Friday, April 3, 2009

Disneyland



B has been bugging us for at least six months if not longer about Disneyland. She is the last of her cousins to go and reminded us of that almost on a daily basis. So we decided that we would take her for her 5th birthday. I haven't been there in about 15 years and T's last time was about 10 years ago, so it had been a while for us. We didn't tell the kids that we were going until about three weeks prior and we gave them calendars with stickers so they could count down the days and so we didn't have to hear everyday, "are we going to Disneyland tomorrow?".

They were supper excited to go. It was the first time that b could remember flying on a plane, her first time she was around 18 months. She was a little nervous, kinda pale and really quite all morning, while cash was his normal self, running all over the airport. Cash crashed out the minute we sat in our seats and missed most of the flight, waking just before we landed. I think b was too nervous to sleep and once we took off I think she was kinda excited and no longer scared of flying.



If you know us, you know that we are not morning people, at all. So the first two days of our Disney fun, we took our time in the morning, getting to disney after 10. We decided that we needed to get their earlier for our last two days, so we did and it was amazing. We were able to walk right onto about 4 or 5 rides without having to wait in any kind of line. I don't think I've seen so many strollers in my life! It was like playing a pin ball stroller game, bouncing of all the strollers. We did add to it our double stroller and on occasions we had the double and a single. Cash never wanted to ride in the stroller, unless he was really tired or we made him, b on the other hand never wanted to walk. When we had the single stroller, it was a big fight on who got to ride in that one.

I could go on and on about out trip but I will save you that for now. I might do some more disney posts. The kids crashed every night when we got back to the hotel and were up bright and early and ready to go every morning. I don't think they ever got burnt out and were just as excited the last day as they were the first day. Cash was a little teed off that b got to ride all the fun big rides and he didn't. We did figure out that he could ride the big mountain scary monster ride or otherwise known as the Matterhorn. He loved it! He was so excited and it was his favorite ride besides the elephants. b's favorite ride was splash mountain and the tea cups, poor girl only got to ride the tea cups once, T and I can't ride on spinney rides, not good for the head. Next time we'll have to go with someone and then they can ride it with her.



Well, I think that might be it for now. I have been working on this post for about three days. I'm a slacker I know.

3 comments:

BJ and Steph said...

How fun!! This makes me want to go to Disneyland! I've never been...I know I am a deprived person:) I'm excited to take my little family some day.

Woodruff Family said...

We have been trying to decide when to take our kids. They are 6,4,2. I don't know if I'm ready for that or not. I know they would love it, though. Did you get b in for free? I heard it's free if it's on someone's birthday. So we need to go before our little one turns 3 and on another's birthday. That should save us a little, right? Glad you had a good time. Cute pics.

Maili said...

SO FUN! I want to be in Disneyland again!! It looks like you saw more Characters than we did.. fun pictures!! :]