburban packed to the brim, kids in jammies and carseat, prepped with car games, snacks, drinks and plenty of movies and books and blankets, stroller tied down to the top, whistling in the wind as we drove.  I was very worried about the drive.  I actually had nightmares.  I mean who takes  their husband, mom, 4 year old, 5 year old, and 15 month old on a 12 hour car trip?  The kids actually did SUPER though!  They hardly whined or complained and ended up enjoying the trip.  (phew)

 We got to our hotel Sunday night in time to watch some fireworks across the way at Disneyland.  It was so exciting, we almost had a hard time getting to sleep! ;)  But we knew we had to get up early, and be the first ones there!

I made matching shirts for each family member.  When we go again I will do this for everyday we're at the park.  SO easy to keep track of your kids (and husband) when their shirt stands out! On our first day we started in fantasyland with the dumbo ride.

 Addison and Brogan LOVED it!  Cash on the other hand, had to get used to some of the rides. :)

 I'm getting a little old for the tea cups.  At what age do you start getting sick from getting dizzy?

 Waiting to drive some go carts!

 Poor Cashie was too small for the go carts.  He waited in line with us for so long only to be told he couldn't go.  Thankfully disneyland has an awesome "rider switch" policy, so Grandma could cut back to the front of the line and take another kid.

 The kids loved this wet globe.  It was starting to get hot!

 Meeting Thor.  Brogan was in heaven.

 Captain America!! :)

 Dancing to the mariachi band.

 Addison and Brogan absolutely LOVED Tarzan's treehouse.  They could've played all day in it if we would have let them!

 Splash Mountain was also a hit!  We fast passed it and did it in the heat of the day.  SO nice to be wet when it's hot :)

 Thought this sign was funny.

 We ate dinner at Goofy's Kitchen Monday night.  What a great place!  We were able to eat at a buffet, and meet tons of characters during dinner!

 Addison and Brogan loved meeting the characters.  It was magical to see them light up and get excited.

 Cash on the other hand, wasn't sure about the characters.  That didn't change :)

 The back of our shirts.  (Casssshhhh!) ;)

 Waiting for dinner we were sooooo tired! (The adults were anyway)

 This is how Brogan spent most of dinner... hopping up and down waiting for a character to come around and visit him.

 Cash loved the all you could eat! It was a fun kids type menu with good mac and cheese, pizza, hot dogs, french fries.... and ice cream.

 After dinner the kids found this cool car in the restaurant  and HAD to have a picture in it. :)

Day one was a BLAST!  Our hotel was more than a few blocks away, so we drove to the park.  I was glad we didn't opt for the extra walking!