Okay so I'm still playing catch up. Back in October...seems like a long time ago already...we took a family vacation to Disneyland. (Jared think we should make it an annual tradition to go to Disneyland for his birthday!) Actually it all started when I came across $29 tickets to LA. (That's $29 each way, but still WAY cheap!) Jared's cousin Kim (who lives like 30 minutes from Disney)had invited us earlier this year to come and stay with them sometime, and we had some Disney dollars that paid for part of our park admission. The circumstances were just begging for us to go, so we invited Jared's parents to come along and share the fun, and help with kids ;-), and off we went. We flew out of Billings Tuesday evening. Jared's parents had to drive from Cut Bank in a blizzard and missed the road being closed by about 10 minutes! Whew! Wednesday morning we got up early and started our vacation with breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen. Sidenote- If you have never been to a Disney buffet I highly recommend it. My first experience with one was on our honeymoon the morning after Jared held the ice bucket for me while I threw up. But I was glad for an empty stomach the next morning because the food was wonderful! - We had a yummy breakfast and got to say hello to Goofy, Alice, Chip, Dale, Pluto, Baloo, and Jasmine. Then we headed to Disneyland. Carter has grown quite a bit since last year and is as tall as Pason was a year ago, so he was able to go on quite a few more rides this time. He was especially looking forward to Splash Mountain. He was excited about the bigger rides and said he liked them, but if you asked him if he wanted to go again he gave a frim NO. That afternoon we went to California Adventure to catch the Pixar parade and then went back to Disneyland for a few more rides and fireworks. Unfortunately it was too windy and the fireworks were canceled. Thursday morning we again got up early for a character breakfast. This time it was the Storyteller's Cafe at the Grand Californian. Kim and her family also came with us. Her little 2 yearold boy, Grant, was so funny with the characters. Kenai and Koda from Brother Bear were there and he was carwling on the floor with them and growling, but when one of them got to close he ran back and said "No! Don't eat me!) That day was spent mostly at CA Adventure. The highlights were Screamin', Toy Story Mania, and the Alladdin show. Later we went back over to Disneyland and were able to catch the fireworks this time. They were AWESOME! Friday morning we had to get up super early because our flight left at 7 in the morning. It was a fast and furious trip, but SO Much fun! I love seeing Disneyland through the eyes of my children.
Pluto and the Gang
Carter's first time on Splash Mountain!
With our favorite race car!
Micky and Minnie in front of the GIANT candycorn
Eli and Chip
All tuckered out!
